Timing, as they say in comedy, is everything.

The Opposition Leader can't stop talking about himself. That's a bad sign, writes Bernard Keane.

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If you wanted an example of just how gravely cultured Australia misconstrues the broad sentiment of the ordinary public, look no further than the latest outbreak of the Bill Henson affair, writes Jonathan Green.

The blogosphere talks over the financial crisis and how it will affect Australia and the Asia Pacific region.

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Wall St crisis ... the end of captialism ... Wall st dead, polar bear saved ... the crisis explained ... petrolheads and politicians ...

There’s likely to be very little space between Labor and the Coalition on an ETS, writes Bernard Keane.

The redundancy process continues apace at Fairfax newspapers. For some it has not been a voluntary departure, writes Jonathan Green.

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There was some press comment that Labor was “rattled” by the elevation of Turnbull. But Rudd doesn’t do rattled, at least in public, writes Bernard Keane.

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Siginificant state governmenmt advertising has walked out the door of The Age and across the Yarra to the Herald Sun, writes Jonathan Green.