Why does Peter Garrett cop a grilling about compromise when most other politicians successfully skate through their political careers without their conscience ever coming into it?
Defence Minister Brendan Nelson has announced that the rules of engagement have been rewritten so that the Navy and Customs have the power to shoot at illegal fishing boats as a last resort. But what about the kids on board who could get caught in the crossfire of Nelson's plan?
Today, the people John Howard has referred to as 'part of the psyche of this country' have spoken out -- the National Farmers Federation have announced that their peak policy making body has "made a unanimous decision to join with the Australian Business Roundtable on Climate Change in calling for early action on climate change."
The popularity of the humble cleanskin continues to grow – many consumers aren't ashamed to bring the homebrand equivalent of a drop to the dinner table these days, in fact, many buyers prefer to visit the local cleanskin shop over the bottle-o these days, but could the growth of unlabelled bottles backfire on the wine industry?
Peter Thomson, who spent fifteen years in the Fiji government service and was permanent secretary to the Fiji Governor General in 1987, told Crikey that he was experiencing a strong sense of deja vu this morning -- Thomson was jailed in 1987 after the second coup for his part in standing up against the military takeover.
Media commentators nationwide let out a collective gasp of horror on Monday as Naomi announced her resignation. Here at Crikey, we hold a strange affection for Naomi, and in a tribute to the Queen of Mea Culpas, we've pulled together a series of YouTube delights, to bring you a snaphot of a stellar career:
Just how much power can one man wield as the editor of the sole paper in a one paper town? As Kerry Stokes sniffs around The West Australian and the open warfare between editor Paul Armstrong and the Labor government escalates, Crikey asked Perth insiders for their take on the controversial paper and its editor.
Was the media mogul's unprecedented decision to pull OJ Simpson's "hypothetical memoir" If I Did It a moral or commercial call?
OJ Simpson’s "hypothetical memoir" about the 1994 slayings of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman has proved too much even for the broad tastes of Rupert Murdoch, whose News Corporation announced today that they're pulling the book.
Another unfortunate name gaffe from Opposition Leader Kim Beazley this morning, this time when attempting to express his condolonces to Rove McManus on the day of his wife Belinda Emmett's funeral.
