Sophie Mirabella’s time to address the House of Reps may have expired, but that didn’t stop or dilute the cranky opposition MP, whose angry rant against the carbon tax resulted in her getting booted out of the chamber for 24 hours. The footage has arrived …
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Video of the Day: Pash watch in carbon tax jubilation
There was a kiss for Greg Combet, of course. And Anthony Albanese. Jenny Macklin. Wayne Swan. But amid the celebrations for a successful vote on the carbon tax legislation, the parliamentary cameras panned away from Julia Gillard at the crucial moment — a prime ministerial pash with the man she deposed, Kevin Rudd. (Thankfully, the still snappers […]
Video of the Day: Video of the Day: Egyptian govt drives into citizens
An unbelievable video of (apparently) military vehicles slamming into Christian protesters in Cairo yesterday.
Video of the Day: Rupert Murdoch on Fox and Friends
Kerry Packer being interviewed by Ray Martin on Channel Nine was always pretty awkward. But this Fox News chat with News Corporation patriarch Rupert Murdoch and network boss Roger Alies is near-excruciating. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com
Video of the Day: A Bellagio-style show made by water pistols
It seems clear that most of the Crikey team wasted their childhoods by not making rad videos such as this …
Video of the Day: Steve Jobs’ life as told by Steve Jobs
In 2005, university dropout Steve Jobs gave the commencement address at Stanford University. It’s a wonderful speech, outlining Jobs’ birth, getting sacked from Apple, his creations with Pixar and his search for finding work that he loves. Most poignantly, he discusses his battle with cancer and his views on death.
Video of the Day: Feasting on information junk food
There’s so much blabbing about how Facebook and Google are stealing your information, that it’s easy to tune out. But pay attention to this TED video. Online activist Eli Pariser shows how online algorithms keep you in your own personal internet filter bubble, where only stories and news based on your own political views and interests appear.
Video of the Day: First Lady of Iceland joins debt crisis protesters
On the weekend thousands of Icelandic residents gathered outside parliament, protesting the government’s handling of the debt crisis. One MP was knocked to the ground by an egg hurled at his head but that didn’t stop the First Lady of Iceland, Dorrit Moussaieff, from climbing the security fence to join the crowd.
Video of the Day: Occupying Wall Street — the rallying cries
Tighter regulation, finance reform and transparency between politicians and corporations are some of the reasons thousands 0f protesters occupied Wall Street on the weekend, as they explain in this on the scene video.
Video of the Day: Frank and Louie — the world’s oldest two-face cat
Having recently turned 12, a (literally) two-faced cat has become the oldest of its kind. Because it has faces, it has two names: Frank and Louie. Their best friend is a parrot that sings opera.
Video of the Day: The men who crashed the world
As the global markets continue to look shaky, it seems an appropriate time to check out this Al Jazeera documentary series Meltdown. Pull up a chair — it’s 40 minutes — and examine the world of greed and recklessness on Wall Street that brought us the Global Financial Crisis of 2007-08.
Video of the Day: Mad Men’s Don Drap pitches Facebook Timeline
The sound is a little muffled but the pitch is crystal clear: Mad Men’s Don Drap sells Facebook’s latest innovation, Facebook Timeline.
Video of the Day: The (digital) Dead Sea Scrolls
In their latest endeavour to bring inaccessible art, artefacts and locations to virtual environments, Google have captured the Dead Sea Scrolls online through stunning high resolution photographs.
Video of the Day: Copycat Coles and their lookalike products
Ever noticed that products on the supermarket shelf sometimes look kind of similar? This video by mUmBRELLA reveals the extent to which Coles brand products are packaged very much like their competition.
Video of the Day: Rick Perry’s official campaign video
The first third is directed like a slick indie horror film and the remainder like a sickeningly cheesy American action epic. Presenting the official Rick Perry Presidential campaign video.
Video of the Day: Atlanta residents protest scheduled execution of Troy Davis
The controversial scheduled (and delayed) execution of Georgian man Troy Davis has sparked uproar across America. This semi-experimental video provides a vivid account of a protest in Atlanta yesterday.
Video of the Day: Bill O’Reilly threatens to quit
Bill O’Reilly detractors have reason to cheer: the infamous right-wing US firebrand has threatened to quit his show if Barack Obama raises his taxes. And for O’Reilly fans, it’s another reason to dislike the President. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com
Video of the Day: The You Betcha! trailer
This racy, goss-filled trailer for Nick Bloomfield’s upcoming Sarah Palin gonzo documentary You Betcha! is enough to make politics wonks chalk it down as a must-see.
Video of the Day: Opening of the 2011 Emmys
Check out host Jane Lynch — Sue Sylvester from Glee — in her opening number at the Emmys ceremony this morning. Best bit is when she visits the set of Mad Men …
Video of the Day: George Lucas Strikes Back
It’s the greatest action adventure never made: the story of how the real George Lucas escaped capture and devoted his life to finding the talentless hack who made the Star Wars prequels.
Video of the Day: The best exit ever from a reality TV show
Reality TV often gets a bum rap, but with moments such as this — arguably the best exit ever from a reality show — the genre’s fortunes may be turning around …
Video of the Day: GOP debate: do the uninsured deserve to die?
During this week’s GOP debate Ron Paul was asked whether a man who needs intensive care for six months and doesn’t have health insurance deserves government welfare. The crowd cheered when he answered in the negative then, when the mediator further quizzed him on whether society should let him die, multiple voices yelled “yeah!”.
Video of the Day: World’s largest water balloon fight
What does the world’s largest water balloon fight look like? There’s a lot of people. A lot of balloons. A lot of mess.
Video of the Day: Cartman’s search for the truth about 9/11
Determined to “blow the lid off this 9/11 conspiracy”, truth finder Eric Cartman decides he needs to find out what really happened on September 11. To help him along, he has a song … Mystery of the Urinal DeuceGet More: SOUTHPARKmore…
Video of the Day: Obama’s American Jobs Act address
His poll numbers may be dropping but his oratory skills are still tip-top. Addressing a joint session of Congress, Barack Obama extolled the virtues of his American Jobs Act and implored colleagues to pass the legislation “right away”.
