Monday, 8 September 2008
In Garnaut's view Australia is too late to avoid “substantial impacts” which will, as he said in his dry economist’s tone, require “major adaptation", writes Bernard Keane.
Can someone let Sarah Palin know that the Republican Party has been running the USA for the past eight years...
The big question regarding Sarah Palin is -- remaining is "Did it make a difference?" -- And that’s a question we can probably answer, yet the answer is one we may not be expecting, writes Possum Comitatus.
Victoria and SA are the only states or territories still running monopolies in both workers compensation and compulsory motor insurance, writes John Jones.
From Beyonce to Britney and of course Lilly versus Elton - welcome to the trash wrap.
We dish up the most interesting stories about the environment, climate and the natural world.
We round up links to the best reads of the day.
Disgruntled faceless worker -- for standing up to, and swearing at, the man, we salute you.
The Age's dodgy Afghanistan image ... Strip kicks it Gold Coast style... Palin gives Obama's ratings a run for his money... Thai information police shut down 400 websites... Why pageview journalism can't save newspapers
One of the unique features of cap-and-trade emission reduction schemes is the regulatory and legal exposures they bring with them, writes Giles Parkinson.
The media coverage of Afghanistan ... Sarah Palin and US election 08 ... water politics ... junk food advertising ...
Today Ross Garnaut has reduced expectations of Australian climate change action to a point below which anyone other than Andrew Bolt and a handful of suddenly sweating penguins could object.
First Dog - The TRUTH about Brendan Nelson
Video and live blogging from the RNC
The Age fast and loose in Afganistan
Crikey's US correspondent Guy Rundle is covering the 2008 presidential race right down to the wire.
Pepsi Centre goes ape for the Comeback KidTen minutes into Bill Clinton's nervously awaited speech to the convention, he finally cracked it to say those two little words necessary to seal up the breach below the Democratic waterline: "he's ready"...
DNC Primer: Welcome to DenverGuy Rundle's guide to the Democratic National Convention
Phew, there's an old white guy in da houseGood choice? It certainly balances the ticket, while making it less exciting...
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VIDEO: Guy Rundle reports from the US campaign trail!
New - Crikey reports from the protests at the RNC:
The Southeast Homeschool Expo - Exclusive video coverage Netroots Nation - Interview with Elise from Daily KOS Netroots Nation - Interview with Jim Hightower from Hightower Lowdown
If it wasn't tragic...well it is and it's called the John Winston Howard era. An administrative force dominated by bigotry and conceit that blighted the nation's social and political history. Quite frankly you wonder how one man could influence not just his party colleagues but federal departments and agencies. Here's the head of our Federal Police... Mick Keelty still struggling with the aftermath of probably being a pawn in a ghastly scenario that's also cobbled a former, fabulous all-time great Treasurer who's similarly skewed on a range of 'going forward' issues. If that's not the tip of an asylum seeker, children overboard, shafted workers, cheated skills, education and training human iceberg.. what is.Cathy on Time for Mick Keelty to spruce up his resume (6 comments)
I agree with Jeebus that I can't help thinking the political bleating about rates comes from the fact that we have converted mortage holders into some kind of national victims in need of protection from the harsh realities of debt. I am sorry for those currently peering out at the world from within the bubble, but I'm not sorry enough to put up with high inflation and a 0.58 cent dollar again. It hasn't been rewarding to save or invest in this country for some time, and we can't keep pretending forever that granite top sinks in the Eastern suburbs are actually the economy. Andrew on Sharp slowdown is further off than the RBA thinks (3 comments)
Have a read of the report. It looks like the valve didn't fail, but rather the whole bottom of the cylinder detached. There is a pretty clear diagram in Appendix D. Basically the bottom pops off and out of the aircraft, the rest goes up through the floor, valve breaks off hitting the door and flips the cylinder up so that the sharp edge cores a hole in the roof. The spent "rocket" falls back to the floor and out of the aircraft.
One very interesting detail not commented on though is that four bottles were replaced in January, and the most recent two in June. It was one of these two most recently replaced cylinders which failed. Tracing the history of those would be pretty interesting. It certainly is an unusual failure mode I've never heard of. Chris on CASA Qantas audit supressed ... QF30 ricochet revealed (6 comments)
KEANE: Victoria dies in an (arid) ditch for water capDYER: Sharp slowdown is further off than the RBA thinksMITCHELL: NSW power privatisation dead: Any life left in Iemma?
A Crikey series of articles looking at whether the ABC is fulfilling its charter as a public broadcaster, what it should be doing and how to move forward.The ABC: Outsourcings "R" usWhat does the ABC's Charter actually mean?ABC and SBS look to the future (and hope it's cashed up)
5 September 2008
NSW Labor in turmoil - Iemma, Costa dumped
Rundle on John McCain's big speech
Finding $39million a month: the pips squeak at PBL
Tim Flannery: Garnaut has made a good first step
Next Crikey Email 1300 hrs 8 September
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.
