Hulk Hogan’s celebrated arm wrestle with Kate “Curvy Chocolate” Ellis at Parliament House yesterday had an interesting genesis with the bronzed ex-WWF superstar scrambling to make it by the designated start-time due to a transport malfunction. Apparently Hogan’s people were all set to head to the “Sydney suburb of Canberra” yesterday morning and were horrified […]
Columns / Tips and rumours
Tips and rumours: The Libs in Hume, from an inside source
All the excitement of the Liberal Party nominations for Hume, closing our National Archives, United Group’s $50 million golden handshake, and Qantas hands out “bags of crap”.
Tips and rumours: Cadbury shrink staff as well as chocolate
Despite booming sales, Cadbury is laying off over 100 people, the Libs preference the Christian Democrats, Julian Morrow’s new quiz show, and why is Myer always on sale?
Tips and rumours: Tabcorp’s miserly meat raffle
Tabcorp looks like a silly sausage after its new spin on the old meat raffle, has The Australian abolishes the paper’s Climate section, deep pathos at NIDA and more tips from our readers.
Tips and rumours: Who will replace Merrick and Rosso?
The shortlist of presenters to replace Merrick and Rosso on Nova revealed, Gareth Evans sings a sour song, battle-lines drawn in Woollahra, and the John Hartigan-Tim Burrowes lovefest.
Tips and rumours: News Ltd’s alternative agenda on book imports
News Ltd papers may have a secondary agenda in paying so much attention to parallel book imports, a damning report on the Victorian Government’s Advanced Metering Infrastructure, and the party’s over at The Age.
Tips and rumours: Bob Brown’s six-figure press secretary
Senator Bob Brown’s new press secretary will be receiving a very generous pay packet, the fall-out continues over a senior Age executive’s drunken antics, and are cracks appearing in Packed to the Rafters? and other tips.
Tips and rumours: Double-standards at ACMA?
Does SBS board member and West Australian editor-in-chief Bob Cronin have a conflict of interest? The inside word on ABC’s summer holidays, and the farce of Australian airport security.
Tips and rumours: Rudd’s media management continues
What did journalist Sandra O’Malley write about Rudd’s trip to India that was enough to send him into a rage and attempt to ban future background briefings for overseas trips?
Tips and rumours: Cardinal Pell’s climate sceptic pals
Cardinal George Pell makes friends with climate sceptics, the SMH’s new A-group, a conspiracy theory about the Bondi caveman, and is Christopher Pyne eying the leadership?
Tips and rumours: When’s Tassie election date?
Bookings have already been made for polling booths for the next Tassie election. Plus, some interesting family connections at Peter Costello’s new plum job with BKK partners.
Tips and rumours: a new record for newspaper discounting?
Things must be amiss in our nation’s capital, with word that The Canberra Times is being offered in a special deal for a worrying 80% discount off the normal cover price. Plus, what’s happening in Labor’s Federal NSW seats?
Tips and rumours: Wayne Swan gets batt-y
More cuts coming for the pink batt insulation program, a nightmare coming for NT Aboriginal organisations, Ray White Real Estate continue their love-in with The Age, and a different kind of poo in Coogee.
Tips and rumours: Why Bernie Brookes will be sweating at today’s Melbourne Cup
Myer’s Bernie Brookes has a hard day ahead, University of Sydney splashes its cash about, is The Spearman Experiment about to be axed? And trouble on the high seas abord the HMAS Stuart.
Tips and rumours: Chechen dictator’s Cup tilt
The Melbourne Cup on Tuesday has an interesting runner owned by Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov, movements in Carmel Tebbutt’s office, Foster’s brews up a boozy pay-increase, and more tips from our readers.
Tips and rumours: The PM and GG aren’t goth enough for the Anglican Church
Suspicious names behind a “survey” Coalition backbenchers’s attitudes to the ETS, rumours from Mallesons, who didn’t get invited to the Anglican Church’s big cathedral bash, and more.
Tips and rumours: What’s happening in Kabul?
An update on what’s happening in West Kabul, plus the hilarities Hansard captures — no whooping in here, Senator!
Tips and rumours: More heads roll at ABC Enterprises
Secret sacking at ABC Enterprises, the government wants your organs, vultures descend on the carcass of the Trading Post, fishy shark photos, and more tips from Crikey insiders.
Tips and rumours: The biennial ABC indigenous staff love-in
Will the ABC executive perform a “rap dance” (a “dance” presumably pronounced with a long a) as part of their ABC indigenous staff team building? At least there are no plastic chains this year.
Tips and rumours: Brisbane lord mayor’s latest white (concrete) elephant
Brisbane City Council go begging for fans of King George Square, Big Food is looking for a lobbyist who ticks all the right boxes, does Clive Hamilton want to kill koalas? trouble in the NT education system, and more tip-offs from Crikey readers.
Tips and rumours: Tighten the purse strings, while we nip off to Phuket
Which company’s senior leadership team is about to jet off for a “strategy session” in Thailand, while all other staff have been told to cut costs wherever possible?
Tips and rumours: Book launch of the year?
What book launch — dubed a “warts-and-all autobiography” — next week in Sydney is expected to ruffle a few media feathers? And ABC TV plans a big management and structural revamp.
Tips and rumours: Trivia night with your host John Della Bosca?
Why is John Della Bosca hosting a trivia night at the Point Clare community hall? Plus, a small SMH error that they’re yet to print a retraction for.
Tips and Rumours: Staff vs. editor at The Advertiser
How has the The Advertiser mess between staff and editor played out since last week’s Crikey story? Plus, Myer gossip.
Tips and rumours: Is Charles Sturt Council stacked with stooges?
Charles Sturt Council displays democracy at its best, Sydney’s new train to nowhere gets pricier, no-one’s busting out at Hobart’s Theatre Royal, Kelly O’Dwyer struggles to make new friends, and more tips from Crikey readers.
