It's Jock v Nerd at Canberra High - ABC News (Australian Br chief political writer Annabel Crabb - analysis Updated Mon 7 Dec 2009, 1:13pm AEDT Australian politics, after several years of explosive rearrangement, has now offered us for the next election one of the most classic high-school contests of all time: The Jock versus The Nerd. The Nerd has spent the last two years taking control of the school finances, engaging in high-level liaison with student bodies in sister schools, and presenting regular, brain-numbing Powerpoint presentations about his complex scheme to save the planet. The Jock has been fizzing and twitching away at the back of the class throughout much of this, and distracting himself with excessive dieting, recreational firefighting and regular 200-kilometre bike rides. But all of this changed last week. A schoolyard intrigue of epic chicanery has installed The Jock as official challenger for the role of head prefect. This weekend was The Jock's first tangle with the democratic process. Perception is everything The Jock's next move
The Conversation: In-depth analysis, research, news and ideas from leading academics and researchers. ABC The Drum - The end of journalism as we know it (and other good news) Updated Wed 27 Oct 2010, 9:48pm AEDT The following is a text version of Annabel Crabb's AN Smith lecture in journalism, delivered on October 27, 2010 at Melbourne University. The internet nearly ruined my career. And I don't mean in that hand-wringing, oh my God, what are we going to do without classifieds sort of way. I mean the "Oh my really God. It was 2001. My old editor, Mel Mansell, who is still in charge of The Advertiser and is indeed now the longest-serving Murdoch daily editor in Australia, took my departure well. That is to say, he rang me most days to inform me that my work for The Age was tripe and that, while he could not believe I had gone into harness for such a pathetic, drippy and - even worse - Melbourne-based paper, he was nonetheless thrilled to see the back of me. On occasion, he'd simply send an email, identifying the deficiencies in a story I'd written or - even better - alerting me to a News Limited version that was superior to mine. I decided to out-prank him.
At the Movies - ABC TV Lantana The relationships of four couples unravel after the discovery of a young woman's body in Lantana bush in suburban Sydney. Chinese Puzzle Xavier follows the mother of his two children to New York and enters into an arranged marriage to obtain American residency. Like Father, Like Son Babies were switched at birth and the families have to make the decision whether to choose their true sons or the boys they have raised. Only Lovers Left Alive A depressed musician reunites with his lover, which has already endured several centuries. The Invisible Woman At the height of his career, Charles Dickens meets a younger woman who becomes his secret lover until his death. The Other Woman After discovering her boyfriend is married, Carly soon meets the wife he's been cheating on. Chinese Puzzle MDirected by Cedric KlapischStarring Romain Duris Xavier follows the mother of his two children to New York and enters into an arranged marriage to obtain American residency. Like Father, Like Son The Invisible Woman
Inside Story Q&A | ABC TV "My question is to Malcolm Turnbull.Our only viable internet is NBN satellite.It's usable during the day, from 5.30pm it is unusable. NBN has said if we exceed 20gb our internet speed will be slowed even more & if we reach ..." 10/07/2015 12:34:59 PM "Tony Abbott's star chamber is only looking at the behavior of the unions in relation to allegedly improper payments. It takes two to reach deals so if his witch-hunt is saying that unions behaved improperly then this applies equally to ..." 10/07/2015 10:28:31 AM "To Mr. Jones, why don't you pick a member of the public to represent those government ministers who are not allowed to appear on the panel, rather then leave the chair empty? "I watched the Commission on TV. "To the panel: The ABC has some of the best Business Economic Finance analysts in Australia, as Australia is going through a very difficult economic patch: $100 billion budget hole, largest trade deficit in history, manufacturing free fall, 20% youth ..." 10/07/2015 1:14:18 AM
The Thomson affair shows politics at its trust-destroying worst - The Drum Opinion Find More Stories The Thomson affair shows politics at its trust-destroying worst Ben Eltham You don't need to be an opinion pollster to sense the surly mood in the electorate just now. Despite a long economic boom and some of the highest living standards in the world, Australia seems to be gripped by a malaise. Many citizens are dismayed. You can see it in small and disorganised protests like the Convoy of No Confidence, an inchoate confection of complaints that revealed little about the nature of community discontent, and much about the enraged irrelevance of a certain radio host. Underlying the disquiet is a polarisation of political opinion in the electorate, driven by the Coalition's determination to paint the Government as illegitimate, and a media generally willing to play along. The disunity appears to have slid over into something new: a developing pessimism about the state of our country. Consumer confidence also fits this pattern. Email Share x del.icio.us Digg Kwoff StumbleUpon
