This week Barack Obama addressed Australian parliament and told us Americans could have no better friend. But, as some spoil sport Canadians spotted, it isn’t exactly the first time Obama has dished out that kind of praise, writes Richard Farmer.
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Political snippets: Obama a boon for Gillard
Labor election campaign planners will be delighted with how the visit of Barack Obama has turned out.
Media briefs: Obamarama … Nine doesn’t add up … Leveson inquiry latest …
Today’s media have gone into collective overdrive with the arrival yesterday of American President Barack Obama. Plus other media news of the day.
Video of the Day: Obama’s crackerjack strine
Julia Gillard tells the cute tale of how her partner, Tim Mathieson, promised Michelle Obama that they’d feed her husband, Barack, a proper meal during his trip in Oz before Obama gives some Aussie slang a burl, in this highlights package from last night’s state dinner.
Canberra royalty gather for lamb, jewfish and a US president
It was a glittering night for Australia’s most powerful as they headed to Canberra to dine with Barack Obama. Former PM John Howard, AFL boss Andrew Demetriou and crooner Kamahl were amongst the attendees, reports Tom Cowie.
Gazing into the (weapons stockpiled?) crystal ball of Darwin’s future
Following Julia Gillard’s announcement of a new US military base in Darwin, there have been no statements as to whether it will be used to stockpile and transit US cluster munitions, writes a wary NAJ Taylor.
Video of the Day: Herman Cain’s confusion on Libya
A journalist quizzed Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain on Barack Obama’s reaction to Libya and whether he supported it. Cue confusion from Cain on Libya on exactly what Obama had done in Libya and what Cain would do differently.
Crikey Says: Obama’s war on tiny planes
What kind of ally deprives our nation’s hacks of caffeine and our skies of tiny planes?
Obama arrives to an eager Aussie PM
Crikey media wrap: Airforce One will touch down in Canberra today, carrying US President Barack Obama on his much-awaited visit to Australia.
Media briefs: News Ltd clears News Ltd … 29 journos named in NotW claim … Underbelly sued …
Today’s NT News reports that US President Barack Obama has taken out crocodile insurance ahead of his brief Top End visit. Plus other media news of the day.
Political snippets: A picture’s worth not words but votes
Julia Gillard’s approval rating as measured by AC Nielsen is up six percentage points in a month that saw her stride naturally onto a world stage.
Political snippets: A troubling report on Europe
A report to be released today by the Demos think tank draws attention to the growth on the continent of extremist right wing political groups.
With a year to go, Obama must defy history
A year from now Americans will go to the voting booth to determine their next President. Obama, whose opinion polls are floating around the low 40s, will need to defy history to keep his job, according to The Washington Times.
Sarkozy: “we need the leadership of Barack Obama”
French President Nicolas Sarkozy went beyond extending a warm greeting to Barack Obama at this week’s G-20 summit, imploring the US Prez to get more involved in handling Europe’s debt crisis, reports Dave Boyer.
Dear Father Who Art in Heaven, Let Thy Pass Obama’s Jobs Plan
Barack Obama’s controversial plan to reduce unemployment has a new high profile supporter: God. At least according to the President, writes Stephen Collinson.
The doctrine of Obama and Bush: the whole world is a battlefield
American ideas of self-defence incorporate by stealth the Bush Doctrine of pre-emptive war, which had seemed discredited in international law until quietly revived by the Obama presidency, writes Richard A. Falk.
The Left still believe Obama is right
Barack Obama’s record low opinions polls have fed speculation that the political left have abandoned him. Data from Real Clear Politics suggests they are still very much on side, reports Adam Sorensen.
Obama’s best strategy for the Middle East? Do nothing
Those pushing Barack Obama to act on Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking should quiet down and remember there is little or nothing he can do. Obama’s top priority needs to be re-election, writes Aaron David Miller.
Obamacare goes to the Supreme Court
The constitutionality of Barack Obama’s health care reform is set to be decided by the Supreme Court during a highly charged political time: the middle of a presidential election, writes Jennifer Haberkorn.
