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.
Australian Navy
Navy wishes it could turn back time over Myer stunt?
Sailors are not to be treated as sexual objects — except, it seems, when male sailors can be officially pimped out to promote Myer’s latest summer swimwear range.
Tips and rumours: Building stalls on the Education Revolution
Funding has taken a step backwards in the government’s “Education Revolution”, factional fun in the Queensland ALP left, is Isobel Redmond getting ambitious? and more from Crikey’s tipsters.
Political snippets: Should Rudd really root for MacKillop’s sainthood?
Richard Farmer reveals breakthroughs in hairy back research and asks if our lapsed Catholic Prime Minister — who now prays as an Anglican — is really the best person to lobby the cause of Mary MacKillop’s sainthood.
Future space travel: some serious issues to consider
Will the navy or the airforce be in charge of our future star fleets? John Birmingham explores.
Australia’s coastline defence: one submarine
Don’t tell Indonesia: the Australian Navy has just one of six Collins Craft subs left in service.
Ashmore explosion: a commentary time line
A timeline of events in the Ashmore explosion.
‘Prison hulk’ shame: the deadly price of protecting fish
Catching Indonesian fishermen in the exclusive economic zone might play well with urban audiences, but the realities of the operation are somewhat shocking, writes Lionel Elmore.
