Rudd’s happy little jar of vegemite baffles the worldVegemite has scored itself another bout of international infamy after foreign minister Kevin Rudd brought out the might of “ministerial intervention” to get his breakfast through US Customs on Sunday. Read more at The Power Index.
September, 2011
healthcare 
Frustrated by the Therapeutic Goods Administration? Take a (herbal) chill pill
The latest audit of complementary therapies found as many as nine out of ten companies made misleading claims about their weight loss products, vitamins, lotions, pills and gadgets, reports Dr Michael Vagg.
LadyNerd (Sydney Fringe) — Seymour Sound Lounge
Self-confessed ladynerd Keira Daley packs an awful lot into her one hour musical show about a woman fascinated by radioactivity. It’s fast and charming. A little too fast, writes Lloyd Bradford Skye.
Deadlock over Malaysia policy
Crikey media wrap: After a day of arguments over amendments to the Migration Act, the Gillard government remain at a political standstill on asylum seeker processing, with onshore processing currently the only viable refugee policy.
A Serbian Film banned by the Classification Review Board
After being granted an R18+ rating, the Classification Review Board has reversed its decision on the controversial A Serbian Film and yesterday banned it from sale and distribution in Australia, writes Luke Buckmaster.
Newspoll: more unpleasantness for the government
The Coalition’s two-party lead has gone down from 59-41 to 58-42. However, it wouldn’t be a current opinion poll if there wasn’t an unpleasant twist for the government, writes William Bowe.
Wielding power the Rinehart way
Australia’s wealthiest individual Gina Rinehart loaded a couple of Federal MPs onto her private jet and flew them to India for a wedding. But why? Graham Readfearn examines the whos and whys.
IPTV ad revenue set to soar
It’s all good and well to talk about the future of television resting with IPTV and provide anecdotal evidence of our viewing habits shifting, but it’s another thing to follow the money, writes Dan Barrett.
Jon Stewart: the man, the myth, the institution
Jon Stewart is a hero of the American left, a charismatic self-deprecating journalist-comedian opposed to extreme politicians and pundits. Esquire’s Tom Junod dismantles the Stewart brand.
GM random audits — are they truly representative?
Many WA farmers have welcomed the government-endorsed option to grow genetically modified (GM) canola, claiming coexistence between GM, non-GM and organic farming is possible, writes Lisa Roth of 3rd Degree.
Who pays the CEO’s wife 770k and then seeks re-election?
With annual revenues of $2.2 billion, Victorian dairy co-operative Murray Goulburn is one of the biggest mutuals left in Australia.
Essential: we’ll cop a carbon tax with compensation
The federal government has failed to sway those opposed to a carbon tax, though more than half of voters are prepared to support it with compensation for lower income households, new polling finds.
More sloppy thinking on asylum seekers
It is possible to deter asylum seeker boat arrivals while meeting and exceeding our humanitarian obligations. But no one has put the policy together yet.
Cracking the code and regulating the wild west of online media
Several weeks ago Crikey, and our publisher Private Media, promised our own internal code of conduct. Here it is.
Baillieu faces down his backbench — for now
Victoria’s Coalition government, in office for almost 10 months, has so far been largely successful in avoiding controversy — in keeping with Ted Baillieu’s steady-as-she-goes style and with his very narrow parliamentary majority.
All Fin and dandy as Clegg leads poaching raid on The Oz
Financial Review Group CEO Brett Clegg has been leading a victory waltz through the AFR’s Pyrmont offices over the weekend after landing his first major poachings from ex-employer The Australian.
Leaks shows local footy costs cash-strapped ABC $22 per viewer
The cash-strapped ABC is spending a massive $22 per viewer each week of the season to bring Tasmanian football to a tiny audience of about 3000, reveal figures leaked to Crikey.
Rundle: a collector’s piece for the ages, The Oz on Manne
Get ye to a newsagent and see if they have not returned their copies of The Weekend Australian. Its outrageous defence of Robert Manne’s Quarterly Essay is a collectors’ item.
Is there any benefit in partisan media?
The re-emergence of partisan media outlets in Australia raises the question of what sort of impact they have on democracy, and whether it’s all bad.
Gillard, grammar and the language of politics
Gillard’s use of rhetoric to avoid giving direct answers to questions is right in line with all politicians, wrties Lauren Gawne, a linguistics PhD candidate
Gottliebsen: the bulls are stirring
Global share traders are excited and are pushing American and international shares higher, writes Robert Gottliebsen, of Business Spectator.
The Power Index: money movers, Gail Kelly at #5
From teacher to bank teller to Big Four CEO. Not a typical CV sure, but there’s not much that’s standard about Gail Kelly. With nearly 13 million customers and 40,000 Westpac staff to her name, Kelly is the lone woman of the money movers top ten. Westpac is huge; as Australia’s second biggest bank it […]
Housing prices … don’t expect a soft landing
Australian property peaked around May last year, since then prices have gradually fallen across the country. And if overseas experiences are any guide, we shouldn’t be expecting a soft landing.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The Greens and GetUp!
Crikey readers have their say.
Political snippets: The Italian PM, his procurer and Rupert Murdoch
The businessman Gianpaolo Tarantini, who was the chief recruiter of the escorts for the “bunga bunga” parties hosted by the Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, has made a startling allegation against Rupert Murdoch.
