After the 0.3% core inflation result yesterday a rate cut next Tuesday should be a done deal. But it remains a complex scenario, says Christopher Joye of Property Observer.
October, 2011
OPI report: secret deals and media manipulation
A report released this week reveals a trail of misinformation, secret deals and media manipulation by a ministerial adviser that in part provoked the resignation of Victorian Police Commissioner Simon Overland.
Alarm over pharma-sponsored journalism at The Australian
Journalism leaders and researchers have raised concerns about a deal between the pharma industry group Medicines Australia and The Australian, which has led to direct sponsorship of health journalism.
Who killed economic reform? Maybe we all did
There’s plenty of blame to go around for the death of the economic reform project. But was popular resentment of its impacts the ultimate killer?
Rundle: among Occupy’s guy ropes, Anglicans in act of solidarity
Around the steps of the cathedral, the Occupy protest sprawls, its hundred or so tents arranged in rows, making tiny streets in the expansive paved yard.
The Power Index: sports rights broker Frykberg at #7
Ian Frykberg is the most powerful sports rights agent in the country. With his sandy brown hair and intimidating physique, the former journalist, media executive and rugby front-row forward casts a large shadow over the sporting landscape — literally and figuratively. When the NRL hammers out a $1 billion-plus deal to sell its TV rights next year […]
Maley: no more Italian dolce vita
As European leaders gathered in Brussels overnight in yet another attempt to stem the region’s worsening debt crisis, attention was focused on the key role that two Italians are now playing.
GM canola spill reignites battle between farmers, mates
It has been a while coming, but Steve Marsh — the farmer who lost his organic certification last year because of GM contamination — is preparing a writ for a “common law” battle with his neighbour, writes Lisa Roth, of student publication 3rd Degree.
Why a few ‘fireside chats’ could help us like the PM
The answer to Julia Gillard’s woes could be right on the tip of her tongue, writes Dan Gaffney. If a weekly radio address works for the US president, it could work on the PM’s popularity.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Why Hugo Chavez ain’t crazy
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: ASX has tech issues while Euro summit rolls on
As we write the market is effectively closed with the ASX struggling under technical difficulties.
Media briefs: Queen on a tram … McCrann sub MIA … phone hacking inquiry …
Want to watch real car crash television from Nine News? Footage of a live cross this morning highlights the troubles of a live cross. Plus, other news of the day.
Power Shots: Power Shots: Washer a tax rebel … Frykberg on live sport … Rinehart attacks regs …
Washer (and Katter) may back mining tax. WA Liberal backbencher Mal Washer has caused a stir by announcing that he may cross the floor and support Julia Gillard’s mining tax. The Libs won’t be happy with his intervention, but neither will they be surprised. Long-time Washer watchers know he’s a man who goes his own […]
Political snippets: A gun example
Labor learned one thing from the defeat of Barrie Unsworth’s government all those years ago — it is not the opinions of a sensible majority that matters on election day but the militant minority who feel strongly about an issue.
Video of the Day: Don’t drink and drive, bro
This adorable anti-drink driving advertisement from New Zealand takes a very different approach to Australia’s “you’re a bloody idiot” TAC commercials.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Pokies staff with badge of honour. From the pokies dens of NSW, a Crikey reader reports: “I was at my local Catholic Club last Friday night where I saw a new development in their anti-pokie legislation campaign. There’s been banners, signs and pamphlets for ages — ‘Who voted for a licence to punt?’; ‘Who voted for less […]
Crikey Says: Crikey says: crossing the line? What line?
Today media writer Margaret Simons provides a forensic breakdown of the OPI report tabled in Victorian Parliament this morning entitled Crossing the Line.
Johnny Depp on his “explosive pal,” Hunter S. Thompson
“Shit, man, we must build a bomb!” yelled gonzo journalist Hunter S Thompson at Johnny Depp the day they met. Depp recounts his experiences with the eccentric legendary writer to The Daily Beast.
Blogger bribes: new dodgy advertising methods
An US marketing company pays bloggers on major US websites to insert links to company’s websites in the middle of an article — and its clients include Dell and T-Mobile, says Hamilton Noltan.
An interview with Gaddafi’s personal driver
Huneish Nasr served as Muammar Gaddafi’s driver for over 30 years. From a prison cell in Misrata he reveals details about the despot’s final days to Martin Chulov — including the moment of their capture.
Joe the Plumber runs for Congress
Remember Joe the Plumber from the 2008 US presidential campaign trail? Samuel “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher (not actually a plumber) announced yesterday that he would contest a Congress seat as a Republican.
