Health Services Union national secretary Kathy Jackson would suffer a massive defeat if the union’s members heeded her call for fresh elections to clean out its current leadership group.
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Tips and rumours
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The White House easter egg roll
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Some change, but no end in sight for the violence in Syria
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Facebook buys Instagram’s buzz in lead-up to share float
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News Corp’s phone-hacking bill passes $400m … and climbing
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Budget surplus: why everyone agreed to the wrong path
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Kathy Jackson fights on, but can’t win a HSU ballot
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Today’s First Dog on the Moon
TOP STORIES
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Crikey says: some numbers to consider
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Labor banks on the Reserve Bank
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‘Black week for a free press in Palestine’: journos, academic arrested
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Aceh’s bitterly contested, but troubled elections
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Why head for NZ? The Chinese asylum seekers who don’t want to stay
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Sydney’s second airport has all sides of politics in trouble
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Oz waives rules … Foxtel-Austar is go … journo killed in Syria …
Crikey Says
POLITICS, THE UNIVERSE, ETC
MEDIA/ARTS/SPORT
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Networks share the spoils
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The West goes one-out on self regulation — more to follow?
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Uni of Canberra ‘restructure’ … and how students were warned off the story
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Markets continue down after poor US jobs data
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Follow the Power: Tex’s Twitter trouble … Bob’s big chance … Tinkler subs out …
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Kiwi version of ASIC proves to be a watchdog with teeth
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Using children in the climate-change debate
BUSINESS
COMMENTS, CORRECTIONS, CLARIFICATIONS, AND C*CKUPS
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Some change, but no end in sight for the violence in Syria
On the eve of an increasingly doomed ceasefire plan, Syrian troops have opened fire across the borders of Turkey and Lebanon. Benjamin McQueen reports on the strength of Bashar al-Assad’s forces.
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HSU boss Williamson to remain for months
It will take months to remove accused embezzler Michael Williamson from his Health Services Union post even though the vast majority of the union’s national executive want him gone, reports Matthew Knott.
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Is North Korea gearing up another nuclear test?
According to South Korean intelligence officials, North Korea is preparing for a new nuclear test to follow a contentious rocket launch later this week, reports Paula Hancocks and Jethro Mullen.
From the pitch to politics: Imran Khan a contender for Pakistan PM
Dowd: the Supreme Court is run by dressed up hacks-
Media briefs: Oz waives rules … Foxtel-Austar is go … journo killed in Syria …
In today’s Media Briefs: Weekend Oz mag takes homophonic tumble … Front Page of the Day … The Department of Corrections … ACCC approve Foxtel-Austar deal … Journalist killed by gunfire at Lebanese-Syrian border and more …
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Uni of Canberra ‘restructure’ … and how students were warned off the story
In an attempt to avoid the “legal burden” of FOI, the University of Canberra has pressured four students into withdrawing applications on planned cuts. But Lauren Ingram didn’t back down.
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Facebook buys Instagram’s buzz in lead-up to share float
Facebook’s billion-dollar purchase of Instagram may look extravagant, but it makes sense if you consider scale, strategy, timing and the not-talked-about streams of personal data.
Will Facebook ruin Instagram?
Proof the Daily Mail hates women
How Moneyball can help us navigate the shifting sands of journalism-
Raunchy raconteurs: an interview with East End Cabaret (MICF)
Salacious London-based musical duo East End Cabaret take sing-a-long raunch to the next level in their new show, currently playing in Melbourne. The prurient pair spoke to Luke Buckmaster about some of their strangest performances.
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Is Hunter Moore the world’s greatest troller?
He is despised by politicians, celebrities, hacker groups and, well, virtually everybody under the sun. Camille Dodero profiles Hunter Moore, the “revenge poor profiteer” who founded the reviled blog Is Anyone Up.
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Last week, Lisa Dempster walked the halls of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, once again a literary tourist in a foreign city. Just like shopping, eating or sightseeing abroad can reveal a lot about a place, so too can its literary culture.
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BOF’s man quits as casino inquiry hears of sex, Viagra, white powder
It’s hard to know why NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell has taken such a body blow for someone as inconsequential as Peter Grimshaw.
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Learning from the mistakes of the Rineharts
The Rinehart family dispute can imparts a handful of valuable lessons about preventing conflicts surrounding wealthy estates. Stephen Cribb lists five.
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Australian investors begin to hedge carbon risk
The move towards low-carbon investment portfolios has taken a small but significant step in Australia, writes RenewEconomy’s Giles Parkinson .
Growing a business v starting from scratch
What makes a world-class CEO?-
Australians are concerned about climate change and think Australians should take action to reduce carbon emissions, says the Climate Commission in its first “year in review,” reports Amber Jamieson.
An hour to ponder why Fairfax bothers turning off the lights-
Lyon: my mate Jimma
AFL and youth work legend Jim Stynes passed away yesterday morning after a long battle with illness. Garry Lyon discusses their final months together as mates talking about life, love and the rules of pool in a lovely tribute to his mate.
