Neil Mitchell: Melbourne’s emperor of the airwavesWhen the powerful want to talk to Melbourne, there’s one man they choose: Neil Mitchell. “Everyone goes to him,” says pollster Gary Morgan. “He’s the doyen of Melbourne radio.”
September, 2011
film reviews 
Horrible Bosses — slightly mismanaged
Director Seth Gordon’s blokey comedy about three buddies united by contempt for their bosses has a premise audiences will either instantly relate to or feel damn fortunate that they don’t, writes Luke Buckmaster.
In Germany, a constitutional court decision to really worry about
Germany’s constitutional court on Wednesday will had down a judgment that could well throw the world of international finance back into complete chaos, writes Richard Farmer.
First impressions of Good News World
Aiming for a hybrid of a sketch comedy show and Daily Show with Jon Stewart, the revamped Good News World instead reeks of throwing everything it can at the wall and seeing what sticks, says Matt Smith.
Newspoll: the Malaysia Solution fallout
Newspoll has the Coalition’s lead out from 57-43 to 59-41, with the Coalition up three to 50% and Labor steady on 27%. Voters have lambasted the government over its handling of asylum seekers, writes William Bowe.
comedy Review: Louis CK Live 2011
Despite the large crowd gathered at Sydney Opera House and the very enthusiastic crowd response, the essence of what works for comedian Louis CK was not lost. CK is a performer who thrives on a lack of pretension, writes Dan Barrett.
Metcalfe memo to staff: we have to operate in the real world
To follow is the three page memo sent to staff by the secretary of the Department of Immigration, Andrew Metcalfe, the day after the High Court decision…
WikiLeaks and disclosing classified
information
Julian Assange may face prosecution for revealing the identity of an ASIO officer. But governments disclose secret things all the time.
Essential: Rudd preferred as crisis leader; election now, say voters
Kevin Rudd’s the preferred choice of voters in the event there’s another financial crisis. But more voters want an election held now.
The Power Index: Milne an Insiders out, future at Oz unclear
Glenn Milne is no longer an Insiders panellist, that much is clear. But as to his future at News Limited, well let’s just say we’re waiting to see what happens when the columnist returns from the naughty corner. The man has endured a horror week since his column in The Australian last Monday was pulled from the online version […]
Could Iraq have been another Libya?
Fighting continues in Libya, but only around the handful of remaining Gaddafi strongholds, in one of which the colonel himself may still be entrenched.
Not wallowing, waving, on the risks of climate inaction
It is insulting for those who are on the front line and surviving extreme weather events, to pretend that their resilience is all that’s required and she’ll be right mate, writes John Connor, CEO of The Climate Institute
Parkinson: why wind is cutting energy costs
The most common critique of wind energy, and renewables in general, in the mainstream media and anywhere the issue is discussed is that it is expensive, writes Giles Parkinson, of Climate Spectator.
Gottliebsen: Leighton’s divisions are adding up
If it gets to court, the pending Leighton shareholder case claiming damages for the non-disclosure of losses by Leighton will dig deep into boardroom politics and the tribal nature of the Leighton company, writes Robert Gottliebsen, of Business Spectator
Thomson’s tax time bomb. Tick, tick, tick
Embattled Labor MP Craig Thomson is facing some serious issues with the Australian Taxation Office, writes Chris Seage, tax consultant and former ATO audit manager.
The Power Index: meet the megaphones, Miranda Devine at #5
The Devine Miss M is a provocateur par excellence. She stirs emotions, sets tongues wagging and pisses off people. Even Mark Latham — the man she bagged mercilessly as Labor leader — rates her as a must-read columnist. “I scribble a few lines for the Fin Review, so naturally I keep an eye on the competition,” Latham wrote in Spectator Australia […]
Berlusconi the ‘ATM’, and living in the land of ‘Pinocchio’…
Just when it seemed there was nothing else he could do to surprise us, the s-x scandal that has dogged Silvi Berlusconi for the past two years was explosively reignited, writes Josephine McKenna from Rome.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Seeking solutions to the Malaysia solution
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: Disappointing US data pushed markets down
The US payrolls number disappointed the market with no additional jobs created in August.
Media briefs: CMail’s Bligh blight … balancing 9/11 … papers v World Cup …
In today’s Media Briefs: The Courier’s Bligh blight, Front Page of the Day, media strive to cover 9/11, Fairfax to dodge Rubgy World Cup bans and more …
Political snippets: A constitutional court decision to really worry about
Germany’s constitutional court on Wednesday will had down a judgment that could well throw the world of international finance back into complete chaos.
Video of the Day: How not to be an athletics commentator
Axed UK television personality Ortis Deley was moved from hosting a gadget show to hosting the World Athletics Championships. The transition wasn’t exactly smooth …
Essential: we trust Negus and Oakes, but who’s Andrew Bolt?
Crikey / Jason Whittaker / Monday, 5 September 2011
We trust Laurie Oakes and George Negus to bring us the news. But not Alan Jones and Andrew Bolt, an Essential Research poll found.