Funny old things, award nights. Great for back-biting, back-slapping, back-sliding, and even back flips, writes Margaret Simons.
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The nation’s pundits begin their predictions…
We’ve got them all, Graham Richardson, Andrew Bolt, Kim Beazley, Karl Stefanovic, astrologer Milton Black and callers Wayne and Warren. Crikey presents, the nation’s pick to win. Here’s what pundits have predicted on TV and radio…
Rupert says “sorry” for drunken Glenn Milne assault
Well, it was “mission accomplished” in Adelaide yesterday afternoon – sort of. The world’s most powerful media mogul, Rupert Murdoch, said “sorry” for the Glenn Milne assault at last year’s Walkleys – but he stopped short of agreeing to pay the $65 physio bill, writes Stephen Mayne.
Newspoll brings out another Shanahan spin masterclass
All lovers of quality political spin should go out right now and buy, or preferably steal, today’s edition of The Australian. It’s a keeper, writes David MacCormack.
Clive Hamilton: the Treasurer gets his wish
The Government’s decision to reframe the interest rate rise as a warning to the electorate to stick with the party they trust more to manage the economy is not a panic reaction but one that has been considered for some time, writes Clive Hamilton.
Who pulled Nine’s worm debate? The mystery deepens
It’s not just the worm that’s turned. The entire Nine Network has gone feral in the wake of last night’s leaders debate, writes Andrew Dodd.
Murdoch control-freaks out in force ahead of AGM
It’s now less than 12 hours before proceedings kick off at the News Corp AGM and it seems Rupert’s security people are paranoid the world over, writes Stephen Mayne.
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
The letters pages of The Australian ran a piece of correspondence from former PM Paul Keating today. Unfortunately, they omitted the final paragraph…
Laurie and Cheryl, Kruddy and the strippers – and poison from the dwarf
“Let it go Laurie. None of us is a paragon of virtue.” Or So Glenn Milne wrote in The Australian back in 2002 when Laurie Oakes went into print with the Cheryl and Gareth yarn. So why did he think Kevin Rudd’s brief visit to a strip club was so notable?
Milne’s version distorted by the unsubstantiated
Glenn Milne’s piece in News Corporation’s Sunday tabloids about Kevin Rudd’s drunken visit to Scores nightclub in New York with News Corporation editor Col Allan, and Labor MP Warren Snowdon, is an excellent example of deliberate journalistic distortion.
Digging deeper into Kevin Rudd’s past
There’s some more Queensland murk being stirred up that might be designed to further muddy the waters for Rudd, writes Mark Bahnisch.
Scores affair: a study in what makes a yarn a story
Another day on which to join the dots to get the picture on how Canberra works, and once again to ask the question: can the Gallery actually get a story without having to rely on noxious drip feeds?
Pauline’s politics for pleasure and profit
A piqued Pauline Hanson has angrily rejected suggestions she is standing for parliament yet again simply for the public funding.
Scores: good clean fun?
A visit to Scores — innocent laddish fun? Maybe – but there’s usually another side to these sorts of joints, and the New York Daily News had plenty to say about Scores just over two years ago, writes Christian Kerr.
