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Knock knock? Greens’ calling

Crikey / Andrew Crook / 27

In the first of a two-part guide into the battle for left-wing supremacy in the federal seat of Melbourne, Andrew Crook looks inside Adam Bandt’s bid to dislodge Labor from its safe seat and goes door knocking with the Greens.

Arizona’s alien law ain’t happening

The Atlantic Wire

The controversial new Arizona immigration law — where immigrants had to carry papers at all times and could be detained by police if they don’t — was blocked in part by a federal judge, just hours before it was to come into effect. Now what?

Dash of passion in a bland campaign

Crikey / Amber Jamieson / 22

Daily Media Wrap: Finally, a little bit of election spice. Yesterday Julia Gillard came out swinging against allegations she had not supported the paid parental leave and increase to the pension proposals in cabinet.

Not your usual Cabinet leak

Crikey / Bernard Keane / 111

Julia Gillard gave her best performance of the campaign this morning in response to Laurie Oakes’ damaging leaks story, but the problem isn’t going to go away.

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Politics

  • China’s secret death penalty shame

    Economist

    China executes more citizens than every other nation in the world combined, with thousands getting the death penalty in 2009 alone. Iran is a distant second in the execution stakes.

  • Big earlobes DO matter: a Crikey scientific study

    Crikey / Richard Farmer / 13

    All the evidence available on the subject suggests that good looking people tend to beat ugly looking people. Crikey conducts its very scientific ‘hot or not’ poll of the Aussie pollies running for election. Richard Farmer provides the evidence.

Media

  • It’ll cost Obama $600,00 to read the WSJ

    Politico

    For over a decade in Washington, government staff have read a daily organised wrap of press clippings from major publications. Except, Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal has decided to up the price for WSJ clippings by a whopping $600,000.

Business

  • BP: not dead yet

    Time

    BP boss Tony Hayward stepped down this week. The spill has more or less stopped leaking. The company has lost $17 billion in the last quarter. But is this the end for BP or can it get mop up the brand’s damage?

  • Tricky Telstra heaps the blame on Trujillo

    The Australian

    A record $18.5 million fine against Telstra marks official recognition of years of dodgy dealings. The company has heaped the blame on former CEO Sol Tujillo, claiming its tricky tactics are a thing of the past.

  • Aussie genius could solve airport problems, but …

    Crikey / Ben Sandilands / 1

    At Melbourne Airport today a far-reaching Australian invention, which could unclog crowded airports worldwide, is being reviewed in a closed session attended by airlines, airport owners and aviation authorities..

Environment

  • What would you ask a climate scientist?

    Crikey Blogs

    Suring the Copenhagen summit last year there was a very clever service available for journos, where 650 climate scientists offered up their brains for the picking on tricky science questions. The service is back. What questions would you want answered? asks Amber Jamieson.

  • PHOTO GALLERY: Mopping up the other oil spill

    Boston Globe

    The BP Gulf of Mexico spill isn’t the only environmental disaster of the last few months. A pipeline explosion in Dalian, China, resulted in an oil spill of 430 sq km, with workers attempting to stop the leakage.

  • Recycle your plastic, recycle your home

    The Sydney Morning Herald

    People concerned about their carbon footprint can recycle a lot more than paper and plastic. A bold new project from an Australian artist aims to solve sustainability issues by knocking down existing houses and replacing them with eco-friendly alternatives.

Culture

  • Landmarks by latte: America’s top 20 caffeinated capitals

    The Daily Beast

    Comparing caffeine availability, monthly outlay and total consumption, The Daily Beast have compiled a list of the 20 most caffeinated cities in America. Seattle scores the golden coffee bean, with citizens spending on average $36 a month on caffeine products.

  • Daily Proposition: See a cowboy opera, or some traditional Mozart

    Crikey / 0

    There’s something a little bit old and something a little bit new in Opera Australia’s latest suite of winter wonders in Sydney (and later this year in Melbourne). A little something for everyone, writes Lloyd Bradford Syke.

  • A spot of soul searching from ol’ Sex Bomb

    Scotsman

    Tom Jones, now 70, says he can’t drink as much as he used to and hopes that during live performances of his new songs nobody will throw their knickers. Undecided about the existence of an afterlife, Jones waxes philosophical and theological in this interview with Scotsman.

Sport

  • The ethics of watching sport on holiday

    Crikey Blogs

    It’s not easy when sports addicts go on holidays and find it hard to get their sporting hit. But for football fan Kevin O’Faircheallaigh, there were many advantages to being on the road during the World Cup. The wrath of his partner wasn’t one of them.

  • So you can play ball, but how are you with numbers?

    New York Times

    It used to be the case that former players, scouts and coaches were selected for the plum management roles in the N.B.A. But things are a changin’ in the world of professional basketball as management specialists and lawyers become the new executives.

  • Coach Maradona no longer

    Financial Times

    Diego Maradona has been ousted as coach of the Argentinian national football team. With all the drama that follows the former star, the only surprise is that he lasted as long as he did, says Daniel Schweimler.

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