Bernard Keane says the royal commission into child abuse will be transformative — and unpredictable. Amid the BBC scandal, what does Mark Scott do as the ABC’s “editor-in-chief”? Possum dissects the federal polling trends. And how the internet is killing the world’s oldest profession (yes, that one).
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Glenn Dyer’s TV ratings: Seven on a Cup winner
The race yesterday had 2.664 million metro and 3.584 million national viewers, which under-estimated the real viewing audience because it doesn’t include the millions watching in pubs, clubs, race courses and other venues across the country.
READ MOREHorse and hat parade easily tramples the F1 crowd
The money behind the Australian Grand Prix must stare in envy at the endless parade of horses, hats and money that flock to the Birdcage during Melbourne’s racing season.
READ MORETips and rumours
What’s behind the Mamamia sacking? … some ABC insiders jealous of Crabb … ad war looms in Geelong …
READ MORECrikey says: having a punt on a media stunt
It’s the race that stops … oh, spare us. We’re more interested in the US race (Rundle, Richardson and Poll Bludger report). Chris Mitchell — the country’s most powerful journo? — tells us he’ll quit The Australian. And inside St John’s — it’s more rowdy than our Cup sweep.
READ MOREA Rich List field of dreams: who’s behind the Cup stayers
Getting a horse in the Melbourne Cup field is an expensive business — even if racing idealists call the Cup an egalitarian race. James Thomson surveys the field of horse owners.
READ MORENew NotW claims … Brown’s newspaper licences … the political hashtag …
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.
READ MOREWhy 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.
READ MORELloyd 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.
READ MOREAn 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.
READ MORESo 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?
READ MOREThe 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.
READ MOREThe 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.
READ MORECup-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.
READ MOREThe 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.
READ MOREEnjoy 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!
READ MORECup 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.
READ MOREWilson 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.
READ MOREMelbourne 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.
READ MOREPhoto 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.
READ MOREInterest 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.
READ MOREInterest 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…
READ MOREBig cup done and dusted by Irish trifecta
Yesterday’s gigantic sting by Shocking caught thousands upon thousands of pundits, coat-tuggers, gombeens and gobshites who all said that Bart could do no wrong, writes TP Maher.
READ MOREThe Cup races into first
Official stats have 2.563 million watching the Melbourne Cup yesterday, but with people watching in pubs and clubs and work, the audience was probably twice that and then a lot more.
READ MOREPHOTO 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.
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