Wondering what you've been missing over at Crikey? Here's a taste of today's edition, including Guy Rundle's take on the riots in Ferguson, Debbie Kilroy on the appalling treatment of Aboriginal women in prison and William Bowe on the rise of the micro-party in the Victorian election. Plus, we launch our Set In Stone project to keep Victorian politicians accountable to their election promises. Want to find out if Clive Palmer can claim Jacqui Lambie's senate spot as PUP property or why The Age is trying to sell you noodles? Click here to subscribe.
Keane: this is what efficiency looks like. Adelaide ABC staffers give Mark Scott a piece of their minds. Rundle: post-PUP Parliament is a mess -- and that’s a good thing. Barry O’Farrell calls bullshit and then backtracks. Herald Sun says jump, Vic leaders ask how high. New Essential polling: voters reject ABC cuts. Family First in bed with the far Right. Lambie joins a long list in Clive’s burn book. Freya Newman dodges jail. And MPs wear their politics for a cause.
The ABC cuts: what we know after Mark Scott’s address to staff. How the Liberals are funnelling votes from migrant communities. What Bishop’s Barrier Reef squabble says about the Abbott govt. A new boss for Sunday Night after office punch-up. The mysterious property developers behind Family First. Is the Tele taking cash for comment? Lord Monckton returns. The airline boss who says Malaysia lied about MH370. Medibank frenzy all hype. And have we found the worst campaign jingle ever?
Keane: this ain’t the mid-term blues, Abbott is in deep trouble (even Bolt thinks so). Rundle on Obama’s immigration amnesty. Extortion at estimates. Lewis Review word cloud -- you’ll never guess which word appears most. ABC hires fresh blood amid cuts. She’s baaack! We compile the top 10 Pauline-isms. Hadley’s surprise support for public broadcasting. What we’ll lose when 7.30 state editions are dumped. And an East West Link cock-up?
Rupert’s wish list -- we count how many items the Abbott govt has ticked off. SBS can’t compete: media buyers shrug off Turnbull’s ad increase. Fairfax and the outsourced death notices. Keane: FOFA failure a win for good policy. Barry Spurr is back. Mayne: the mystery of the Saudi prince and his voting record. Boom Crash Opera muso rediscovers a love of prog. Razer: hands off my cream buns, sugar Nazis. And could there really be life on Mars?
Wondering what you're missing over at Crikey? Here's a taste of today's newsletter, including our exclusive on the mass sacking at SBS's Dateline, how tabloid talk of 'jihadi jelly-bellies' is taking the focus away from the real problem of Western men travelling to the Middle East to become jihadis and why 'social experiment' videos are actually elaborate practical jokes. Want to know why Guy Rundle thinks the WA government's plan to close down remote indigenous communities is straight-up racism or why Xi Jinping's promises to Australia mightn't be genuine? Click here to sign up to Crikey.
EXCLUSIVE: staff purge at SBS as Dateline cleaned out. Turnbull to announce budget slash and burn. Keane: internet anonymity in Brandis’ firing line. Rundle on forced assimilation in remote WA. Abbott’s lesson in geography. Why the Greens struggle in Vic. Two-timing Xi Jinping. Do moralistic gotcha videos actually work? Razer on the dreary porn of Fifty Shades of Grey. And Pyne’s desperate bid to save the ABC (from his colleagues).
SBS insider sacked for Crikey story. Rundle on Kim Kardashian's arse and other celestial bodies. Why you don’t have the right to be forgotten online. Battle of the Left turns nasty north of the Yarra. Why Serial is as addictive as crack. Free trade agreements are bad for the economy -- and China is no exception. Palmer’s resort goes the way of the dinosaurs. SBS/ABC rift over soccer rights. Rebekah Brooks and the angry emails. And Qld police bust out the moves.
Keane on the growing list of Tories who want climate action. Heart-on-sleeve passion and a broken electoral system: Rundle tracks the rise of Clive Palmer. Putin’s personal hotspot. Could Peter Greste be coming home? The Saudi Prince who turned on Murdoch. You’ll never guess who inspires Albo. We meet a motley collection of G20 protesters. The perfect PR of Barack Obama. And George Brandis red-faced.
Keane: make no mistake, the US-China climate pact is a huge blow for Abbott. Mayne’s showdown with Murdoch in LA. The companies making big bucks from the war on Islamic State. Vic Libs: from neo-Nazis to Tellytubbies. Rundle on America’s love affair with its military. Why the 2Day FM case matters. Razer on cheap media tricks. A little ditty ‘bout Tony and that wacky Russian kleptocrat. And you were right: Ms Tips wouldn’t know Phil Collins if she ran into him at a Blue Light disco.
