Thursday, 16 October 2008

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Emissions Trading Scheme

There is considerable debate over whether Australia should introduce an Emissions Trading Scheme. Crikey and a variety of experts discuss the issues.

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The Future of the ABC

Is the ABC fulfilling it's charter? In the rapidly changing digital landscape, what is the future of the national broadcaster?

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The Fairfax Fiasco

Five percent of the fulltime workforce is being cut, the staff are striking and Andrew Jaspan has been sacked as Age Editor. What next for Fairfax?

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The Continuing Troubles with Qantas

Crikey Aviation Writer Ben Sandilands reports on the continuing dramas surrounding Australia's largest airline.

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The Lowbottom High Diaries

From a corner of the staffroom (just by the tea urn and the photocopier), somewhere in middle Melbourne, teacher Trevor Diogenes chronicles life in the whiteboard jungle that is Lowbottom High.

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Bill Henson

Depicting children in art has become a complex and contentious issue. Check out our comprehensive coverage below and decide where you stand.

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Weekly Wankley Winners

Australian journalism has the Walkley Awards, a recognition of journalistic excellence. Crikey has the Wankleys, a recognition of journalistic excrescence. Yum.

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US08: Guy Rundle on the campaign trail

Read Guy Rundle's exclusive front line accounts from the backrooms, campaign buses and main streets of US politics. A daily despatch from our man on the White House trail.

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Rudd's China connections

Who paid for Kevin Rudd's overseas travel while he was an opposition spokesman? Who is Beijing AustChina, and what did they want from the future PM?

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Underbelly: Off and on

The Nine Network's great ratings hope for the first months of 2008 was Underbelly. Trouble was the courts thought the show was just a little to close to the truth for comfort.

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US 08: the media wrap

Crikey brings you the cream of the commentary from the US, fleshing out your reading experience in this White House campaign year 2008.

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The state of the economy

By economy, we mostly mean interest rate rises and housing affordability -- oh and tax cuts. The parts of the economy that hit the ordinary hip pocket. The Coalition has ruled over a strong economy for 11 years but will it be enough?

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Jobs, jobs, jobs

The Coalition may have presided over a period of low unemployment, but it hit a big snag with its WorkChoices legislation. Have the people been placated by the government's IR makeover and friendly ogre Joe Hockey? And is union a dirty word?

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Political Health

Health Minister Tony Abbott thinks health issues will have a major effect on voting in this year's election. We think so too. Crikey takes out the scalpel for a close examination of the issues.

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Climate Change

As the main parties attempt to out-green each other in the lead up to the election, check out Crikey's coverage on the subject from the last year so you know just the right questions to ask.

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The NT Intervention

Aimed at arresting an apparent epidemic in child sex abuse in aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory, John Howard and Mal Brough's plan for an almost millitary intervention raised as many issues as it solved.

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The Liberal Leadership

Brendan Nelson is the Opposition Leader - for now. But with Malcolm Turnbull waiting in the wings, and Peter Costello keeping eveyone guessing, the never ending speculation surrounding the Liberal leadership tension just won't go away.

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Classic Crikey

Budget night: a triumph of rite over truth

9/05/2007 12:00:00 AM
Guy Rundle writes:

So it is that every year, our shaman gather in Canberra. Like priests before a ritual they are sealed off from the profane world in a special retreat (‘the lock-up’) and bonded together in a sacred pact, which sets them off as a distinct group against the rest of their people.


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