Crikey » Richard Farmer http://www.crikey.com.au now with extra source Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:00:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Australians prefer pretty cars to green ones http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/20/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-49/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/20/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-49/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000 Richard Farmer http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/20/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-49/ Richard Farmer.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/20/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-49/feed/ 4 Tasmania going Green http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/19/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-48/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/19/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-48/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000 Richard Farmer http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/19/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-48/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/19/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-48/feed/ 6 Paying for a selection mistake http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/18/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-47/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/18/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-47/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000 Richard Farmer http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/18/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-47/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/18/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-47/feed/ 1 Who needs Newspoll? http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/17/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-46/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/17/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-46/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000 Richard Farmer http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/17/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-46/ Crikey readers can predict the poll's results? ABC Online readers' lightweight tastes, and a judge rules that Scrabbl is a "game" -- not a toy or a puzzle.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/17/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-46/feed/ 0 Climate change, coast to coast http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/16/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-45/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/16/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-45/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000 Richard Farmer http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/16/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-45/ when Australia's temperature rises, and further evidence of global warming from the US. ]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/16/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-45/feed/ 1 Bring back those fluorocarbon sprays — the Antarctic ice needs them http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/13/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-44/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/13/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-44/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000 Richard Farmer http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/13/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-44/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/13/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-44/feed/ 10 Adelaide’s panda diplomacy http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/12/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-43/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/12/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-43/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000 Richard Farmer http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/12/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-43/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/12/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-43/feed/ 1 Rudd’s Indian diplomacy to be tested http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/11/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-42/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/11/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-42/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000 Richard Farmer http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/11/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-42/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/11/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-42/feed/ 2 In praise of Gary Morgan’s common sense http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/10/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-41/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/10/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-41/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000 Richard Farmer http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/10/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-41/ Richard Farmer wishes the Morgan Poll had the same influence on journalists as Newspoll does today, marvels at the literal expansion of Uganda, hugs some babies and takes a punt on the future of sports betting.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/10/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-41/feed/ 2 Bob Hawke says “cheese” with some smiling former assassins http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/09/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-40/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/09/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-40/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000 Richard Farmer http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/09/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-40/ Oz design.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/09/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-40/feed/ 6 Another one from that Liberal playbook http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/05/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-38/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/05/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-38/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000 Richard Farmer http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/05/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-38/ Oz, the Victorian Liberal Party goes into early election mode, Obama's brother writes a book, and why green is the new religion.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/05/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-38/feed/ 1 El Nino looking more and more likely http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/04/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-37/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/04/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-37/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000 Richard Farmer http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/04/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-37/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/04/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-37/feed/ 2 A firm favourite at 2.30pm http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/03/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-36/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/03/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-36/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000 Richard Farmer http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/03/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-36/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/03/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-36/feed/ 1 Some tabloid bank bashing and broadsheet leadership speculation http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/02/some-tabloid-bank-bashing-and-broadsheet-leadership-speculation/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/02/some-tabloid-bank-bashing-and-broadsheet-leadership-speculation/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:40:06 +0000 Richard Farmer http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=96489 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/02/some-tabloid-bank-bashing-and-broadsheet-leadership-speculation/feed/ 2 Political love birds, a busted Coalition and a paranoid Premier http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/01/political-love-birds-a-busted-coalition-and-a-paranoid-premier/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/01/political-love-birds-a-busted-coalition-and-a-paranoid-premier/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:22:11 +0000 Richard Farmer http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=96443 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/11/01/political-love-birds-a-busted-coalition-and-a-paranoid-premier/feed/ 0 PM gets called a bit grubby as stand-off on the high seas continues http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/31/pm-gets-called-a-bit-grubby-as-stand-off-on-the-high-seas-continues/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/31/pm-gets-called-a-bit-grubby-as-stand-off-on-the-high-seas-continues/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:11:47 +0000 Richard Farmer http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=96396 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/31/pm-gets-called-a-bit-grubby-as-stand-off-on-the-high-seas-continues/feed/ 1 The Barossa’s approach to a crushing problem http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/30/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-34/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/30/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-34/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:00:00 +0000 Richard Farmer http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/30/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-34/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/30/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-34/feed/ 2 Ugandan argument over gays – hang them or jail them? http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/30/ugandan-argument-over-gays-hang-them-or-jail-them/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/30/ugandan-argument-over-gays-hang-them-or-jail-them/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:11:16 +0000 Richard Farmer http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=96147 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/30/ugandan-argument-over-gays-hang-them-or-jail-them/feed/ 0 Interest rate rises predicted http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/29/interest-rate-rises-predicted/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/29/interest-rate-rises-predicted/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:58:13 +0000 Richard Farmer http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=95877 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/29/interest-rate-rises-predicted/feed/ 0 Keep a killer in jail and detainees on a boat http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/28/95566/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/28/95566/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:55:09 +0000 Richard Farmer http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=95566 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/28/95566/feed/ 1 The threat from rising sea levels http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/27/the-threat-from-rising-sea-levels/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/27/the-threat-from-rising-sea-levels/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:40:21 +0000 Richard Farmer http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=95300 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/27/the-threat-from-rising-sea-levels/feed/ 3 Voters get older while participants get younger http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/26/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-30/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/26/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-30/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:00:00 +0000 Richard Farmer http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/26/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-30/ Richard Farmer.]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/26/richard-farmers-chunky-bits-30/feed/ 5 Papers take on a pink tinge http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/26/95044/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/26/95044/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:41:04 +0000 Richard Farmer http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=95044 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/26/95044/feed/ 0 Australia to be a polluter’s paradise http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/25/australia-to-be-a-polluters-paradise/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/25/australia-to-be-a-polluters-paradise/#comments Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:38:15 +0000 Richard Farmer http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=95020 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/25/australia-to-be-a-polluters-paradise/feed/ 0 Some right wing views on television – the BBC and Fox News versions http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/24/some-right-wing-views-on-television-the-bbc-and-fox-news-versions/ http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/24/some-right-wing-views-on-television-the-bbc-and-fox-news-versions/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:01:36 +0000 Richard Farmer http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=94984 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/24/some-right-wing-views-on-television-the-bbc-and-fox-news-versions/feed/ 5