Police are victims of the dysfunctional communication systems of the Northern Territory Emergency Response as much as the Aboriginal people they are employed to serve, writes Claire Smith.
Consenting adults
Beware the politician who protesteth too much
Crikey / Thursday, 30 August 2007
Republican Senator Larry Craig is not gay and never has been. That was his explanation to the media the day after pleading guilty to lewd conduct in a Minneapolis airport bathroom.
Tasmanian tales: when celebrity falls flat
Crikey / Wednesday, 29 August 2007
Geoffrey Cousins’ timely input into the Tasmanian pulp mill debate has brought new hope to the island state’s anti-pulp mill army, which was suffering a form of melancholic inaction as approval of the $1.9 billion project seemed inevitable.
Local subprime loser an unwanted guest at S&P awards
Crikey / Wednesday, 29 August 2007
The winners of Standard & Poor’s Fund Manager of the Year Awards were announced at a gala ceremony in Melbourne, but there was one unwanted guest.
Child’s play in Second Life
Crikey / Wednesday, 22 August 2007
There are numerous avatars wandering around Second Life the size and appearance of children, writes David Holloway, editor of SLOZ, Australia’s Second Life news source.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Crikey Says (The Haneef Verdict) – 21 August, 2007
Crikey / Tuesday, 21 August 2007
This afternoon in the Brisbane division of the Federal Court, Justice Jeffrey Spender delivered his judgment in the case of Haneef v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. Depending on your point of view, it was either an egg in the face for the Government and Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews, or an indictment of nit-picking legal process. Each view is represented in this special Crikey edition. We’ve included the full judgment as well. Wise or woeful? You decide.
