Birmingham: Aussies are crap at BBQsOoh, them’s fightin’ words: John Birmingham reckons Australians’ self-image as masters of the grill is totally overcooked. Greeks, Germans and even the Yanks would give us an absolute basting in a battle of the barbie.
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Hu and 420 others: Aussies on the beermat
As the PM issues soundbites over China’s detention of Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu, Crikey thought it pertinent to cast an eye over other, less prominent, Australians languishing in overseas gulags.
Rudd must tackle Islamophobia
Kevin Rudd must make tacking the growing problem of Islamophobia in Australia a key priority in government, writes Julie Posetti.
How John Howard forgot the fundamentals
There is no one great mass in politics. There are competing interest groups individuals identify themselves with – but individuals are the building blocks. This campaign, John Howard has forgotten that. If he loses, this will be why, writes Christian Kerr.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
Where’s the AWB scandal? … David Williamson … climate change … campaign issues that aren’t … super funds … Rudd chooses Rove …
David Williamson: Howard, morning walks and the ghosts of 1969
There are many reasons to wish Johnnie bon voyage, the most pressing being the thought of another eighteen months of television footage of his morning walks, writes David Williamson.
Abjorensen: We fear big business more than unions
The ongoing government advertising campaign about the Labor Party’s union links is highly questionable as a political tactic and might even be backfiring, writes Norman Abjorensen.
PM’s startling economic promise: lower wages
In case you’ve missed it, John Howard wants you to vote for him because he promises wages will be lower under a coalition government than under Labor, writes Michael Pascoe.
A follower not a leader be
When he talks about the war in Iraq, John Howard sounds like a true Burkean conservative. Prime Ministers of course should listen to the views of the people they represent but in the end they should have the courage to do what they think is right, writes Richard Farmer.
Your vote returned to sender?
Many Australians will be denied their vote this year – and that’s not just under-eighteens, foreigners, prisoners and pets – and a number of those will only find out when they front up to a booth on election day to flex their democratic muscle, writes GetUp!’s Ed Coper.
Numerology psephology: advice for the PM
Crikey’s Numerologist Clive Marshall, puts a different spin on the month of September for our ever-illustrious leaders. Advice maybe, information definitely.
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So members of the Exclusive Brethren don’t vote? … a poor understanding of basic economics … cave dwelling over BHP … Peter Garrett. MIA … there is no left, just 2 variations on right …
The Economy: where’s our wealth going?
Research from the Melbourne Institute finds that a growing number of Australians are running into debt, Henry Thornton explains.
Andrew Bartlett: our values have never been so threatened
Yesterday, the federal government displayed its willingness to flagrantly toss aside some of the most fundamental Australian values and norms, writes Andrew Bartlett.
Australia’s shopping duopoly is hurting consumers
While the majors can argue about market share figures, the reality is we shop in a virtual duopoly and it is doing us no favours at the checkout, says consumer watchdog CHOICE.
Great news for Howard: Newspoll shows Labor landslide
Today’s Newspoll had Labor ahead 56 to 44. It also showed most Australians, 62%, support the government’s intervention in Northern Territory Aboriginal communities.
ABC main electronic news source, newspapers decline
The ABC is the stand-out source for Australian news and current affairs, Roy Morgan research has found.
White fellas: we’re off the hook again
White Australia can now waste another decade working out ways to stop black fellas harming black fellas. And we’ll never have to address the issue of how white fellas harmed black fellas, and how we continue to, writes filmmaker Matt Mullins.
