In Greece, the black economy has run riot for yearsA large part of the financial mess that is Greece is the result of the Greek people making an art form of tax avoidance. Despite this politicians keeps assuming that the new taxes they are demanding will actually be collected, writes Richard Farmer.
September, 2011
Media briefs: The Oz tunes in … an enlightened Bolt …
It’s truly amazing how Melbourne-based Nick Leys’ account of Leckie’s “robust delivery” at the Sydney launch matched so similarly — identically, in fact — to TV Tonight’s David Knox. Plus other media news.
News Ltd, Clubs and NRL v imaginary AFL anti-pokies campaign
The pokies debate has exploded over the past 24 hours after Clubs NSW used its influence over the NRL to try and impose its campaign against Andrew Wilkie’s reform agenda on the AFL’s grand final week program.
The Power Index: … and at #10, reformist judge Wayne Martin
When it comes to wielding influence, Wayne Martin puts almost every other judge in Australia to shame. He’s handed down controversial verdicts (including granting a quadriplegic the right to die), made his court the most open in the land, and been an outspoken advocate for indigenous Australians and the mentally ill. Greg Barns, barrister and […]
The Power Index: inside the world of law enforcement
Judges, police officers, corporate regulators, crime commission bosses and even a spymaster: our assortment of powerful Law Enforcers sure is a motley crew. But there’s one thing that binds them together: the crucial role they play in upholding the rule of law in Australia. Our society could not function effectively without them. You may not […]
Footy codes not on level playing field in pokies fight
How bizarre that the Australian football codes are arguing that the money they take from problem gamblers is essential to their plans to pay enormous salaries to players and administrators, writes Dr Richard Denniss, executive director of The Australia Institute.
Essential: Gillard a model of stability, Greens gain ground
For all the convulsions it has faced on the political front, in one respect the Gillard government has presented a model of stability in recent months: its opinion poll ratings, as measured by the weekly Essential Research report, have been set in stone since the middle of June.
Putin’s endorsement a surprise despite its inevitability
One of the more surprising things about Russian President Dmitri Medvedev’s endorsement of Vladimir Putin as his successor is how much it seemed to surprise the journalists covering it.
Our recovery is hanging by a thread
The so-called recovery of 2009-2010 was never really a recovery, but rather, an orgy of government-funded speculation that fooled some, and enriched others (namely bankers and speculators).
The music Nova listeners Wanted? Program boss defends conflict charge
A senior executive at the Lachlan Murdoch-controlled Nova FM group has dismissed conflict of interest concerns after he shoehorned a UK boy band managed by his father onto high rotation.
Labor’s core values? Take your pick
In her rendition of Labor values, the Prime Minister left out any sense of how community -is meant to cohere or function in the face of the hurry and instability of post modern post industrial globalisation, writes David Ritter.
Gottliebsen: Murray’s key to a super future
David Murray has the chance tomorrow to again put his stamp on Australian superannuation fund savings and the Australian sharemarket, Robert Gottliebsen.
Ahoy, me hearties, as Berlin welcomes the Pirates
Last weekend, pirates entered the parliament in the German city-state of Berlin. The Pirate Party, that is, writes Kate Davison, a freelance journalist in Berlin.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Letting the fireworks out of the bag
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: Dow Jones has worst week since October ’08
Despite finishing in positive territory on Friday, the Dow finished the week down 6.4% for its worst weekly performance since October 2008.
Discount sites bust? How the dog ate Groupon’s homework
Reports over the weekend said Groupon had changed the way it presents its revenue, slashing its top-line sales figure by more than half ahead of a float that’s already been delayed by three months or more.
WikiLeaks: ‘the redacted’ and what it means to them
They have been called spies, collaborators and lackeys, their lives have been threatened and some have had their careers destroyed. They are “the redacted”, write Grahame Bowland and Luke Miller.
Power Shots: Power Shots: Gillard’s new spinner … Howes’ new think tank … pokies form guide …
Gillard to get media makeover from a whip-cracking spinner. Julia Gillard’s latest Blair government appointee may just be the man to help her better cope with the relentless 24/7 news cycle, given his extensive experience under difficult circumstances. Seen Malcolm Tucker on the British political satire The Thick of It? The character may have been at […]
Video of the Day: Copycat Coles and their lookalike products
Ever noticed that products on the supermarket shelf sometimes look kind of similar? This video by mUmBRELLA reveals the extent to which Coles brand products are packaged very much like their competition.
Crikey Says: Sienna’s story a human one
Early next year, in the depths of the northern winter, a British government inquiry is likely to start the process of cleaning up the intrusive, invasive ways of the tabloid media forever.
