Events during the past 24 hours are not proving kind to Qantas’ ambitions in Asia. Vietnam Airlines and Malaysia Airlines have thrown spanners in the works.
December, 2011
It’s a Knockout! ACMA report delivers blow to self-regulation
The Australian Communications and Media Authority found it is “unclear” whether the new self-regulation initiatives have acted to reduce children’s exposure to junk food advertising on free-to-air TV, writes Jane Martin.
Interest rate rituals and Christmas
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Here we go again. A year on, we’re having the same debate about banking regulation.
Ethics, anthropologists and anthropolitics in the wild, wild west
Over at AASNet (the Australian Anthropological Society web discussion group) a recent thread that dragged a hangnail across the raw ethical and professional nerves of many anthropologists caught my attention.
Is Labor’s ‘poor relationship with business’ such a bad thing?
Labor apparently has a bad relationship with business. But what exactly does that mean, and why do voters not have a problem with it?
Minister gives thumbs down to Tarkine on National Heritage list
Environment Minister Tony Burke has announced that he had no intention of using his emergency powers to include the Tarkine on the National Heritage List, write Deb Wilkinson and Andrew Macintosh from ANU.
Kohler: the big four’s cloak-and-dagger dance
One of the more bizarre rituals of global finance is the Australian Monetary Policy Dance, where we all wait to see whether an adjustment to official interest rates is “passed on”.
Guy Rundle: Cameron’s bulldog image in danger of losing its balls
The problem for Cameron is that he’s dealing with a triple crisis — party, country and Europe — while his enemies have only one aim, to make the Tories over as a euro sceptic outfit.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The Australia Network: a window on ‘Australian life’
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: Credit downgrades in Europe impact markets
European markets were down as Standard and Poor’s put the European Union’s AAA long-term rating put on “creditwatch negative”.
Media briefs: Pagemasters cuts … Leveson latest … Kyle’s new shocker …
In today’s Media Briefs: wut with the old, in with new at Pagemasters … Front page of the Day. …Leveson inquiry: NotW’s Neville Thurlbeck to give evidence …Austereo asks: should we sack Kyle? and more …
Power Shots: Power Shots: can Swan beat the banks? … biggest Power fails of 2011 …
Can Swannie really make them cut rates? When does the country’s most powerful Money Mover become not so powerful anymore? Why, when the Big Four banks decide to gang up on him of course. We’d be referring to the glacial pace of the major retail banks to pass on Tuesday’s decision by the RBA to cut official […]
Political snippets: Solid growth without jobs
Yesterday’s gross domestic product figures show there is no problem in Australia at the moment about economic growth.
Video of the Day: Walters grills Syrian Prez Bashar Assad
In the wake of ongoing violence and unrest in Syria, Barbara Walters hurls some tough questions at Syrian President Bashar Assad, who claims only “crazy” leaders murder their own citizens.
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Putting words into the PM’s mouth (cont). Another name to throw into the mix for a new Julia Gillard speechwriter: Carl Green. According to our source: “At the ALP conference on Saturday afternoon, Bob Carr was heard telling several notable ALP figures that Gillard desperately needs a new ghost writer and that she should put a […]
Crikey Says: Media’s bank-bashing ritual? Bah, humbug
Whatever would we do without a round of bank bashing stories this time of year, when all other news content is reduced to How to Baste Your Turkey and Top Ten Top Tens of 2011…
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The GFC and global health: why Australia needs to step up to the plate
The global financial crisis has hit promising work tackling the neglected diseases that affect the world’s poor, according to a new report, and Australia could be doing a lot more to assist, writes Mary Moran.
Time’s Top 10 Everything of 2011
In the mother of all Top 10 lists, Time Magazine rewinds the year to cherry pick the best, well, everything in 54 separate areas of interest.
Facebook Memology: what people discussed in 2011
Facebook’s 2011 Memology compiles data displaying the most popular topics of 2011. The death of Osama bin Laden takes the global numer one position, and in Australia the same award goes to…planking.
Global responses to Hilary Clinton’s LGBT rights speech
Hilary Clinton’s gay rights UN speech had a strong impact in the US, but how was it reported across the world? John Hudson scans global media oulets.
Explaining Prime Media’s TV4ME
During the week a lot of viewers around metro Australia noticed a new channel appear on their TV’s called TV4ME. TV aficionado Dan Barrett explains what it’s all about.
