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NSW to spend $1 billion on the Opera House — WTF?
The NSW State Government’s announcement over the weekend to fund a renovation of the Sydney Opera House to the tune of $1 billion is either just a furphy or an ill-conceived waste of tax-payers money, writes Nicholas Pickard.
Bushfire battler story is more complex than it looks
Greg Sheridan’s piece in the most recent Weekend Australian exemplifies how problematic the unquestioning rehashing of items in the news cycle can be, writes Eleri Harris.
Media briefs: Digital TV changeover explained… UK reporters to subedit own copy…
Today’s headlines about the headline makers.
Slow progress to the right to know
Inroads continue to be made into the fundamental right to free speech, but as well, there are some positive signs from Canberra, writes Peter Bartlett.
Wankley Awards: And the Wankley goes to …the Scottish Sunday Express
The Scottish Sunday Express scoured the social networking website pages of two of the survivors of the 1996 Dunblane Primary School to get a story, writes Neil Walker.
Why the AFL will be backing Labor in Queensland
The only thing preventing the AFL’s march north is a Liberal-National party victory in Queensland, writes Adam Schwab.
Rundle’s Friday drive-bys: Orange roughy back in the news
Guy Rundle’s new sort of column containing all the bits too long-winded and obscure for media briefs.
Media briefs: Labor embraces 1960s airport chic… How to kill an American newspaper…
Today’s headlines about the headline makers.
Crikey’s AFL & NRL Hot Form Charts
The final, must-have piece of footy tipping intelligence, Crikey’s Hot Form Charts, are here to help you pick the winner in this week’s finals.
ACMA’s blacklist just got read all over
The more you try to hide your controversial Internet blacklist, Senator Conroy, the bigger you make it, the bigger the incentive for someone to leak it, writes Stilgherrian.
Last night’s TV ratings
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Media briefs: Tibetan journalists arrested… Where is Catherine Deveny?
Today’s headlines about the headline makers.
Fairfax restructure just more jobs for the boys
Fairfax’s long touted reorganization is much ado about nothing: mediocrity rewarded, according to a Fairfax insider.
Last night’s TV ratings
The Winners … The Losers … News & CA … The Stats … Glenn Dyer’s comments.
Hanson photos: paparazzo was the deal maker
At the centre of News Ltd’s Pauline Hanson photo scandal is the Sydney paparazzo Jamie Fawcett, writes Alex Mitchell.
The bizarre Dr Bob baffles Melbourne adland
Legendary advertising man Bob Isherwood’s recent lecture left a lot to be desired, writes Stephen Downes.
Media briefs: Waive your moral rights at News… Sydney’s local rags merge…
Today’s headlines about the headline makers.
ACMA issues threats, meets the Streisand Effect
Now ACMA is going after pages that merely link to blacklisted material, writes Stilgherrian.
The rise and fall of Fake Stephen Conroy
The identity of Australia’s most famous Twitter satirist, Fake Stephen Conroy, has been revealed as a Telstra employee. But just how well is Telstra handling it? asks Duncan Riley.
Pauline Hanson: Crikey’s Press Council complaint
Crikey is lodging a complaint with the Australian Press Council over the Pauline Hanson photographs affair, writes Margaret Simons.
Last night’s TV ratings
The Winners … The Losers … News & CA … The Stats … Glenn Dyer’s comments.
SA Attorney General throws down the gauntlet to gamers
Last week, SA Attorney General Michael Atkinson laid down a challenge to Australian gamers: If you want R18+ video games, run against me at the next election, writes Ruth Brown.
Rundle: Henderson’s Media Watch Dog. Epic fail.
Guy Rundle rips apart Gerard Henderson’s new project: Media Watch Dog.
Never mind ABC programs, feel our values
Managing Director of the ABC Mark Scott sent this email to ABC employees this morning…
