Who gets Ted Kennedy’s millions?Although no-one knows exactly what Ted Kennedy was worth, he died close to the peak of his wealth, and had hundreds of millions tied up in a complex system of blind trusts. The Daily Beast unravel the complex web to work out who gets what.
Money
Is money the only thing that motivate lawyers?
What motivates Australian lawyers? Money, according to a national survey published late last week. We asked two lawyers for their view. Greg Barns and Peter Faris weigh in.
Money: the paper painkiller
Scientists have found that money weilds more than just economic power: just handling cash can help reduce social discomfort and even physical pain — and our brains may even unconsciously substitute money for love.
Stuff we like: superbugs and organic farming in India
Attention, not money, is the new currency. “Attention,” write Thomas Mandel and Gerard Van der Leun in their 1996 book Rules of the Net, “is the hard currency of cyberspace.” They’re dead on. As the Net becomes an increasingly strong presence in the overall economy, the flow of attention will not only anticipate the flow of […]
Four weeks in, Howard launches
Launch? More like a moment’s respite from the interminable tedium of the campaign that never ends, writes Jonathan Green.
Media briefs and TV ratings
Haneef interview disappoints for 60 Minutes and Nine … The Oz’s John Lyons is Middle East bound … “Buckets” Browne looks to rewrite the rules … Last night’s TV ratings.
