It should do the heart good to be proved right. Kevin Rudd warned against moving further to the right in dealing with boat people than he had gone as Prime Minister. His advice on departing from office was ignored.
September, 2011
Chris Smith: Sydney’s most shocking shock jock
You may find it hard to believe that a man who has admitted to forgery, groping female colleagues and exposing his genitals in a boardroom meeting has kept his job as a morals-crusading radio star.
Tony Abbott versus the facts part XXVI: life expectancy
Tony Abbott claims to have played a role in improving life expectancy for Australians. But what do the facts say?
The Power Index: underestimated Manne has biggest win
The Gillard government underestimated the power and determination of David Manne, writes The Power Index editor Angela Priestley.
Why you should stop complaining about Hollywood remakes
Complaining about the number of remakes flowing out of Hollywood is in vogue at the moment. But take a deep breath, says Matt Zoller Seitz, because the current state of play ain’t so bad.
podcast Canberra Calling: The Crikey solution to the non-solution podcast
Crikey’s Canberra correspondent Bernard Keane and Crikey deputy editor Jason Whittaker discuss the High Court ruling against the Malaysian solution and what this means for the Gillard government.
New trade agreement threatens Australia’s laws on medicines and tobacco
Australia leads the world in many areas of public health but the Federal Government could be negotiating our achievements away, according to Dr Patricia Ranald.
Crikey Clarifier: Clarifier: what does High Court decision mean for offshore processing?
The Gillard Government’s Malaysian Solution in tatters but what about the future of offshore processing in general?
Radical changes for Radio National: media, religion and live drive
Radio National will restore specialist programs on religion and the media, and introduce a Breakfast-style live current affairs program for the drive home, as part of radical schedule changes proposed for 2012.
It’s done: bruised egos lead to the release of uncensored WikiLeaks cables
The full, uncensored Wikileaks cables are now available. And it seems the egos of those involved with Wikileaks and its media partners are the reason why.
Hey Janet, on female sex you’ve got the rough end of the stick
Janet Albrechtsen’s opinion piece in yesterday’s Australian was shocking — you would never would have pegged her as a Sex and the City fan. Or suggesting all female sexual exploration is positive.
Gillard wanted to be judged on asylum seekers
Julia Gillard identified asylum seekers as a key issue for her. Now she deserves to be judged over the debacle.
News Ltd management: Vulnerable? No. Skittish? Yes.
How skittish the mighty News Limited looks following the weird Julia Gillard-Andrew Bolt-John Hartigan interaction over that nasty little Glenn Milne column.
Guy Rundle: Rundle: capitalism … finally the pundits are taking notice
By now, the failure of the global economic recovery following the 2008 crash has become so obvious that even economists have started to notice it.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Stephen Mayne’s boggling chutzpah
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: Markets up as Dow back in positive territory
The Dow is now back in positive territory for 2011, but remains down 9.3% from its April 29 high.
Media briefs: WikiLeaks breach … Scientology v New Yorker … Advertiser apologises …
In today’s Media Briefs: scientology strikes back at The New Yorker, The Financial Times heads out of iTunes, ABC boss defends outsourcing to independent sector and more …
Power Shots: Power Shots: Akerman #7 megaphone … the great dissenter … hotel baron in spotlight …
Meet the megaphones: Piers Akerman at #7. You can accuse Piers Akerman of many things, but hubris isn’t one of them. News Limited’s rotund reactionary has no tickets on himself as a powerful player in Australia. “I don’t think journalists shift opinions,” Akerman tells The Power Index. “Maybe in their own minds.” Seventeen years after he […]
Political snippets: Kevin can be forgiven a chuckle
As yesterday’s High Court judgment made clear the Department of Foreign Affairs got it right and Immigration (and presumably Attorney Generals) got it wrong.
Video of the Day: NMA TV on Craig Thomson
Taiwan-based production company Next Media Animation (NMA) — renowned for not-so-subtle takes on world current affairs — present its spin on the Craig Thomson scandal and what it means for the Gillard government.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Liberals worried about dirt. We can’t confirm it, but according to one tipster Labor isn’t the only side trying to kill stories at News Limited: “I’ve seen an email from a Liberal Party strategist confirming discussions they have had in the last few days where the Libs asked them to back off the criticisms of […]
Latham’s Henderson Watch VI: anyone for seconds?
Evidence suggests that much of Henderson’s column is a cut-and-paste job from his earlier writings, writes former Labor leader Mark Latham.
