Noel Pearson is ‘our’ Obama? Albrechtsen’s swatch politicsJanet Albrechtsen dubbed Indigenous leader Noel Pearson as Australia’s answer to Barack Obama. Is that because they’re both, um, black? asks Guy Rundle.
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Crikey Says: The Trioli Awards
Crikey honours ABC2 host Virginia Trioli’s finger-twirling candour with a new award for public waffle.
Crikey Says: Dear diary: by Kevin Rudd
So what exactly does PM Kevin Rudd think of Brendan Nelson quitting and forcing a byelection? Luckily, Crikey has access to Rudd’s diary, thanks to The Oz…
Planet Albrechtsen takes a swipe at Rudd and religion
Planet Janet Albrechtsen has a fairly lacklustre attack on the Ruddster and religion in today’s Oz.
Iranian rebellion inspired by the West? Not so much.
They’re risking their lives. We’re debating utes. You’d think that, in local discussions of Iran, a certain humility would prevail. But not so for Janet Albrechtsen, writes Jeff Sparrow.
Guy Rundle: None the Weisser on Planet Albrechtsen
Janet Albrechtsen takes a swipe at Guy Rundle. Rundle hits back.
Guy Rundle: Planet Janet re-orbits and the last word on The Monthly
Guy rundle takes aim at Janet Albrechtsen, The Monthly and Melanie Phillips.
Media briefs: Albrechtsen tells the left to lighten up
Guy Rundle responds to Janet Albrechtsen’s comments about lefties; WSJ maps newspapers’ deaths and Ten stops doing the Bartman.
ABC/SBS board appointments: step up from Howard
It’s been a long wait, but the first fruits of the Government’s new ABC Board appointments process have emerged, writes Bernard Keane.
Media briefs: HuffPo journalism fund… Molly, er, jolly…
All the news on the news makers. Including the story that Twitter is O.V.A.
Why Albrechtsen is wrong on executive pay
For a former commercial lawyer, Albrechtsen shows a surprising lack of business awareness, writes Adam Schwab.
Albrechtsen defends the indefensible: executive salaries
Who would dare to defend multimillion dollar executive remuneration? Why, Janet Albrechtsen, of course, writes Jeff Sparrow.
The Melbourne Cup field of the next Bradfield preselection
Janet Albrechtsen is right about one thing: Brendan Nelson wasn’t part of the Liberal Party establishment, writes Irfan Yusuf.
When will Tom Switzer condemn the war on terror?
Can the man who brought Janet Albrechtsen to the national stage now honestly claim he was never a neo-Con after all? Asks Irfan Yusuf.
Albrechtsen: recycling right wing drivel
News Ltd has its very own Albrechtsen Unit, the length of time – usually two to three weeks – that it takes to recycle some right-wing drivel from foreign commentators, writes Bernard Keane.
News Ltd love Sarah Palin’s scaly bits
Ms Barracuda thinks that God Himself endorsed the invasion, just as, from His great Halliburton office in the sky, He gave the thumbs-up to $30 billion natural gas pipeline in Alaska, writes Jeff Sparrow.
Can someone let Sarah Palin know that the Republican Party has been running the USA for the past eight years…
Fast food has an opinion.
Redefining the role of SBS in the digital revolution
During the Howard years, Australian media underwent a revolution, writes Bernard Keane.
The Crikey Ethicist: Flirting with Germaine and Janet
I know it sound perverse, but I want Germaine and Janet to seduce me, writes John Armstrong
Crikey Says: Crikey says
These are indeed lean days for cronyism.
New Matilda / Monday, 2 November 2009
Newspaper editors’ new schtick appears to be giving column inches to commentators whose words are controversial, but intellectually barren, says Jason Wilson. It may pull in more readers, but ultimately, it damages the masthead.