Why are Ministers dodging talking to the Brisbane Courier-Mail and putting answers in writing? Because the Courier’s journos regularly get facts wrong, writes a former QLD government spinner.
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The James Hardie spin doctor News Limited forgets
Greg Baxter is one of those people journalists forget about when they’re criticising other corporates for having spin doctors, writes a keen court watcher.
Richard Farmer’s political bite-sized meaty chunks
Drink less but worry more … As the weekend went on the alarm about the booze continued … Forget the sham - Follow the Congressional practice … A serious attempt at internet news … Wine companies would be fined but will juicy ones? … A Zoroastrian investment …
ARU’s financial woes welcome news for rival codes
The significant financial challenges facing the Australian Rugby Union will create considerable interest in the hierarchy of the Australian Football League and the National Rugby League – for quite different reasons, writes Jeff Wall.
Reality check: Broccoli with your politics
I hope John Howard is eating his broccoli. All those morning walks without wearing a hat. Maybe readers of The Age will forward him the article from today’s top five on the paper’s website that suggests broccoli can prevent the damage from the ultraviolet light that often leads to skin cancer, writes Richard Farmer.
NRL grapples with growing problem
The big news in rugby league today is not last night’s golden point match – the third in one weekend – but some serious charges directed principally at the Melbourne Storm over the “grapple” tackle, and an even more dangerous version nicknamed “the crusher”.
Political favours and climate change: what goes around …
Long time Howard supporter and federal member for Tangney Dennis Jensen this morning hung out his — and perhaps his party’s — climate change scepticism for all to see, writes Thomas Hunter.
The anatomy of a national emergency
The government’s intervention in the Northern Territory has dominated much of the media for a close to a fortnight, but appears to have passed voters by.
