Opinion of the carbon tax has been little affected either by the government’s political success in negotiating it through the House of Representatives nor by the perceived unseemliness of the triumphalism that followed.
October, 2011
Leak for a healthier democracy
It almost always takes a difference of opinion within a cabinet to cause a leak of details of what happened in a cabinet meeting.
Transurban off to a monetary fantasy land
Incredible though it may seem in view of the current financial crisis affecting European community members, Transurban is off this week to a European Debt Investor road show, writes Dr John L Goldberg. They’re taking misleading advice.
Lannan: ALP reform means shifting power from factional hacks
Real reform of the ALP must focus on giving people good reasons to join and stay in the ALP, writes John Lannan, a candidate for the federal presidency of the ALP.
Global justice movement isn’t new, it’s just being reinvented
The global justice or anti-globalisation movement was founded long before the global financial crisis of 2008, writes Tanja Kovac, a human rights lawyer and writer
At last, something that makes sense on productivity
Australians are not slackers, are highly motivated and work harder than most other countries, according to a new productivity report.
AFP: details of dealing with The Oz a ‘national security issue’
The Australian Federal Police has claimed that release of details of its dealings with The Australian might endanger national security and undermine “mutual trust and co-operation” between the force and media organisations.
On executive pay, Don Argus just doesn’t get it
You’ve got to hand it to Don Argus. The former CEO of NAB, turned Australia’s most prolific board member, certainly is willing to speak his mind.
Political snippets: An opportunity missed.
If the Labor Government really does believe that using Nauru to process boat people would not work as a deterrent to people smugglers then why the hell didn’t it agree with Tony Abbott’s proposed legislative amendment?
Rome protest leaves a city of ‘broken dreams’
Hundreds of riot police with helmets, batons and tear-gas were ready for the slightest provocation and the mood was ominous as about 200,000 demonstrators were snaking down one of Rome’s main thoroughfares, writes Jo McKenna.
Guy Rundle: Rundle: a little bit of the Cameron crew Fox off, hero to zero
You hardly knew where to look in London this week. The government didn’t fall, but a section of it sheared off, and fell into the sea.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: A new era of onshore processing
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: Markets up as European sentiment improves
European markets were higher as sentiment improved with hope that a solution will be found to the region’s debt crisis.
Media briefs: Mia quits Fairfax — for now? … NT News piss-take
An amusing exchange between upstanding News Limited Sunday tabloid scribe Samantha Maiden and her bitter Sunday Age rival Michael Bachelard on Twitter yesterday. Plus other media news of the day.
Power Shots: Power Shots: Rann on ‘low-rent’ hacks … bell tolls for Asher … misogyny awards …
Rann lashes ‘low-rent’ factional bosses. Mike Rann has attacked the factional bosses in South Australia who dumped him as state premier, and confirmed that his removal “involved some of the same people” who knifed Kevin Rudd as leader in June 2010. Speaking yesterday on the ABC’s Sunday Profile, the retiring premier branded his conquerors “low-rent”, “contemptible” and […]
Video of the Day: The Koch brothers’ cagey connections
Once again super-wealthy conservative kingpins the Koch brothers are making headlines, this time in relation to the unfolding Liam Fox scandal in Britain as well as fresh links to GOP presidential nominee candidate Herman Cain. This Hungry Beast video explains how the Koch brothers fund conservative causes by funnelling cash through names of organisations such […]
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Will business gouge under a carbon tax? How will business prepare for the introduction of a carbon tax? We got the inside word from a fund manager after they attended a private presentation for institutional shareholders of a well-known manufacturing firm: “When asked about the impact of the carbon tax, the CEO said that it […]
Crikey Says: We’re not immune to the gripes
The protesters here may not be driven by their own desperate circumstances the way protesters in the US and Europe are, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have legitimate questions to scrawl on their placards.
Round #2: It’s a Knockout returns to the teev
After years of anticipation, Channel Ten has finally announced the return of It’s a Knockout for this summer. H.G. Nelson, tongue firmly in cheek, has been quoted describing it as the “People’s Olympics,” reports Dan Barrett.
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Why the Occupy Wall Street protesters are so damn angry
It may be a movement with no clear leadership or aims, but a look at these graphs — showing growing unemployment rates in the US compared to the growing level of corporate profits — and it’s no surprise why Americans are protesting.
Circulation scandals at News Corp
Boosting newspaper circulation is hardly a new thing, but in terms of cheating the numbers News Corp is in a league of its own, writes Frédéric Filloux.
