Sydney’s Daily Telegraph should be applauded for this fine interest rates/Melbourne Cup quinella. Plus the latest from the Department of Corrections and other media news of the day.
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Why does anyone give a damn about the Melbourne Cup?
Of all the things that Melburnians waste money on and are disproportionately obsessed about, the Melbourne Cup is the worst. It’s proof white trash is a state of mind and has nothing to do with how much money you have, says Thomas Caldwell.
Lloyd Williams, $840m on, still driven by the lure of the Cup
This is the week that Lloyd Williams waits for all year. While Williams’ $840 million fortune might be built on property development and a canny investment strategy, it is the challenge of winning a Melbourne Cup that drives Williams these days.
Political snippets: An interest rate reduction on Cup Day?
For my Melbourne Cup Day bet I’ll be having a dollar on a reduction in the Reserve Bank’s official interest rate.
So you think you’ve seen the last of this great race horse?
Is So You Think heading overseas? And have we seen the last of this great race horse on Australian soil?
The secret to finding Melbourne Cup riches
There’s a big chance this year’s Cup will again end up in the trophy cabinet of a wealthy entrepreneur, writes SmartCompany editor James Thomson.
The Cup carnival strikes up the brand
Swathes of foreign visitors and corporations inject consumer dollars and marketing investment into the spring racing carnival, proving just what can be achieved when taxpayers aren’t picking up the tab.
Cup-winning jockey, 50 years on
A former teenage punter and Ballarat boarding school bookie, Ross Stapleton fulfills a long-time ambition to interview the jockey known as “the cups specialist” – W.A. (Billy Smith) now long retired at 82 on the Gold Coast.
The Brumby Dump: new racing commission probing misconduct
In its first eight months of operation, the Office of the Racing Integrity Commissioner has launched investigations into two separate complaints about misconduct in the Victorian racing industry, writes Swinburne University journalism student Lauren McShanag.
Daily Proposition: Enjoy the Cup from home — in style!
You mightn’t have got a ticket, but you don’t need to miss out on the fun. Nick Johns-Wickberg has some tips on how to get the most out of the Melbourne Cup — budget style!
Cup winning jockey recalls the moment 50 years on
A former teenage punter and Ballarat boarding school bookie fulfils a long-time ambition to interview the jockey known as “the cups specialist” – W.A. (Billy Smith) now long retired at 82.
Wilson Tuckey’s tips for the Cup
It is the race that stops the nation, but, with 24 runners doing battle over 3200 metres, it is also one of the toughest horse races to punt on. Former MP for O’Connor Wilson Tuckey gives his advice on picking a winner in the Melbourne Cup.
Melbourne Cup: the little horse that could
Little regarded Gothic Crown is just one giant step away from taking his place in the Melbourne Cup field. And if it can win Saturday’s Lexus Stakes then his trainer, Todd Balfour, could have a horse alongside sheikhs and Bart Cummings, writes the SMH’s Andrew Eddy.
Wankley Awards: Photo galleries of drunk people at the Melbourne Cup
Apparently people get drunk on the public lawns at the Melbourne Cup. Who knew? There is no news in this, just a ritualised annual tabloid photo-gallery parade of shame, vulnerability and intrusion. But try telling that to the Hun.
Interest rate horse puns: their cups runneth over
The priceless coincidence of two major news events occurring within an hour of each other yesterday had the nation’s top journalists jockeying relentlessly in their favourite pursuit: tenuously-linked punnage.
Interest rate rise small change for mug punters
Yesterday’s interest rate rise was, in monetary terms, roughly what we spent yesterday per head losing on the Cup. And if we just offset the cost of all the hats and champagne with the lost working hours spent on office sweeps…
PHOTO GALLERY: The drunks, the bogans and the freaks of the Melbourne Cup
It’s the inevitable photo gallery after every Melbourne Cup, rubbish everywhere, passed out sunburnt men and drunken girls being carried by friends. Australians are a classy lot.
Gittins: Have a flutter on the economy
If we can afford to gamble A$137 million on the Melbourne Cup, then we can afford to raise interest rates 0.25 percentage points, says Ross Gittins. Especially since we probably won’t see another rise until February.
Shocking. Watch punter Kevin go off
The PM was on Shocking in the Melbourne Cup. Which pretty much covers his response.
The Melbourne Cup: just a drunken school formal for grown ups
Bob Dumpling lets loose on the Melbourne Cup and the mess that happens on the other side of the track. No horses involved, just drunk D grade celebrities and fake charities funding the TAB. Time to grow up Australia.
Video of the Day: The 1896 Melbourne Cup
Footage from the 1896 Melbourne Cup: slightly fewer drunken women throwing up champagne all over their frocks, but pretty much the same as it is over 100 years later.
The powerful myth of the Melbourne Cup
Yep, get all the clichés out, today is the race that stops a nation, the sport of kings. But the Melbourne Cup is also a strong example of the distinct Australian social classes, from the supermodels in the birdcage to the country horse lovers.
