WikiLeaks has been so dependent on the business model built up during the commercialisation of the web — that all one needs to do is get people people to hit the “confirm payment” button — that the withdrawal of such became a political tool.
October, 2011
Rundle's ruminations: The humble credit card is now a political tool
Strange bedfellows: new nexus between Israel and far Right
This is an extract from an essay in On Utøya: Anders Breivik, right terror, racism and Europe.
The Baillieu Dump: prisons fail legal obligations, says Ombudsman
The Victorian Ombudsman has accused Corrections Victoria and the state’s prisons of frequently failing to comply with their legal obligations, writes Swinburne journalism student Michelle Slater.
Corruption commission for SA as Weatherill ticks another box
Premier Jay Weatherill yesterday firmly slapped down Mike Rann’s objections, which were always fatuous, and announced the creation of an Independent Commission against Corruption, writes Des Ryan of InDaily.
Trapped in the overlap: Southern Cross Austereo takes on ACMA
A media company is taking ACMA to court to stop the forced sale of radio stations. But gaming the media ownership laws is no longer as easy as it once was.
Bartholomeusz: banks battening down for funding freeze
According to Australian Prudential Regulation Authority chairman John Laker, bank funding markets are already demonstrating some crisis-like features.
The Power Index: sport brokers, Eddie Everywhere at #9
You probably hate the club and you may hate the man, but you can’t deny that Collingwood president and all-round media loudmouth Eddie McGuire isn’t a power machine. Just check his list of bona fides: he runs the country’s biggest sporting club (tick); he’s so ubiquitous everyone knows him by his first name (tick); his […]
If PM Abbott’s not a matter of if, but when, let’s examine his policies
If you believe the partisan bleating of the press gallery, Tony Abbott will claim his rightful role as Australia’s next prime minister. But what about will his policies look like?
Crikey Clarifier: What are the laws around occupying?
What are the laws around occupying and protesting in Australia? And when can police remove protesters?
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Greece needs to sort itself out
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: US markets close up again
The Dow Jones closed up 104 overnight for its third straight day of gains.
Media briefs: Rouge-faced shark report … Carroll & The Oz … James Murdoch’s future …
The spate of recent shark attacks in Western Australia has made international headlines has news organisations, experts and locals are debating if this is the act of one shark or three separate attacks. Plus other media news of the day.
Power Shots: Power Shots: Assange Mr Popular … Flannery a gas … celeb chefs in Oz …
Assange: I’m twice as popular as Gillard. Julian Assange has scoffed at suggestions that he’s yesterday’s man, despite the revelation that WikiLeaks is broke and could fold within weeks without an urgent cash injection. The decision by Visa, PayPal and other financial institutions to refuse to accept any donations for WikiLeaks has destroyed 95% of […]
Political snippets: Those far from super statements
Headlines like this one from today’s Australian are the kind that should have the Labor Government worried.
Video of the Day: Penguin turns to a life of crime
Criminal underbellies are present in virtually every society, even communities of penguins. Watch as one shady citizen breaks bad.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Rudder steps up as Foxtel 2IC. After Patrick Delaney departed Foxtel to become CEO of Premier Media Group, parent of Fox Sports, the 2IC role at the pay TV giant was left vacant. We hear that will soon be filled by Jim Rudder, the BSkyB and Nine Network executive who was named Foxtel’s content head […]
Crikey Says: The slow financial strangulation of WikiLeaks
The slow financial strangulation of WikiLeaks by the major credit card institutions Mastercard, Visa and online payment giant PayPal, has certainly harmed the whistleblower organisation’s capacity to embarrass the world’s governments.
With The Oz paywall erected, time to binge on Hendo
Dorothy Parker, suffering withdrawal symptoms from not reading The Australian, turns to Gerard “release the hounds” Henderson for comfort.
Paul Kael: the critic who moved to Hollywood
A small salary from The New Yorker was not enough for the late, acclaimed film critic Pauline Kael to live in relative comfort. As a new bio by Brian Kellow explains, she moved to Hollywood and was chewed up and spat out by the system.
Pina: putting veal in ballet slippers
A scene depicting a woman who stuffs veal into her ballet slippers then dances is just one of many amazing performances in Wim Wenders’s rivetting 3D film Pina, writes W H Chong.
Top 25 young Aussie entrepreneurs
When it comes to starting new tech business youth is often a virtue, not a vice. Start Up Smart chronicles the top 25 rising Australian entrepreneurs.
