On this week’s Televised Revolution podcast the gang interview Chris Taylor, CEO of Quickflix, about the future of online television and the launch of Quickflix’s new video streaming service.
November, 2011
healthcare 
Potential problems with special deals between Medicines Australia and The Australian
There is potential for an ongoing relationship between The Australian and Medicines Australia to have an influence on editorial policy, writes Tim Woodruff.
Should we really ‘let Herman be Herman’?
Responding to his first campaign crisis, Herman Cain simply said “let Herman be Herman.” If we do, and he somehow becomes President of the USA, expect unmitigated disaster, writes Eugene Robinson.
The woman behind the woman: Hilary Clinton’s mum dies, age 92
Dorothy Howell Rodham, who died on Tuesday age 92, rarely spoke to the media or made public appearances but was a huge force behind her daughter’s success — an opinionated woman married to a staunch Republican, writes Eleanor Clift.
theatre reviews Julius Caesar — Drama Theatre, Sydney
Bell Shakespeare’s current, touring production of Julius Caesar is one of the finest, most satisfying Bell productions yet and very possibly one of the finest theatrical productions in Australia this year, writes Lloyd Bradford Skye.
What does Scoot mean to Qantas, Jetstar and Asia?
It is not very bright for analysts to push the line that the revelation of a custard colored paint job for the Singapore Airlines low cost brand Scoot is a vindication of the Qantas infatuation with Asia, writes Ben Sandilands.
The doctrine of Obama and Bush: the whole world is a battlefield
American ideas of self-defence incorporate by stealth the Bush Doctrine of pre-emptive war, which had seemed discredited in international law until quietly revived by the Obama presidency, writes Richard A. Falk.
Greek debt deal vote worries markets
Crikey media wrap: Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou’s vow to take the latest Eurozone debt plan to a referendum has thrown other European leaders and its markets into a panic.
Why does anyone give a damn about the Melbourne Cup?
Of all the things that Melburnians waste money on and are disproportionately obsessed about, the Melbourne Cup is the worst. It’s proof white trash is a state of mind and has nothing to do with how much money you have, says Thomas Caldwell.
Get Baldy: Herald Sun’s blatant campaign to knife Simon Overland
On Friday, in one of the most extraordinary editorials ever seen in Australian journalism, the Herald Sun claimed in a straight-faced manner that it had not run a “vendetta” to get rid of former Victoria Police chief commissioner Simon Overland.
UNESCO welcomes the Palestinians — at a price
After losing some of the limelight in the past fortnight due to the Israel-Hamas deal for the release of Gilad Shalit, the “official” Palestinian leadership of Fatah and Mahmoud Abbas bounced back yesterday.
Post-grounding, now it’s the Qantas-Virgin bidding war
Qantas and its natural enemy, Virgin Australia, are rolling out a massive and costly bidding war to retain or gain the customers that matter, the ones who fly frequently.
Reversing the panopticon: police officially relaxed about being filmed
The proliferation of mobile phones is infuriating American police, who object to being filmed at work. Australian police say they’re a lot more relaxed.
NSW’s great big coal subsidy scandal
If there is a single mechanism that stands in the way of clean energy development across the globe it is fossil fuel subsidies, writes Giles Parkinson, of Climate Spectator.
Ferrari chief turns up the heat on Berlusconi
Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, chairman of the luxury sports car maker, Ferrari, has openly called for Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to resign, writes Jo McKenna, a freelance journalist in Rome.
Qld flood inquest: ‘I could see his arms moving, he was trying to swim’
Brisbane Coroner’s Court yesterday was introduced to a series of high-tech Google Earth animations backed by funereal music, explaining the scope of the unfolding tragedy, writes Amanda Gearing, a freelance journalist in Brisbane.
Lloyd Williams, $840m on, still driven by the lure of the Cup
This is the week that Lloyd Williams waits for all year. While Williams’ $840 million fortune might be built on property development and a canny investment strategy, it is the challenge of winning a Melbourne Cup that drives Williams these days.
Ask the economists: good odds on an interest rate cut
The Melbourne Cup is renowned as a day for a casual bet, but you could be forgiven for thinking there isn’t anything to gamble in today’s Reserve Bank decision — it’s been called by the media well before the race has been run.
The intervention is dead, long live the intervention
The most recent data on progress suggests that the intervention is failing, at least if its aim is to close gaps of socioeconomic disadvantage between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians in the NT, writes ANU professor Jon Altman.
MF Global gone — 8th largest financial collapse in US history
MF Global filed for bankruptcy protection overnight in what is the eighth largest financial collapse in US history, excluding banks such as Washington Mutual.
The Power Index: Mr Football Frank Lowy at #4
Frank Lowy is widely credited as the man who fixed the mess that was Australian soccer. It’s a reputation that has given the shopping centre magnate incredible influence over the direction of the game in recent years. Yet his power could be on the wane, particularly if increasing calls to oust him come to fruition. […]
The Baillieu Dump: prisoner alcohol tests down, positive drug results up
Alcohol testing of Victorian prisoners has dropped 13% in the past year, and drug testing increased by only 0.2%, despite an increase in positive test results, according to the Department of Justice’s annual report, writes Patrick Bertoli, a Swinburne University journalism student.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The good, the bad and the Qantas
Crikey readers have their say.
Media briefs: Tingle is free … Quantas watch … China’s Fox News …
In today’s Media Briefs: Qantas watch … Tingle free from paywall … Qantas story drowns out in Melbourne Cup in social media discussions and more …
