New Aussie film Surviving Georgia is, sadly, a true blue howler, says Luke Buckmaster. So why does The Guardian give it four stars? Actually, it was a reader on the Guardian’s website, not the publication itself…
October, 2011
Solve Australia’s refugee policy problems
Last Tuesday UNHCR’s António Guterres recognized Angelie Jolie’s 10 years of service with the refugee agency by asking her to take on an expanded role as a Special Envoy in some of the world’s most difficult refugee situations. Surely Australia fits? asks Richard Farmer.
How to ride a jeepney
The Philippines is renowned for its multi-coloured, highly decorated jeepneys. But these are the exception, most are drab utilitarian beasts belching smoke — but still handy for travellers. Henry Bateman explains how to use them.
Remembering Steve Jobs: iSad, iMourn, iLife …
Crikey media wrap: Apple founder Steve Jobs passed away this week but his legacy — and incredible collection of inventions, from iPods to viable home computers and the technology behind Toy Story — lives on.
Daily Proposition: The good oil on the good life
It’s hard to stress enough the importance of spring, of getting some edible stuff into the garden and the subsequent joy of harvesting.
Review: Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
In many ways Summer of the Seventeenth Doll defines and embodies the theatrical notion of naturalism and it’s little wonder it’s still holds as perhaps the most significant of all Australian plays to date, writes Lloyd Bradford Syke.
Pharmacy Guild deal with Blackmores ends in tears
Some extremely interesting conversations must have been occurring behind closed doors in pharmacy-land, in the wake of the disastrous deal between the Pharmacy Guild and Blackmores, reports Melissa Sweet.
How Book Depository is costing Australia Post millions
UK online bookseller Book Depository offers free shipping worldwide and cheaper book prices than stores can offer here in Oz. But what does that free postage really cost? Eloise Keating investigates.
Is Greece, on fire, signing its default warrant?
Tens of thousands of Greek public servants, students and pensioners hit the streets overnight to protest against the government’s latest austerity measures, as traders continued to bet that a Greek default was imminent.
The power of Rupert: AMP wimps it on News Corp
So why did AMP, which manages $158 billion of investments, pull its punches on News Corp?
The Power Index: rich tax debate gets serious when rich are for it
Businessman Mark Carnegie’s proposal for the wealthiest 15% of Australians to pay an additional 15% tax won’t be an immediate priority to emerge from this week’s tax forum, but it’s likely to be the one that’s still up for discussion in the years to come. That’s because Carnegie brings a new vigour to the debate […]
Denmark’s fat tax: a sweetener for taxing soft drinks?
Denmark’s fat tax is a real-world experiment that could help shape obesity prevention policies here in Australia, and potentially sweeten the palate for a soft drink tax, writes Janer Martin.
A hundred years later, it’s time for another vital voting reform
Out of the clash of interests in federal parliament in 1911 came an enduring electoral reform, writes Brian Costar. An update is long overdue.
Steve Jobs deserved his cult — you don’t even know how he influenced you
Steven “Steve” Paul Jobs is dead. He certainly influenced my life. And yours too. Even if you’ve never bought an Apple product.
Rundle: it’s all in the tone, Mao Turnbull, and apparently the genes
Malcolm Turnbull today refused to deny rumours that former Liberal prime minister Harold Holt was a Chinese agent, in a speech that offered fulsome praise for China’s one-party development model.
Tax forum gave us naked policy debate and no horseshit
If you want to improve the debate in Australia, if you want real public debate in this country rather than the dismal sloganeering of the unhinged — this tax forum is a marvelous template.
Cox: fairness agenda takes a back seat at tax forum
This was the tax forum where the fairness agenda was lost, at least from the government side.
Shell giving from the goodness of its heart? It’s the oil, stupid
The singular concern of Shell is the pursuit of fossil fuels as a vehicle for maximising profit, writes David Ritter from London.
Fisherman loses leg, Oz risks losing reef’s World Heritage listing
Last Friday the Queensland government suspended dredging in Gladstone Harbour — for three days. This was in response to ongoing deaths of green turtles, dugongs, blind barramundi, fish kills and fishermen ending up in hospital, writes Crikey naturalist Lionel Elmore.
WikiLeaks points the finger at Sheridan over China story
A senior Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) official briefed the United States government alleging factual errors in an influential article published in The Australian, writes Grahame Bowland.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Remember the Bourbons
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: European optimism pushes markets up
European markets were up on hopes that the European countries will support their own banks to prevent the debt crisis spreading.
