Jetstar’s explanations of how one of its jets came to within 20 feet of the ground during an aborted landing at Melbourne is in some doubt, writes Ben Sandilands.
Is there something dodgy about the big banks’ off-sheet conduits?
Lots of publicity has been given to the Deutsche Bank report casting doubt on St George Bank’s accounts. And it raises some serious questions about disclosure and the big banks’ use of conduits set up off balance sheet to raise money and make loans.
Calling Crikey citizen journalists
Do you live in a key electorate? One of the handful of seats that will decide Election 2007? Fancy yourself as a citizen journalist (whatever that is)? Need a sturdy, reputable soapbox for your undoubtedly pithy observations of real politik? If you answered yes to any of these questions, read on.
Tips and rumours
Just as well the Prime Minister didn’t claim “mission accomplished” when he visited Ntaria (Hermannsburg) yesterday. His famous “medical checks” of the kids only reached 210 out of 290 of the children at the community, barely 70%. Sensis (Telstra subsidary) staff are not being paid their personal PDP or company bonuses this year even after […]
Democratic struggle not violence: Zimbabwean leader
Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, currently visiting Australia, had a full round of appearances in Melbourne yesterday, including an interview with Tony Jones on Lateline and a public lecture in the evening at Melbourne University.
The AFL drug scandal: no public interest and no ethics
In the absence of any evidence to show there was a public interest in publishing the medical records of two AFL players, it appears that Channel Seven and its reporter Dylan Howard are in breach of both the television industry’s code of practice and the code of ethics of the journalism profession.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
Telstra and the Child Support Agency respond … failing the citizenship test … a Howard spending spree … Margaret Pomeranz and SBS … David Flint …
AFL blaming the whistleblowers, not the system
The real story behind the latest AFL drugs story is the critical failure of the AFL drug detection and results management system. Blaming ambitious journalists does nothing to disguise that, writes Adam Schwab.
Turnbull and the curse of Wentworth
Can Malcolm Turnbull defy the Curse of Wentworth? It’s a blue ribbon Liberal seat, but the last member who had anything like a successful career was Bob Ellicott, Malcolm Fraser’s first attorney-general, who retired back in 1981, writes Christian Kerr.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups
Jack Marx responds … the Haneef verdict … Kevin Rudd, Scores and the press … Rudd & Scores - Cut the blokey crap … drinking and private lives … Christian Kerr and his Liberal Party loyalty pathology …
Tips and rumours
Contrary Mary? It’s a shame that today’s media reports on SBS focus on the Mary and Stan fall-out. To be honest, Mary can be hard work at the best of times. A newsroom functions because of team work and it shouldn’t just be about the newsreader, she’s one of a team and should act like […]
A Wesfarmers-Coles deal is still the best bet
The overwhelming view among them is that the Coles Wesfarmers deal is by far the best option, and quite possibly the only way forward for Coles. Despite what commentators say, writes Rob Lake.
Hanson: dancing with Lazarus
Can Pauline Hanson defy all the odds and return to Canberra? The Redhead has lodged the required documents with the AEC for her party - Pauline’s United Australia Party and the process is advertised in today’s newspapers.
Prime time TV advertising set to increase
The industry’s lobby group, Free TV Australia, has, very quietly, sought public comment on a plan to add an extra minute of advertising to prime time, from 6pm to midnight, seven days a week in the campaign.
High alert: memo from HR re Non Productive Time
Check out the email thread between a hapless worker and the HR department re Non Productive Time (sorry, NPT) that would make Samuel Beckett proud.
Auckland academic to student: Dad’s dead? I don’t believe you.
A respected academic at Auckland University has been summarily dismissed because of an angry email he sent to a struggling student.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Crikey Says – 8 August, 2007
Two graphs, two trends and a little food for thought.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Crikey Says – 6 August, 2007
The next question is, of course, who ratted on the rodent?
Tips and rumours
Who will be the editor of the WSJ? Smart money says the field is down to two candidates: Robert Thomson of The Times and Chris Mitchell of The Australian. Interesting that Rupert does not appear to be considering a local for the job, but two Australians. Charity begins at home. I’ve attached an email sent from […]
Collins dictionary: cool as a street-smart Christian
Well, slap my rump with a lexicon of Latin roots and call me Samuel Johnson. I anticipate tomorrow with the sort of frenzy normally reserved for a new Alanis Morissette recording. This is, of course, to say not much frenzy at all. For, tomorrow is the day that the Collins Australian Dictionary will be available in its newest edition.
The lost opportunities of NITV
Communications Minister Helen Coonan launched the new National Indigenous Television network (NITV) on Friday the 13th of July. But black media politics in Australia can be vicious and the launch has left some noses seriously out of joint, particularly those from the existing Indigenous Community Television (ICTV) network, whose content looks to have been pinched by the new initiative, writes Bob Gosford.
Liberal factional schism is the Towke of the town
Another day, another set of detailed accounts of factional schism in the Sydney branches of the Liberal Party arrives in the Crikey email. Here are the latest offerings. We don’t know who sends them and can only guess at the agendas in play, but a pattern is emerging: bitter internal chaos eagerly discussed.
