http://www.crikey.com.au now with extra source Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:25:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/10/notw-the-latest-from-the-levenson-inquiry/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/10/notw-the-latest-from-the-levenson-inquiry/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:54:43 +0000 Amber Jamieson http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=273593 Daily Mail and a PR veteran all fronted up to the Levenson Inquiry on its 40th day of investigating phone hacking at the now-defunct News of the World tabloid.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/10/notw-the-latest-from-the-levenson-inquiry/feed/ 3 http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/08/news-fairfax-social-media-site/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/08/news-fairfax-social-media-site/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:10:58 +0000 Amber Jamieson http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=273156 http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/08/news-fairfax-social-media-site/feed/ 6 http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/08/syria-violence-worsens-as-russia-comes-to-town/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/08/syria-violence-worsens-as-russia-comes-to-town/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:27:39 +0000 Amber Jamieson http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=273111 Crikey media wrap: The United States government has begun reviewing military options in Syria, as the Syrian army ramps up its military assault on opposition fighters in the city of Homs.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/08/syria-violence-worsens-as-russia-comes-to-town/feed/ 1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/07/frustration-not-fear-keep-farmers-mum-on-retail-wars/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/07/frustration-not-fear-keep-farmers-mum-on-retail-wars/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:49:32 +0000 Amber Jamieson http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=273012 http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/07/frustration-not-fear-keep-farmers-mum-on-retail-wars/feed/ 11 http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/07/rates-cut-expected-will-banks-pass-it-on/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/07/rates-cut-expected-will-banks-pass-it-on/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:18:21 +0000 Amber Jamieson http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=272907 Crikey media wrap: The Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to cut the cash rate by 0.25% to 4% today, putting pressure on banks to pass those savings onto its customers.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/07/rates-cut-expected-will-banks-pass-it-on/feed/ 21 http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/03/bitter-rinehart-fued-goes-public/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/03/bitter-rinehart-fued-goes-public/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:55:07 +0000 Amber Jamieson http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=272381 Crikey media wrap: A bitter family dispute between mining-magnate-turned-media-mogul Gina Rinehart and three of her four children has become public after a supression order was lifted yesterday.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/02/03/bitter-rinehart-fued-goes-public/feed/ 30 http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/30/a-fighting-fund-for-climate-scientists-battling-foi-requests/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/30/a-fighting-fund-for-climate-scientists-battling-foi-requests/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:56:59 +0000 Amber Jamieson http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=271422 http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/30/a-fighting-fund-for-climate-scientists-battling-foi-requests/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/30/no-afp-inquiry-into-australia-day-protests/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/30/no-afp-inquiry-into-australia-day-protests/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:25:21 +0000 Amber Jamieson http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=271341 Crikey media wrap: The Australian Federal Police announced this morning that it will not launch an investigation into the Tent Embassy demonstration on Australia Day that resulted in Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott being evacuated from a Canberra restaurant and caused mass media hysteria.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/30/no-afp-inquiry-into-australia-day-protests/feed/ 40 http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/27/dannii-minogues-cousin-quite-the-pr-star/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/27/dannii-minogues-cousin-quite-the-pr-star/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:09:28 +0000 Amber Jamieson http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=271175 http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/27/dannii-minogues-cousin-quite-the-pr-star/feed/ 6 http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/27/australia-day-protest-no-match-for-media-hysteria/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/27/australia-day-protest-no-match-for-media-hysteria/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:50:04 +0000 Amber Jamieson http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=271057 Crikey media wrap: Australia Day turned ugly in Canberra yesterday after comments by Tony Abbott incited Aboriginal Tent Embassy activists, resulting in a dramatic exit of the leaders executed by the PM's security detail.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/27/australia-day-protest-no-match-for-media-hysteria/feed/ 24 http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/25/imf-offers-grim-growth-predictions/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/25/imf-offers-grim-growth-predictions/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:30:46 +0000 Amber Jamieson http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=270752 Crikey media wrap: Christine Lagarde, chief of the International Monetary Fund, likened current economic conditions to the Great Depression overnight, with new IMF figures predicting a downturn in global growth. ]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/25/imf-offers-grim-growth-predictions/feed/ 20 http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/24/new-murray-darling-basin-draft-set-to-suck-out-1000s-more-gigalitres-of-groundwater/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/24/new-murray-darling-basin-draft-set-to-suck-out-1000s-more-gigalitres-of-groundwater/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:12:01 +0000 Amber Jamieson http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=270563 http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/24/new-murray-darling-basin-draft-set-to-suck-out-1000s-more-gigalitres-of-groundwater/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/24/oh-what-a-terrible-feeling-toyota-axes-350-jobs/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/24/oh-what-a-terrible-feeling-toyota-axes-350-jobs/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:09:22 +0000 Amber Jamieson http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=270514 Crikey media wrap: Toyota employees were told yesterday that 350 jobs are to be axed from its Altona North factory in Melbourne, in