Wayne Swan claimed “many caucus members came from working class families”, but is that statement true? In a new series called Get Fact, Crikey tests the spin and makes the call.
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Campbell Newman’s ‘dirt files’ … ADF protest to go to Parliament …
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Violence during press conference on violence
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Life on Mars: Curiosity takes a look at fourth rock from the sun
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Are we still America’s deputy IP sheriff in the Asia-Pacific?
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‘Unproductive old cow’, say one-dimensional old men
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Get Fact: is the Labor caucus full of working-class heroes?
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Green goes red, but enviro groups say they’ll fight back
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Today’s First Dog on the Moon
TOP STORIES
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Packer just a bloke with a grip on the papers
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A new burst of sports spending
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NT poll and the Sportsbet echoes of uncertainty
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Polling drives Labor’s push on gay marriage in Tasmania
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Green groups cop blame for sceptics’ rise
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Essential: we’re relaxed about the Olympics
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Media briefs: Tiser’s murder mistake … TT journo quits … Apple blamed for hack …
Crikey Says
POLITICS, THE UNIVERSE, ETC
MEDIA/ARTS/SPORT
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Games, set and match for Nine
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‘Joint venture’ stories all the rage, but only some media are playing
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Good US jobs data drives markets up
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Warren Buffett has a taste for Australian government debt
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Time to control the trading machines
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Corporate largesse and the Olympics
BUSINESS
COMMENTS, CORRECTIONS, CLARIFICATIONS, AND C*CKUPS
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Are we still America’s deputy IP sheriff in the Asia-Pacific?
A new leak on the draft Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement text reveals Australian negotiators are prepared to compromise our interests to please the US, writes copyright lawyer Kimberlee Weatherall.
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Drought goes against the grain as global food crisis builds
Four years after riots over the cost and shortage of tortillas and the corn flour used to make them, the Mexican government has moved to protect against a repetition.
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Salvos pokies trial: proof that nothing can be better than something
The latest in a series of self-inflicted PR disasters for the Salvos involves a controversial clubs and Chaplaincy program destined to do more harm than good, writes Mr Tiedt.
Why the badminton scandal is devastating for China
From sport to politics: when the Games get serious-
Crikey Says: Packer just a bloke with a grip on the papers
On Friday, Crikey documented the media fawning over James Packer of late, with dozens of full-page ads for his gaming business combined with un-probing front-page puff pieces in the national papers.
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All press is good press for Twitter during Olympics debacle
The suspension of a Twitter user critical of NBC’s coverage generated a flurry of negative press that ultimately benefited the social media platform, writes John Constine.
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Most contrived culture war? A new contender
I could quote George Brandis calling Greens Nazis, the endless talk of “greenshirts”, Julia Gillard saying Greens don’t love their families, and everything written about Lee Rhiannon, but why bother?
Facebook and the poignant art of data mining
Facebook pockets a mill a day from social ads-
film reviews
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter — berserk revisionism
‘Honest Abe’ Lincoln has been reinvented as an axe-twirling vampire slayer in a pulpy B-grade action movie that understands the importance of keeping an absurd storyline fast and entertaining, writes Luke Buckmaster.
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Proof that Samuel L. Jackson is the world’s greatest Olympics fan
Samuel L. Jackson has taken to Twitter with a prolific array of ecstatic Olympics tweets. Slate presents your field guide to following the Games, Jackson style.
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Tony Martin is one of Australia’s most talented cross-platform comedic writers, evidenced from the indispensable Late Show to his under-rated film Bad Eggs, writes Bradley Dixon.
Debating the latest cinema and DVD releases: Cosmopolis, Magic Mike & more
Sight & Sound: Citizen Kane no longer all time best film-
Qantas has refuted allegations made by a customer who claims he was kept on hold for 15 hours. Is the company lying, asks Ben Sandilands, or incompetent?
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The Fair Work myths come tumbling down
Business had its chance to make its case against the Fair Work Act — and couldn’t produce the evidence.
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If MONA is our Guggenheim, does Walsh deserve a free pass?
Philanthropic punter David Walsh is battling to keep his millions. So what happens to his celebrated Museum of Old and New Art if he goes down? Ben Eltham examines a unique and precarious gallery model.
Perth, Manila, Macau: James Packer continues to outbid his dad
How important is a physical presence for online start-ups?-
Energy admission: wind, solar to be cheapest by 2030
The Bureau of Energy Economics now says solar and wind will provide the cheapest forms of energy, shaking up the nation’s electricity grid. Giles Parkinson of RenewEconomy reports.
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Why Olympics coverage looks more like a slideshow
Wondering why some of the television news coverage of Olympic competition looks more like a slideshow? The IOC cracks down on footage used by non-rights holders.
