Capital punishment for all the kids… Herald Sun demonstrates hanging… Bud Light swear jar…
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Media briefs and TV ratings
What have Seven got planned for Saturday night? … Another ratings endorsement for Kevin07 … Kostakidis has settled, now for Stan the Man? … Last night’s TV ratings.
Errington: Both sides dragging the chain on the internet
This was supposed to be the internet election. Unfortunately, someone forgot to tell Australia’s major political parties. writes Wayyne Errington.
Bombing Iran – is the US getting serious?
The term “pre-emptive strike” is once again being bandied about in the US as momentum around the Iran debate builds off the back of controversial Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit to the US.
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
While bad things are still perpetrated by bad regimes, one important thing has changed for obnoxious despots — they can’t hide their bastardry from the rest of the world any more.
Gerald Stone and the death of Mary Kostakidis
Plenty of publicity today about the position of SBS newsreader, Mary Kostakidis with a report in The Australian saying she is going to sue. And there has been plenty of comment as well about those responsible for this situation happening, writes Glenn Dyer.
Justice Spender: Why Haneef got his visa back
Justice Jeffrey Spender, awarding victory today to Dr Mohamed Haneef in his fight to have his 457 visa reinstated, concludes:
Justice Jeffrey Spender, awarding victory today to Dr Mohamed Haneef in his fight to have his 457 visa reinstated, concludes: “In my opinion … the test which the Minister applied was not the test called for by s 501(6)(b). As the result of this misconception as to what the exercise of the statutory power entailed, there was a purported, but not a real exercise of the power conferred by s 501(3).”
Terror arrests spark a feeding frenzy
It’s always fun to see the meeja at their salivating, blood-thirsty, xenophobic, ignorant, demonising best, and Brisbane’s bunch have come to the fore since Monday night.
