A Britney Spears concert is presumably a mass of gyrating, fireworks and lip-syncing. But the Victorian government wants concert goers to be made aware when music isn’t technically ‘live’. Do we really need to be protected?
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Clean energy our government doesn’t want to know about
Australian iventor Fred Sundermann has created a breakthrough renewable energy alternative. So why is government bureaucracy blocking him almost every step of the way?
Tips and rumours: Easter bunnyload of hot tips
A bucketload of anonymous tips sent to Crikey. Has KPMG sacked 50 people in Perth? And is The Gruen Transfer offending its audience?
Is the Victorian Government running without data backups?
At Victorian Government offices, there hasn’t been a full data backup in more than a year, writes Stigherrian.
The Victorian Opposition and FOI bungling
When it comes to using that inveterate tool of opposition parties — freedom of information laws — the Vic Libs are still on training wheels it seems, writes Greg Barns.
How fire refuges became a thing of the past
Once considered a practical, even obvious approach to bushfire safety, the provision of designated Fire Refuges in at-risk communities has fallen out of favour, writes Chris Paver.
The Grattan Institute: Centre for Ruddist Thinking
The $50 million Grattan Institute is about remake the think tank landscape in the PM’s image, writes Andrew Crook.
Clash of the titans: Brumby v Rudd
Sometimes the difference between our Federal and State leaders is thrown into stark contrast, writes Bernard Keane.
Bushfires or the biggest backburns in living memory?
Lionel Elmore calls for a Royal Commission into preventative fires.
Teachers’ rights, a parable
Political correctness in the area of child protection has reached dizzying heights of absurdity in its desire to ensure that students are safe from sexual misconduct by teachers, writes Greg Barns.
Port Phillip dredging risks a tidal flood
The worst case scenarios of getting Victoria’s channel deepening project are, frankly, frightening. Lionel Elmore investigates.
