Passwords of journos, pollies and bloggers made publicDo you use the same password across multiple websites? Up to 200,000 people in Sweden have recently been affected by a mass hacking incident and its got reprecussions for all internet users.
October, 2011
From Soviet scraps to backpack drones: the weapons of Libya’s rebels
In the early months, rebel forces fought Colonel Gaddafi’s men using weapons and weapons systems cobbled together using scraps from the Soviet era. As time got on — and thanks to the NATO intervention — rebel weapons became a lot more hi-tech, writes NAJ Taylor.
Inside the first 787 passenger flight
The first paying passenger flight by the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner took place yesterday between Tokyo Narita and Hong Kong and spectacular photos are being posted by many of those on board, reports Ben Sandilands.
Grey areas of madness: an interview with Jon Ronson, on The Psychopath Test
Jon Ronson is well-known for his journalism and his books Them: Adventures with Extremists, and The Men Who Stare at Goats. He chats with Angela Meyer about his latest book The Psychopath Test.
The man who gets sport on the telly
if you look at any major sports and TV deal in the last decade-and-a-half, you’ll find sports right agent Ian Frykberg’s fingerprints on it. Tom Cowie profiles the former Murdoch and Packer man.
film reviews In Time — Timberlake and Seyfried star in out of sync SCI-FI
The latest film from writer/director Andrew Niccol is an on-the-run SCI-FI starring Justin Timberlake and
Amanda Seyfried. It’s got an interesting premise but Niccol’s execution is clunky, writes Luke Buckmaster.
Financial crisis takes toll on Greece’s health
The creeping consequences of austerity measures in Greece are beginning to show, with the nation facing a sharp increase in suicides and restrictions on access to health care, writes Stephen Leeder.
Who sold Gaddafi his guns?
Arms sales to Libya in the five years proceeding the recent conflict came mostly came from European nations, including Italy ($432m), Serbia ($67m), and the UK ($57m), reports NAJ Taylor.
Sydney: Australia’s coked up capital
Cocaine use in on the rise in Australia, particularly in Sydney and particularly amongst high-earning individuals who would never call themselves drug addicts. Joel Meares investigates the social, health and political issues of the white powder.
Condoleezza Rice spills on the foreign leaders she despised
In her new memoir, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice reveals her thoughts on leaders from President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan — who she “loathed” — to her old colleague Donald Rumsfeld.
News Ltd paywall comes down on its journos too
Journalists and editors at News Limited will be forced to pay to access their own work online, with staff only receiving a 50% discount on a digital subscription rather than a free one.
Secret poll says Bandt needs Lib support to survive
The Greens would need to rely on the support of the Liberal Party to retain the crucial seat of Melbourne at the next federal election, according to internal Labor Party polling obtained by Crikey.
Inflation down — but does it mean a rate cut?
Inflationary pressures are easing again — but it’s the European crisis that will occupy the RBA board next week, not domestic issues, write Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane.
Mabruk Tunisia! An election to be proud of
To say that the Tunisian election is a critical is somewhat of an understatement, but it carries far more than symbolic value, writes Dr Benjamin MacQueen, deputy director of the Global Terrorism Research Centre.
US proposals give Big Pharma more power over patents, prices
Leaked documents from the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations currently under way in Peru show the US is seeking to use the agreement to increase the monopoly rights of pharmaceutical companies, writes Dr Deborah Gleeson, a Research Fellow in the School of Public Health and Human Biosciences at La Trobe University.
CHOGM demo a precursor to the big show … in a roundabout way
If the police outnumbered the protesters, it seemed to me, then the media outnumbered the police.
The Nouriel Roubini CHOGM show
Nouriel Roubini, one of the handful of leading voices who “called” the GFC, flew into Perth this week for CHOGM and literally stole the show, writes James Kirby, of Business Spectator.
Guy Rundle: Europe and how a colony on the moon can save it
Europe is on the brink — and it’s a measure of how fast-moving the crisis is that I must add the phrase “at time of writing”.
The Baillieu Dump: after recall, faulty cookers emerge for sale on the net
Dangerous, counterfeit gas cookers were listed for sale on the internet after being recalled because they did not meet Australian standards, writes Danny Baker, a Swinburne journalism student.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: WikiLeaks and the evil that is PayPal
Crikey readers have their say.
The quality journalism project: early bird Fran Kelly
Her energy levels are “incomparable in journalism”, according to The Australian’s George Megalogenis. But who inspires Radio National’s Fran Kelly? She steps up to the plate for Crikey’s quality journalism series.
Media briefs: How to sidestep The Oz paywall … baby-face Salt … Tribune to close? …
How to bypass the Australian’s paywall … “Baby-face” Bernard Salt and the Courier Mail … Front Page of the Day … Tribune, journal of the left, faces closure after 75 years and more …
The Media Monitors' Top 20: Like Black Caviar, State Premiers are out front due to CHOGM
The imminent CHOGM had the Premiers well up the list, particularly host Colin Barnett.
