Contrary to popular opinion, the Australian housing industry is alive and doing sort of OK, writes Glenn Dyer.
International
Rundle 08: Front row seats at Glaciergate
It was eight forty-five am, and the room was already full to bursting, with a dozen camera news crews at the back setting up, stealing each other’s pitch. Guy Rundle files from Troopergate.
Richard Farmer’s political bite-sized meaty chunks
Meaty snippets from the home of government, Richard Farmer writes.
Is Russia boycotting the US financial markets?
There’s strong suggestion that Russia is cutting back on its purchases of US Government debt, especially the debt of those struggling mortgage twins, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, writes Glenn Dyer.
So what’s so good about the world’s biggest radio telescope?
Most of us were under the impression that Prime Minister Rudd was in New Zealand to talk about climate change, until Helen Clark dropped the bombshell, writes Eleri Harris.
Richard Farmer’s political bite-sized meaty chunks
Meaty snippets from the home of government, Richard Farmer writes.
Georgia v Russia: What the papers say
Russia fails to withdraw after a treaty and the US reassesses ties with their old arch rival.
CEO of Walmart confirms global slowdown spreading
Despite improvement outside the US, Lee Scott, CEO of Walmart, was quoted in the Financial Times as saying he saw signs the slowdown in the US was moving across the world,
Georgia v Russia wrap: Putin 1, Saakashvili 0
After six days of intensive fighting that left homes in ruins, over 1000 dead and uprooted 100,000 people, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has declared mission accomplished and agreed to a ceasefire, writes Sophie Black.
Hamdan conviction the best the US can come up with?
If winning the ‘war on terror’ involves convicting the drivers and bodyguards of Osama bin Laden, the empire planners in Washington might as well go into speedy retirement, writes Binoy Kampmark.
Five-hour delay for wounded Australians
The wounding of two ADF personnel has again raised the question of the support Australian forces are providing for personnel conducting operations around Tarin Kowt, writes Bernard Keane.
Crikey Says: Crikey says
The Russians are backing separatists in South Ossetia with all the might of its revitalised military – while the “international community”, including Australia, regards South Ossetia as belonging to Georgia – nice, pro-Western, anti-Russian Georgia.
Georgia v Russia II: What the papers say
Where exactly is South Ossetia? Why are Russians throwing bombs at these people? And why is the Georgian leader asking the USA for help? Here’s a helpful explainer, writes Eleri Harris.
Georgia, Russia: blogging as the bombs come down
Around midnight I heard some roaring, ran up to the window and saw shaft of fire, explosions at the port and heard a deafening noise, writes Georgian blogger Veronica Khokhlova.
Georgia v Russia I: What happened and who’s to blame?
The conflict between Georgia and Russia over South Ossetia has its roots in the break-up of the Soviet federation. But it may also be a case of Georgian military miscalculation, says Dr David Lockwood, specialist in Russian politics at Flinder University.
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