Glyn Davis was sighted in Canberra last week.
Michael Keenan, the sitting member for Stirling, couldn’t rustle up a supporter under 75 to hand out in Perth’s nothern suburbs. What happened to the young Libs?
When John Howard visited the Petrie electorate with Ms Gambaro, they went for morning tea at a Scarborough venue. Elaborate preparations were […]
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Was Channel 10 the first to break the election media blackout with a Family First advertisement at 12:03am Thursday morning?
Hi Crikey, it’s 12:05am and I just saw two Liberal party advertisements (from 12:04am - checked using telephone time service) on Channel 10. One about unions, the other I hadn’t seen before about Labor’s effect on […]
Tiger Airways sweating over delayed domestic debut
Tiger Airways’ domestic debut this Friday is coming down to the wire, writes Ben Sandilands.
That was the week that was…
In news just in: A filmmaker touring the country compiling a documentary on attractive young women’s body-image issues has got to be kidding…
When did public information campaigns become political?
The media blackout on election advertising in the electronic media kicks in next Wednesday. So all overt political campaigning is out. But what about the series of public service campaigns subliminally reminding Australians of government initiatives?
The Tampa that’s just docked in Camden
You’d think a proposal to build a school in a small semirural village on the outskirts of Sydney would be just another planning issue. The Council would advertise the plan, residents might raise objections based on parking or traffic or whatever. What could religion possibly have to do with it?
Media briefs and TV ratings
Ten puts a timebomb on Big Brother hosting couch … Daylight Saving, Kochie disrupt Sunday morning chat battle … Seven wins another week but at least it was closer … Last night’s TV ratings.
Crazy John: a man of faith
This guy was a really amazing person; a great salesman yes, but a deeply spiritual man who strove to be an integrated Muslim in Australia, despite all sorts of prejudice hurled his way, from all corners - including from his in laws, in the early years, writes Libbi Gorr.
Tips and rumours
The Howard Government’s media methods are under fire … again! Last week Sydney Morning Herald Education Editor Anna Patty was covering the first Higher School Certificate exam when she discovered the Industrial Technology paper contained a question inviting discussion on “the impact of government legislation on employees”. When a student told her that he found […]
Inside the Liberal bunker. CHQ if you like
My mission was to find out how the Liberal Party organizes its media machine during an election but I thought I was talking to a brevet major when media liaison officer Jim Bonner explained “I don’t know whether we’ll be making any comment about who’s who at CHQ”, writes Andrew Dodd.
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
Yesterday’s tabloids reported a stunning piece of research: Almost half of Australian women aged 18-41 were sexually abused as a child. Perhaps the federal government should send in the armed forces…
Can Brian Burke ever get a fair trial in WA?
Given the frentic media reporting of their activities over the past 12 months, could a jury of 12 people be found in WA today who haven’t already made up their minds about Brian Burke and Julian Grill? asks Greg Barns.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
World Youth Day … Flint, WorkChoices and myth … Turnbull and the pulp mill … Job Network and single mums … more sustance, less carping in Crikey … Iran and Israel …
Who’s the tycoon behind the not-so-very secret divorce?
The Sydney Morning Herald’s CBD column sails close to the wind today with an article on proceedings in the Family Court, writes Jonathan Green.
Tony Wheeler: Why we should still travel to Burma
Don’t go to Burma – say some Burma activists, but who is it that’s phoning back and emailing the stories from within the country? asks Lonely Planet founder Tony Wheeler.
Wheels up? Wheels down? Jetstar continues to contradict itself
Jetstar continues to say contradictory things about the double missed approach by one of its A320s to Melbourne Airport on July 21, in which the flight from Christchurch came to within 20 feet of the ground in fog after the pilots decided not to land in the conditions, writes Ben Sandilands.
F1 crime thriller hurtles towards its denouement
Grab another box of popcorn. The evolving story of espionage that is F1 in 2007 is heading towards an explosive final act, and it has little to do with what’s happening on the track. Andrew Maitland reports.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Crikey Says – 23 August, 2007
Peter Costello: “There’s nothing wrong with meeting the Exclusive Brethren, they’re Australian citizens just like anybody else.” Um right…
This transcript is Kevin Andrews’ “children overboard”
For how much longer does the Australian public have to put up with Kevin Andrews – our hapless Immigration Minister. Today with the release of 378 pages of the second record of interview by Federal Police with Dr Haneef once again Mr Andrews’ has been undermined by the facts, writes Greg Barns
Greg Barns: a victory over guilt by association
In addition to providing Dr Mohamed Haneef with a significant victory over the Australian government, Justice Jeffrey Spender’s judgment is a powerful rebuke to those politicians and conservative commentators who argue that our courts ought to defer to government when it comes to matters involving national security, writes Greg Barns. And we must guard against governments who believe in guilt by association. So says Justice Spender.
‘Us’ and ‘them’ leaves Muslims wedged in fear
Initial results of a national fear survey conducted by Professor Mark Balnaves and Anne Aly of Edith Cowan University show that “[w]here non-Muslim Australians may have a fear of travel on planes, Muslims had a fear of going out of the house, of going out into the community”. Post-Haneef, this is certainly the case.
Tips and rumours
A big loss. Commonwealth Bank is without a former star trader who has left the bank’s employment after losses of more than $100m came to light.
Painkiller Prexige. Novartis may have pushed for the 200mg reduction to 100mg with Prexige because they feared a rise in the number of liver-related adverse events would harm their attempt […]
Battle of F1’s lightweight heavyweights: Hamilton vs Alonso
Who doesn’t love a sporting spat? Formula One is home to arguably this year’s runaway winner in the battle of runaway egos, writes Andrew Maitland.
Coles and Wesfarmers continue delicate dance
Heavies from Coles and Wesfarmers have been in recent contact as the market has pushed the share prices of WES and CGJ to the point where either can cancel their betrothal, writes Rob Lake.
Week in words, week in numbers
In our fabulous Friday feature, we crunch the transcripts from the Sydney 7.45am ABC News Bulletin from Monday to Friday to take 400 pages of news and current events and squish it into this tag cloud for your perusal.
