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The opinion polls in Ireland are all pointing to a Yes vote in the referendum on whether to approve the European stability/fiscal/austerity treaty.

It is difficult to think of what the government can do to get people interested in something other than the sideshows of politics. E

In today’s Media Briefs: ACMA squibs while Austereo squirms … Simons: Oz revelations ‘unremarkable’ … Front Page of the Day … Journalists may face prison for identifying family and more …

All that effort made by Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Treasurer Wayne Swan to talk the Reserve Bank board into lowering official interest rates was not necessary.

I’m all for a bit of pomp and ceremony myself so I’m in favour of rescuing Doc Evatt’s wig from its display in the Old Parliament House and putting it on the head of Peter Slipper

I rather admire Tony Abbott for not being one of those ultra cautious politicians.

NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) released overnight its analysis of world temperatures for 2011 including an attempt to explain an apparent slowdown in the rate of global warming.

Greece has put a dampener on the New Year rally, warning that the country will have to leave the eurozone unless it can reach agreement with its international creditors over its latest €130 billion ($US170 billion) bailout package.

In today’s Media Briefs: Colin Myler apologises over News of the World phone hacking … Private eye describes NotW instruction to pose as journalist… US funds ponder move on Nine as CVC pulls back and more …

In today’s Media Briefs: Anyone hacked a phone? Me too! … Nine Perth chooses not to join the dots … Front Page of the Day …Neville Thurlbeck: NoW executives withheld information from MPs and more …

In today’s Media Briefs: SBS launches forum, TV debate on ethnic diversity … time for New York Times staffers to rat out their colleagues … OzTAM networking coding tactics and more …

When in doubt just wave the magic wand and declare across the board savings of whatever amount you need to make a promise sound plausible.

The gloomy headlines about the financial situation just keep coming.

What has been the result on the European financial markets that prompted the changes in governments?

As someone now at the age where senior’s moments are not unknown I winced when watching those video clips of Texas Governor Rick Perry forgetting the name of the third government department he was promising to abolish if and when he became President of the United States.

In today’s Media Briefs: Qantas watch … Tingle free from paywall … Qantas story drowns out in Melbourne Cup in social media discussions and more …

Want to watch real car crash television from Nine News? Footage of a live cross this morning highlights the troubles of a live cross. Plus, other news of the day.

Labor learned one thing from the defeat of Barrie Unsworth’s government all those years ago — it is not the opinions of a sensible majority that matters on election day but the militant minority who feel strongly about an issue.