a decision that will affect the entire industry. ]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/24/oh-what-a-terrible-feeling-toyota-axes-350-jobs/feed/ 21 http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/23/wilkies-luck-goes-bust-thomson-enters-fold/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/23/wilkies-luck-goes-bust-thomson-enters-fold/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:30:54 +0000 Amber Jamieson http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=270212 Crikey media wrap: Julia Gillard announced Andrew Wilkie's proposed mandatory pre-commitment scheme was a loss on the weekend after it failed to get enough crossbench support. Meanwhile, embattled MP Craig Thomson has entered the pokies debate. ]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/23/wilkies-luck-goes-bust-thomson-enters-fold/feed/ 15 http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/20/indigenous-rights-constitutional-amendments-likely-before-next-election/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/20/indigenous-rights-constitutional-amendments-likely-before-next-election/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:59:22 +0000 Amber Jamieson http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=269943 Crikey media wrap: A referendum to remove discrimination of indigenous Australians from the constitution is likely before the next election, after an expert panel presented its final report to the Prime Minister yesterday.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/20/indigenous-rights-constitutional-amendments-likely-before-next-election/feed/ 19 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/21/asylum-seekers-finding-a-political-solution/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/21/asylum-seekers-finding-a-political-solution/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:36:12 +0000 Amber Jamieson http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=266322 Crikey media wrap: The Gillard government appeared willing to negotiate its Malaysia Solution even before the latest boat tragedy but the Opposition refuses to compromise on its asylum seeker policy, according to private letters released yesterday.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/21/asylum-seekers-finding-a-political-solution/feed/ 12 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/20/ding-dong-the-dear-leader-is-dead/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/20/ding-dong-the-dear-leader-is-dead/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:37:51 +0000 Amber Jamieson http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=266045 Crikey media wrap: North Korea's "Dear Leader" Kim Jong-il -- who has led one of the world's repressive governments for the last 17 years -- died yesterday, leaving his younger son as the dictator-in-waiting.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/20/ding-dong-the-dear-leader-is-dead/feed/ 17 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/19/tragedy-at-sea-over-160-asylum-seekers-feared-dead/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/19/tragedy-at-sea-over-160-asylum-seekers-feared-dead/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 22:28:12 +0000 Amber Jamieson http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=265784 Crikey media wrap: Over 160 people are feared dead after an unseaworthy boat packed with asylum seekers from Afghanistan and Iran sank off the coast of Indonesia yesterday.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/19/tragedy-at-sea-over-160-asylum-seekers-feared-dead/feed/ 88 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/14/the-quality-journalism-project-sbs-anchorman-anton-enus/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/14/the-quality-journalism-project-sbs-anchorman-anton-enus/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:55:39 +0000 Amber Jamieson http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=265039 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/14/the-quality-journalism-project-sbs-anchorman-anton-enus/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/14/the-tale-of-pngs-two-governments/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/14/the-tale-of-pngs-two-governments/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:36:35 +0000 Amber Jamieson http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=265032 Crikey media wrap: Our northern neighbour Papua New Guinea remains in political crisis, with former leader Sir Michael Somare sworn in as prime minister this morning after the Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the current government was unconstitutional.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/14/the-tale-of-pngs-two-governments/feed/ 3 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/13/reshuffle-promotes-gillards-warlords/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/13/reshuffle-promotes-gillards-warlords/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:18:00 +0000 Amber Jamieson http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=264768 Crikey media wrap: A ministerial reshuffle yesterday resulted in promotions for the architects of Julia Gillard's prime ministerial coup, a demotion for a Kevin Rudd supporter and a record number of female ministers in Australian politics.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/13/reshuffle-promotes-gillards-warlords/feed/ 19 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/12/crikey-clarifier-how-legally-binding-is-the-durban-deal/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/12/crikey-clarifier-how-legally-binding-is-the-durban-deal/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:27:40 +0000 Amber Jamieson http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=264666 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/12/crikey-clarifier-how-legally-binding-is-the-durban-deal/feed/ 0 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/12/durban-a-global-climate-deal-begins/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/12/durban-a-global-climate-deal-begins/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:26:25 +0000 Amber Jamieson http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=264526 Crikey media wrap: Late-night negotiations in Durban resulted in more than 190 countries agreeing to develop a global treaty in 2015 that will cut emissions by 2020.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/12/durban-a-global-climate-deal-begins/feed/ 87 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/08/bank-stand-off-over-interest-rate-cut/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/08/bank-stand-off-over-interest-rate-cut/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:12:42 +0000 Amber Jamieson http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=264004 Crikey media wrap: The Reserve Bank's decision to cut interest rates by 0.25% earlier this week has turned into a stand-off with ANZ the only one of the Big Four banks to pass the cuts on to customers.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/08/bank-stand-off-over-interest-rate-cut/feed/ 5 http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/07/ross-gittins-quality-journalism/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/07/ross-gittins-quality-journalism/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 02:02:34 +0000 Amber Jamieson http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=263760 Crikey's quality journalism project.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/07/ross-gittins-quality-journalism/feed/ 0