I know it sound perverse, but I want Germaine and Janet to seduce me, writes John Armstrong
Janet Albrechtsen
Crikey Says: Crikey says
These are indeed lean days for cronyism.
Waiting for Albrechtsen’s mea culpa to Canada
I was expecting a big mea culpa from Janet Albrechtsen now that the Canadian Human Rights Commission has dismissed a complaint made by an Islamic group, writes Greg Barnes. No luck.
Truth the first casualty of the booze wars
Unfortunately, Australia’s newspaper readers might despair at getting an accurate view of the alcohol guidelines to be distributed by the National Health & Medical Research Council, writes Geoff Munro.
Young Libs still chasing their whale
In The Oz today, Janet Albrechtsen gives a free plug to the Young Liberals’ “Education, not indoctrination” campaign, writes Jeff Sparrow.
Hang on a minute! Neo-con half-truths under the microscope
Neo-cons and the missing Muslim turned Catholic … Speaking out through keeping mum … Challenging Janet (again) …
The Australian’s Manne-hunt
Someone should hand out valium at the offices of The Australian, writes Clive Hamilton.
ABC board: are we reaching the end of the political stack?
Tomorrow marks the beginning of the end of the stacking of the ABC Board, writes Margaret Simons.
Albrechtsen breaks her ABC rule
Conservative columnist and ABC Board member, Janet Albrechtsen, has breached her promise not to criticise the ABC in public after yesterday taking a swipe at Melbourne’s 774 presenter, Jon Faine, writes Andrew Dodd.
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
Today Crikey subscribers itching for inside running on American politics can begin their crash course with Guy Rundle’s essay length primer into the substantial but intriguing mysteries of the party primaries and the US presidential elections.
Is Janet a Heffer?
The Liberal post mortems may have only just begun, but it’s never too early to start thinking of the next election, writes Christian Kerr.
Henderson: Howard’s culture wars are greatly exaggerated
Australia’s cultural institutions are much the same now as when John Howard became prime minister in March 1996, writes Gerard Henderson.
Tips and rumours
Is Caroline Overington’s fall from grace finally complete? Yesterday, The Australian, which backed her so well at the start but has since gone quiet and apologised to readers for what they described as an “incident”, quietly removed her Blog. Overington, described by her employer variously as an investigative journalist or “colour writer”, used to have […]
Rundle v Albrechtsen: Round 3
To quote that noted philosopher Carole King, she hit me and it felt like a kiss. Things are so bad inside the News Ltd Surry Hills bunker that the Oz’s op-ed pages are being used for close combat fighting against the barbarians, writes Guy Rundle.
Albrechtsen should look for bias a little closer to home
Janet Albrechtsen claims that IR expert John Buchanan is anything but neutral on politics, but he’s not the only one. What about Oz opinion editor Tom Switzer’s strong affiliation with the right? asks Jeff Sparrow.
