Australian think tank The Lowy Institute have written a bizarre rebuttal to a This Blog Harms essay about the exportation of Australian uranium to India, writes NAJ Taylor.
December, 2011
The boss of Seven, Kerry Stokes
Kerry Stokes is one of our last old-style media moguls, but he’s no Lord Copper. But even though he controls Channel Seven, Pacific Magazines and The West Australian, he tells Paul Barry that he doesn’t wield any power.
The best and worst band names of 2011
Have you ever listened to Lady Lamb the Beekeeper? Or tuned in to a track by Adebisi Shank or Full Roaming Vapor? They (and a whole lot more) feature in The AV Club’s annual writeup of memorable band names.
Future of scientific publishing and why open-access is not a panacea
The British Government has thrown its support behind a call for all publicly funded scientific research to be published in open-access journals. Ben Harris-Roxas examines the merits of open-access publishing.
How Anonymous was branded
They are the world’s most famous group of hackers and internet trouble-makers. Anonymous doesn’t seem to have an organisational structure, so how did it become so recognisable? Rob Walker discusses the group’s visual branding.
Chelsea Clinton: why I embraced life as a public figure
Chelsea Clinton was until recently famously media shy. Set to begin working as a TV journo for NBC News, Clinton explains why she chose to embrace and bolster her public profile, reports Philip Sherwell.
travel Dios mio, these tacos are worth a trip to New York
Chavela’s is one of the hubs where the hipsters in New York congregate. Great Mexican food, a motley collection of clientele and unfailingly attractive and friendly staff make it an unforgettable eatery, writes Caroline Regidor.
Durban: a global climate deal begins
Crikey media wrap: Late-night negotiations in Durban resulted in more than 190 countries agreeing to develop a global treaty in 2015 that will cut emissions by 2020.
Nielsen: Abbott pulls ahead as preferred PM
The final Newspoll of the year presents a pre-Christmas present for the Opposition, with the Coalition at 57-43 two-party preferred. Tony Abbott has also pulled ahead of Julia Gillard as preferred Prime Minister, reports William Bowe.
What not to expect from the euro summit: a solution
Expectations are low for tonight’s make-or-break summit in Brussels. Europe might reform itself, but fail to address the immediate crisis it faces, write Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane.
Turnbull overstating the uncommercial NBN case … mostly
Malcolm Turnbull is portraying Thursday’s Productivity Commission report on the NBN Co’s greenfield fibre rollouts as proof the National Broadband Network is anti-competitive and uncommercial. He’s massively overstating the case. Mostly.
Urgency begins to roar at Durban climate talks
The Durban talks are now entering the final stages. Heads of state and ministers are giving short sharp speeches. Ambassadors and senior diplomats are discussing bottom lines and compromise, writes Clancy Moore from South Africa.
Free speech and a car dealer come to grief in Thailand
Another setback yesterday for free speech, as Colorado car salesman Joe Gordon was sentenced in Bangkok to 2½ years jail for insulting the king of Thailand.
Strong-arm response from The Oz against claims of ‘being used’
All eyes were trained on how The Australian this morning would react to the extraordinary spray dished out against it by outgoing Office of Police Integrity director Michael Strong on Jon Faine yesterday.
Paranoia Now: An Imaginary History of the Surveillance State
The logic of mass surveillance is that, eventually, there’s nothing to look for.
Rundle: NotW scandal widens, Mulcaire now has nothing to lose
December 7 — a day of infamy for an empire, its forces tethered and defenceless, the enemy coming out of the sun, laying waste.
Pakistan-US relations: annus horribilis
There is a growing belief that the US now needs Pakistan more than Pakistan needs the US, writes Alicia Mollaun, an Islamabad-based PhD candidate at the Crawford School at ANU.
Maley: caught short by an EU bank storm
Australian corporate borrowers will feel the pinch as European banks increasingly scale back their lending and dump assets amid the scramble to come up with almost €115 billion ($US154 billion) in fresh capital within the next six months.
Ticking time bombs in SA Liberals’ reshuffle
Four new faces in SA’s shadow cabinet and Isobel Redmond boasts she leads a “formidable and energetic team”. But is her leadership now under threat, asks Des Ryan of InDaily?
Possum: Australian exceptionalism on an eight-lane highway
“Australian exceptionalism” … let that phrase roll off your tongue. Now stop laughing for a moment if you can. There’s something about that phrase that just doesn’t sit right with us. We’re not only unaccustomed to thinking about ourselves that way, but for many it’s a concept that is one part distasteful to three parts utterly […]
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Black Swans and Christmas turkeys
Black Swans and Christmas turkeys: Niall Clugston writes: Re. “Power Shots: can Swan beat the banks? … biggest Power fails of 2011 …“ (yesterday, item 14). Well, in fact, Australian parliaments have all the power that previously resided with absolute monarchs. The only real restriction is the federal constitution, but that doesn’t mention interest rates. […]
Morning Market Report: Wall St’s Dow Jones rally ends
After a three day rally the Dow closed down 197 points and was down 230 at worst.
Media briefs: Journo seeking hackers … no dots Nine … Chris Smith slap …
In today’s Media Briefs: Anyone hacked a phone? Me too! … Nine Perth chooses not to join the dots … Front Page of the Day …Neville Thurlbeck: NoW executives withheld information from MPs and more …
The everyday politics of perpetual electioneering
Must Australian politicians work “tirelessly” for their communities or face electoral oblivion? James Panichi of InsideStory looks for the middle ground.
