The Australian Office of Financial Management, under the auspices of the world’s greatest Treasurer, Wayne Swan, has been spending billions of dollars of taxpayer money propping up the non-bank mortgage sector.
November, 2011
Power Shots: Power Shots: Gillard’s new IR test … former PMs pop up … Bolt gets moderate …
Gillard’s IR test: first Qantas, now nurses. Stand by for another bruising Qantas-style dispute, this time involving Victoria’s 32500 public sector nurses, who are fighting cuts in nurse-patient ratios and a plan to introduce lower paid “assistants” to do some of their work. Prepare, too, for a public battle between opposition leader Tony Abbott and former […]
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Seeing the ocean through the trees in Gunns debate
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: Markets down on Greek doubt
Dow down 194 at worst on Fruiday. The fall came on doubts about Greece’s bailout package ahead of the Greek confidence vote on Friday night
Media briefs: Brooks’ $2.6m payout … Ten’s Breakfast host … Seven to launch TV4
In today’s Media Briefs: Fairfax’s Downton Abbey downer … Former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks given $2.6m as part of payout … Controversial NZ presenter to join Ten’s Breakfast …
Political snippets: A troubling report on Europe
A report to be released today by the Demos think tank draws attention to the growth on the continent of extremist right wing political groups.
Video of the Day: The first same-sex marriage on late-night TV
Here’s something you haven’t seen on late-night TV very often — or, in fact, never before. Last week Conan O’Brien officiated the first same-sex marriage on television.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Labor fixers converge on watering hole. A Crikey spy reports from the Port Office Hotel in Brisbane on Friday night: “Any hope a group of east-coast Labor operators looking for a drink had of keeping it quiet were dashed when they accidentally stumbled right into the middle of lively farewell drinks for a Queensland parliament press gallery […]
Crikey Says: Silvio Berlusconi is up to his ears in it
Violent storms sweeping Italy are the least of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s problems.
The misogyny destroying the internet
A number of well-known UK female journalists and commentators have come forth to admit the amount of hatred and vitriol that they receive online — particularly threats around rape and sexual violence.
How busy was the Qantas Club lounge last week?
The Qantas Club in Brisbane was an empty affair last week. Qantas premium travel bookings on the main east coast routes were down 40% in October. Alan Joyce blamed the threat of industrial action. Is that fair? asks Ben Sandilands.
The Baillieu Dump: multicultural grants went to Labor’s marginals
Multicultural communities in inner-Melbourne Labor electorates were given the biggest building grants in the lead-up to last year’s state election, according to the Victorian Multicultural Commission’s annual report. Zhou Yao reports.
The Baillieu Dump: call for child capsules in Victorian taxis
Victoria’s Child Safety Commissioner Bernie Geary has warned the inquiry into the taxi industry that children in taxis are at risk because they lack safety restraints and booster seats. Stephen Cuff reports.
The Baillieu Dump: terminally ill miss out on beds in Gippsland
A lack of palliative care beds in Gippsland means terminally ill patients may be missing out on vital early care, a palliative care co-ordinator has warned. Cassandra White reports.
Australia’s top 10 female start-up entrepreneurs
When it comes to women in business, Australia is lagging behind the rest of the world. Oliver Millman compiled a list of the 10 up-and-coming female entrepreneurs who are currently making the biggest waves in the start-up world.
13 ways to make a movie poster
Giant heads in clouds, big scary looking eyes, shots of legs wide open — these are but a few trends in the fine art of movie poster designing. ONTD compiles 13 of the most common.
The Baillieu Dump: criticism of cuts to water consumers’ advocacy centre
The head of a Victorian consumer organisation which fights for a fair go for energy and water consumers believes Victoria needs an organisation solely devoted to giving a voice to water users, writes Sally Galvin.
With a year to go, Obama must defy history
A year from now Americans will go to the voting booth to determine their next President. Obama, whose opinion polls are floating around the low 40s, will need to defy history to keep his job, according to The Washington Times.
Is this newspaper of the year worthy?
The Sunday Telegraph just nabbed the title of New Limited’s Newspaper of the Year. So why was it full of diet battles and weight loss tales yesterday? asks Tim Burrowes.
PHOTO GALLERY When in Rome…admire the Romans
It’s hard to dispute that a noticeably high percentage of Romans carry off that hard to pin down quality we call Style, says W H Chong, soaking up the sights of Europe.
Where will Australia host the next G20? Here’s a handy form guide
With Australia confirmed as the destination for the next G20, Gillard is set to announce next June which city will host it. Cafe Whispers presents a list of strengths and weaknesses. For example: NSW is the only state with a water cannon.
Alan Noble: driving innovation at Google Australia/NZ
Serial entrepreneur Alan Noble has the smarts, the Silicon Valley experience and a direct mandate from the globe’s most powerful digital media company to drive innovation and development in Australia, writes Angela Priestley.
