nsw politics
3 Jul 2009
Democracy Dies At The Wheel
The NSW Government is so keen to host a lucrative world rally car championship that it has broken all of its own rules to secure the deal, writes John Pitt
Satire
3 Jul 2009
Did Richard Wilkins Cause The GFC?
As we write off, reconcile our losses and roll over into a new financial year, Ben Pobjie attempts to answer the big questions of 2008-09
Carbon Trading
2 Jul 2009
Dirty Light Bulbs And Hot Air
Remember all those people handing out free power-saver light bulbs? Dan Bishton was one of them. Now he hates the things — and he explains why
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Campaigners for a human rights act should have known they'd face stiff opposition. Now their failure to engage ordinary people has put the whole thing at risk, writes Tanja Kovac
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The massive spending promised in yesterday's Defence Capability Plan is astonishing given the budget pressures the Rudd Government is already facing, writes Ben Eltham
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Were Anna Bligh's public comments on an abortion case in Queensland deliberately misleading, or just an honest mistake?
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Where were you when Jacko died? How do you feel about all those unkind jokes? Was he really a fiddler? The blogs can't stop till they get enough ...
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In this week's podcast, Ben Pobjie and Cam Smith don their rose-tinted glasses to take a look at the issue of celebrity death
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The furore about prison privatisation in NSW raises important questions about who should be permitted to enforce punishment, writes Clair MacDougall
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The 'Utegate' affair wasted our time, robbed real issues of oxygen, and further eroded faith in our system. Now, while Turnbull's paying for it, many others are guilty too, writes Ben Eltham
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Steve Fielding's one-man effort to understand climate change reflects one of the fundamental problems of modern life: the individual's inability to comprehend so much stuff
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A closer look at Malcolm Turnbull's former life as a barrister sheds light on his recent actions, writes Ben Eltham. The Opposition leader has form in making claims that he can't substantiate
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If our Government is smart, it will have just learned some lessons from China and Iran on how NOT to regulate the internet. Mark Newton explains exactly what those lessons are
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Watch closely the US reaction to the coup in Honduras, writes Michael Brull. Despite obvious leverage in the country, the Obama Administration is treading very cautiously
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The documentary Stolen created a storm at its Sydney screening when the central character arrived and claimed she had been falsely portrayed as a slave. Now, a UNHCR spokeswoman says her interview for the film was also manipulated
