Crikey readers on why Airbus hasn’t killed the fast train, the government’s Telstra swashbuckling, border protection (or lackthereof) and Rosemary Stanton gets into a food fight.
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Keane on Telstra
Some Crikey readers don’t agree with Bernard Keane that small investors aren’t concerned about what’s happening with Telstra. Plus, an update on visiting detention centres.
Flood gates, frisky cops, and junk food junkies
Crikey readers debate opening the asylum seeker floodgates, police frisking, fat taxes and some cruel irony from yesterday’s Cup.
Costello and pandimensional politics
Crikey readers weigh in on the controversy surrounding Kevin Rudd appointing Peter Costello to the Future Fund and the difficult asylum seeker debate continues.
The distressing asylum seeker debate
Strong emotions about the asylum seeker debate brings out an ugly side of the Australian character, writes one Crikey reader on the refugee hysteria. Plus, how accurate were Brian Burke and Alan Carpenter comparisons?
Green eggs and spam
Crikey readers on greenwashing egg producers, the Indonesia Solution, learning to love Canberra, ASIO and more.
Fast trainspotting
Crikey readers love their train spotting and weigh in on the possibility of fast trains in Australia. Plus, what is happening with ASIO and the difficulties with the abortion debate.
Hamilton, Higgins and hot air
Crikey readers on Clive Hamilton’s Higgins tilt, abortion law, dangerous emails, whether Mike Carlton is a shock jock and the “most stupid” item we’ve ever published.
Asylum seekers, Wilson Tuckey and gobbledygook
Crikey readers weigh in on the hysteria over asylum seekers, the prospect of Tamil Tigers being in Australia and climate currency leakage.
Climate change is terrifying
Crikey readers dispute Richard Farmer’s claims of most Tamil asylum seekers being economic migrants not refugees and the scary future we face with climate change.
Income management and refugees
Crikey readers continue to weigh in on the messy asylum seekers debate. Plus, the surprising nature of extending compulsory income management to all Australians on welfare.
Pepsi joins the soft drink wars
Pepsi fights back in the soft drink marketing wars. Plus, an official Telstra reply alongside further Telstra complaints about bad service.
Bolt and Fairfax
Andrew Bolt gives his side of the Fairfax, 3AW banning story. Plus, Crikey
Climate change, CPRS and politics
Climate change and the ETS were the biggest topics for Crikey readers today, with readers lamenting the politicisation of an global environmental issue.
Readers say ‘Oh shit’
Crikey readers weigh in on Queenslanders love of the word Queensland and their ‘oh-shit’ climate change moments. Plus, Greg Rudd clears up his relationship with Auzcorp.
Readers push and pull over asylum seekers
Crikey readers weigh-in on those leaky boats, Sri Lankans, climate change, and say “chin up” over the Walkleys. Plus, we straighten out that whole Bernie Finn/Obama thing.
Readers heat up over climate change
Crikey readers weigh-in on climate change, float ideas on asylum seekers and chew the fat on Lap-Band surgery.
Why is the media so unKindle?
Crikey readers give some Kindle love, suggest Ruddock climbs back in his coffin, raise spew-rious questions about choking on vomit, and defend Sand Gropers: they’re not all luddites and nanny-staters — just most of them.
Focus and politics
Crikey readers weigh in on the political media cycle that pollies are sucked in to, Rupert Murdoch’s views on the cost of journalism and the years of the Beattie government.
Stimulus and employment
Crikey readers weigh in on the economic stimulus package and jobs as an economic indicator. Plus, Bernard Keane’s alleged jealousy of Joe Hockey.
Dangerous ideas
Crikey readers weigh in on Guy Rundle’s Festival of Really Dangerous Ideas, the Indian students report and the possibility of John Howard heading up the NRL commission.
Celebrating women of science
Crikey readers nominate more female scientists who deserve Nobel prizes, debate whether Hitler was a man of God, take a punt on the next Federal election, and more.
Debacle yarn a real debacle
Crikey readers weigh in on errors with the privatisation on prisons article, Rundle on Christopher Hitchens and teaching the third world to swim.
Disaster and the media
Crikey readers weigh in on how the media copes with the natural disasters besetting our Pacific and Asian neighbours and the messy climate change debate continues.
