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Tips and rumours

From the Crikey grapevine, whispers from behind closed doors.


The promotional material for this event promises "the whole truth and nothing but the truth".

An 'intimate' evening with Shane Warne

The promotional material for this event promises "the whole truth and nothing but the truth".

The Australian Signals Directorate wants government agencies to block internet ads.

How will the government learn the one weird trick to reduce belly fat?

The Australian Signals Directorate wants government agencies to block internet ads.

Dimity Paul, a former staffer in the Victorian government and member of Farrell's Shoppies' union faction, is new a FIFO electorate officer in South Australia.

Don Farrell's electorate officer lives in Melbourne

Dimity Paul, a former staffer in the Victorian government and member of Farrell's Shoppies' union faction, is new a FIFO electorate officer in South Australia.

Cory Bernardi was missing from the usual prayer service before the opening of Parliament.

Everyone is at church, but where's Judas?

Cory Bernardi was missing from the usual prayer service before the opening of Parliament.

Hint: not Cory Bernardi, but the other one.

Who is Australia's biggest Putin fan?

Hint: not Cory Bernardi, but the other one.

<em>Crikey</em> sister site <em>The Mandarin</em> booted from public event.

A public event with no journos allowed

Crikey sister site The Mandarin booted from public event.

A source says rumours about Liberal preselections are coming from Labor -- trying to transfer the heat?

Rumours abound in Victorian Liberal preselection

A source says rumours about Liberal preselections are coming from Labor -- trying to transfer the heat?

That doesn't seem like a way to get on the good side with staff.

Foxtel asks for volunteer phone operators to be punching bags

That doesn't seem like a way to get on the good side with staff.