Home - First Tuesday Book Club - ABC TV Jennifer Byrne Presents Jennifer Byrne Presents: Great War Stories Jennifer Byrne invites Peter FitzSimons, Christina Spittel, Merrick Watts and Delia Falconer to bring in their favourite books about WWI to discuss and recommend to the audience. Highlights Author: Toowoomba audience As part of ABC On The Road, The Book Club's host Jennifer Byrne plus regular panellists Marieke Hardy and Jason Steger answered questions from audience members after recording the November club in Toowoomba. Bookish Where books, reading culture and storytelling collide online, hosted by newcomer to ABC Arts, comedian and writer Jennifer Wong. More
Insiders - ABC Last Update: Sunday 13 April 2014 Insiders Sunday 13 April Barrie Cassidy is joined by Malcolm Farr from news.com.au, Laura Tingle from the Financial Review and Chris Uhlmann from ABC Radio AM. The Sunday papers Barrie Cassidy and the panel discuss what has been making news in the Sunday papers. Joe Hockey joins Insiders Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey joins Insiders from Washington to discuss the G20 agenda and plans for global growth and Australian budget sustainability. Bananas about pyjamas Former foreign minister Bob Carr made a splash with his political diary, as commentators around the country asked what steel-cut oats are and whether pyjamas are important on aircraft. Talking pictures Mike Bowers discusses the week in pictures with blogger for The Australian, Jack the Insider.
From green to red: is Credit Crunch 2.0 imminent? - The Drum Opinion - The signals have changed from green to red on global financial markets, and a full-scale credit crash may be ahead. Find More Stories From green to red: is Credit Crunch 2.0 imminent? Satyajit Das In Crosstown Traffic, Jimi Hendrix sang: "can't you see my signals turn from green to red/And with you I can see a traffic jam straight up ahead". In global financial markets, the signals have changed from green to red. But rather than a simple traffic jam, a full-scale credit crash may be ahead. In financial markets, facts never matter until they do but there are worrying indications. There is a serious risk that even the half-baked bailout plan announced on July 21, 2011 cannot be implemented. The sticking point is a demand for collateral for the second bailout package. Of course, Greece, which does not have two Euros to rub together, doesn't have this collateral and would need to borrow it. Compounding the problem is Greece's fall in Gross Domestic Production ("GDP") was worse than forecast, even before the latest austerity measures become effective. The global economic recovery is stalling. Email Share x Digg
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A political crisis like '75? Tell 'em they're dreamin' - The Drum Opinion - Some people are starting to compare the current political climate with that of 1975. Wacky and frantic it may be, but 1975 it's not. Find More Stories A political crisis like '75? Tell 'em they're dreamin' Mungo MacCallum As the political temperature escalates from febrile to critical, some people are starting to make the comparison with 1975, the year of the political crisis which led to the dismissal of a government. And certainly there are some similarities: the fanatical partisanship, the ruthless disregard for manners and convention, the refusal even to consider the views of the other side, let alone admit that they might have some substance. But having said that, there are two very big differences. No matter how you looked at it, 1975 was always heading for a resolution. Around Parliament House, the feeling was that at least some of the Liberal senators were on the brink of giving in; the polls were swinging back to the government and the public fury seemed directed fairly evenly towards both sides. But today... well, what climax? But today... well, what crisis? Compared to 1975, it's pretty Mickey Mouse stuff. x
The Liberal Catch-22 - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corpora 7.30 Report's Chris Uhlmann - analysis Updated Sat 28 Nov 2009, 11:43pm AEDT At the heart of Joseph Heller's novel Catch-22 is a brilliant paradox: if you plead insanity to avoid suicidal bombing missions then you must be sane and can't be excused. "There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that a concern for one's safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. "Orr was crazy and could be grounded. "Yossarian was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of this clause of Catch-22 and let out a respectful whistle. "That's some catch, that Catch-22," he observed. "It's the best there is," Doc Daneeka agreed. There is an Australian inversion of Catch-22: if you want to lead the Liberal Party now you must be insane and shouldn't be allowed to. By that measure, Joe Hockey is the sanest person in the Opposition because he genuinely does not want to lead it now. If Mr Turnbull contests, Mr Hockey will not run.