The recent boom has led to a building binge, with more than 30,000 dwellings under construction in Melbourne.
September, 2011
Bolt decision: guilty of discrimination, judge declares
Federal Court judge Mordy Bromberg has found right-wing scribe Andrew Bolt and his publisher Herald & Weekly Times guilty of a serious breach of the Racial Discrimination Act in Melbourne this morning.
The quality journalism project: Switzer the Spectator
Editor Tom Switzer is one of TV’s favourite conservative talking heads. He’s close with former PM John Howard and was a former adviser to opposition leader Brendan Nelson. But what does Switzer read and listen to on a daily basis?
Maley: the whole market in their hands
European sharemarkets again staged a euphoric rally overnight, on hopes that European politicians will soon unveil dramatic plans for dealing with the region’s raging debt crisis, writes Karen Maley.
Why the world needs troublemakers such as Wangari Maathai
Wangari Maathai, the activist and environmentalist who passed away on Monday morning in Nairobi hospital, is mourned as a hero in her native Kenya, writes Rafiq Copeland from Dadaab.
Guy Rundle: Red Ed’s new capitalism — it’s not easy being green
Grinning, young, confident, Labour leader Ed Miliband strode across the vast forecourt of the Liverpool Conference Centre, towards a date with destiny — his first leader’s speech to the party conference.
The Power Index: law enforcers, top spy David Irvine at #8
The man most responsible for protecting Australia from a terrorist attack is not your typically dour spook. David Irvine — or “Irvinsky” as Kevin Rudd calls him — holds an honours degree in Elizabethan history, is the author of two books on Javanese shadow puppetry and speaks workable Indonesian, Mandarin, French and Italian. Those who know him describe him […]
The Media Monitors' Top 20: Kevin Rudd’s more Dane Swan than Wayne Swan
He’s baaaack. It’s looking decidedly like a three horse race, at least in volume of coverage terms, with the Prime Min…er, I mean Foreign Minister, getting three quarters of Julia Gillard’s coverage this week.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Time to take pokies out of Aussie culture
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: A closer Europe debt crisis resolution pushes markets up
The Dow was higher for a third day, closing up 146 points as Europe appears closer to resolving its debt crisis.
Media briefs: Jacko death bed … Australia Network decision … Assange’s book fail …
In today’s Media Briefs: Michael Jackson death pic … Kwark still saving the old world … Australia Network contract decision imminent … Assange misses chart and more …
Power Shots: private school fail … ex-DJs boss hits back … Gillard among friends …
Sonray shows private school circles don’t always win. Melbourne Grammar School has produced some of the country’s most influential people, including premiers and prime ministers, but as the sordid tale of the Sonray Capital Markets collapse shows, being involved in such circles does not always end well. Yesterday, Sonray’s sole director, Russell Johnson, appeared in the Melbourne […]
Political snippets: Little joy on the housing front
A big increase in sales of new houses in Queensland in August was not enough to bring much joy to the market overall.
Video of the Day: Mad Men’s Don Drap pitches Facebook Timeline
The sound is a little muffled but the pitch is crystal clear: Mad Men’s Don Drap sells Facebook’s latest innovation, Facebook Timeline.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Howes, Bolt in pre-court coffee. Why was Paul Howes, the AWU’s outspoken national secretary, having coffee yesterday morning with Herald Sun columnist and anti-union warrior Andrew Bolt? According to a spy: “I will not tell you what I overheard but if Greg Combet knew it, Howes would be very unhappy.” Howes confirmed the chat to Crikey […]
Crikey Says: He lost the fight, but may win the war
Even though Andrew Bolt lost his race discrimination case in the Federal Court this morning, who actually won?
The troublesome decline of science education
“When the end of the mining boom comes, where will Australia be?” asked Suzanne Cory, the president of the Australian Academy of Science, in a National Press Club address today slamming Australia’s lack of investment in science education.
David Irvine: a colourful senior spook
The man most responsible for protecting Australia from a terrorist attack is not your typically dour spook. ASIO’s David Irvine holds an honours degree in Elizabethan history, writes Matthew Knott.
The pros and cons of keeping business in the family
The deep-seated tradition of family-operated enterprises is dwindling as start-ups become increasingly easy to launch. Michelle Hammond presents the pros and cons of family run businesses.
Is Virgin Australia ‘real’ about saving consumers from the confusion of too much choice?
If Singapore Airlines is looking in some way to its proposed alliance with Virgin Australia to help overcome the misfortunes of Tiger Airlines, then the public records of the ACCC suggest it may be disappointed, writes Ben Sandilands.
Mozilla launches Firefox 7
Focused largely on reducing memory usage and improving speed, Mozilla have launched Firefox 7, which uses an internal program dubbed ‘MemShrink,’ reports Seth Rosenblatt.
Obama’s best strategy for the Middle East? Do nothing
Those pushing Barack Obama to act on Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking should quiet down and remember there is little or nothing he can do. Obama’s top priority needs to be re-election, writes Aaron David Miller.
