Under the cover of the carbon pricing scheme, Labor has reverted to old-fashioned protectionism with massive handouts to the steel industry.
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Tips and rumours
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Coogan goes troppo at NotW journo
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ACA’s Afghan ‘war rug’ story pulls the wool over viewers’ eyes
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Carbon tax: the policy and the politics
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No deal on debt sends US economy to the brink
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Steel industry nabs $60,000 of taxpayer money per job
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Simons: could phone hacking happen here?
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Today’s First Dog on the Moon
TOP STORIES
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Crikey says: Climate Change Authority key to carbon future
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Carbon tax equates to a hiding in polls
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Carbon tax: let the games begin
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Parkinson: a green light for renewables
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Front page wrap: the carbon tax
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Carbon tax: key changes reflect the Greens, Garnaut
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Essential: Gillard under the hammer, support for a carbon price down
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Carbon tax: climate change policy critical for health, too
Crikey Says
POLITICS, THE UNIVERSE, ETC
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Richardson: a big win for African self-determination
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Our PM Bob Brown … carbon tax poetry … au revier NotW …
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Regional viewers tuneout of carbon tax address
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NotW closure: debunking the ‘evil genius’ theory
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Local shares down after carbon tax announcement
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Maley: Italy gets the sniffles, observers worry Europe’s debt flu is contagious
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Ask the economists: are the levers right to reduce emissions?
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News of the World
MEDIA/ARTS/SPORT
BUSINESS
COMMENTS, CORRECTIONS, CLARIFICATIONS, AND C*CKUPS
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It’s bad, but it’s going to get worse for Labor
While the carbon tax debate is about something that’s going to happen, Labor is in for a public opinion poll hiding. People are wary of change and they don’t trust politicians — especially politicians who have so recently lied to them and broken a promise not to introduce one, writes Richard Farmer.
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Parkinson: a green light for renewables
At a recent discussion in Sydney about the prospect of nuclear energy in this country, Martin Ferguson reflected that Australia may have no choice but to go nuclear if it was unable to find a clean energy alternative, writes Giles Parkinson.
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Front page wrap: the carbon tax
The front pages of the nation’s newspaper are as good a barometer as any to test the waters of the nation’s conscious.
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Tens of thousands protest for electoral reform in Kuala Lumpur
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Jericho: The biccies are safe, so let’s take a look at the carbon tax
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Media briefs: Our PM Bob Brown … carbon tax poetry … au revier NotW …
The Sydney Morning Herald reveal the true leader of this country. Plus, the final News of the World and other media news of the day.
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A new series of The Gruen Transfer begins August 3. Once again hosted by Wil Anderson, the show picks apart the world of advertising with intelligence and wit, writes Matt Smith.
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NotW’s closure a watershed moment in tabloid journalism
The foundation of Rupert Murdoch’s mighty empire is beginning to shake as the 80-year-old mogul becomes a victim of the culture he created. News of the World’s demise is Murdoch’s Watergate, writes Carl Bernstein.
Running a country, tweet by tweet
StumbleUpon the biggest social media traffic driver to US websites
In defence of News of the World: they’re not all dodgy
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album reviews
In the fourth album from Arctic Monkeys, singer-songwriter Alex Turner has rediscovered his lyrical nous by toning down the weekend US rock star shapes a tad and riffing on home grown phrases, writes Neil Walker.
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PHOTO GALLERY
The end of America’s space shuttle program
Over the last three years Phillip Scott Andrews documented through a beautiful collection of black and white photographs the final days of America’s space shuttle program.
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infographic
How to make a great looking resume
Resumes are no longer limited to boring static formats. More and more people are getting creative, using videos, digital text, hyperlinks and more. This Mashable infographic presents the perfect modern resume.
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With 3D on the decline, here comes another dimension
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Maley: Italy gets the sniffles, observers worry Europe’s debt flu is contagious
Global markets are likely to be on edge this week, as the roiling eurozone debt crisis threatens to spread to Italy, the region’s third largest economy, writes Karen Maley.
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The least painful way for Tiger’s owners to solve their Australian problems may be to sell the airline rather than tickets, writes Ben Sandilands.
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Carbon tax: Gillard’s ‘Clean Energy Future’ at a glance
The government has announced its “Clean Energy Future” package to commence from July 1, 2012. These are the details at a glance.
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Export ban lifted; too soon say welfare groups
Crikey media wrap: Agriculture minister Joe Ludwig last night lifted month-long ban on live export of cattle to Indonesia, announcing a “progressive” examination of the industry.
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Daily Proposition: Go back to (after) school
The number of hobbies kids take up then tire of really is testament to the unyielding patience of parents. But there’s something to be said for it, writes Iona Salter. So why not take up something you did as a kid?
