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Feb 8 2012
1:10pm		Fairfax’s new social network for media comment
In a new move for digital journalism in Australia, Fairfax Media today launched its invitation-only portal for politicians and interest groups to share quotes, documents and photos to be used in news articles. Read more on the blog... ... more
Feb 8 2012
1:08pm		The Coalition’s fog of fiscal confusion
The Coalition's confusion over its fiscal policy reflects the gap between its small government rhetoric and political reality. Read more on the blog... ... more
Feb 8 2012
1:08pm		A simple copyright amendment? Sports chiefs don’t understand
Our copyright law is a wondrous complex beast, and even apparently simple tweaks carry the potential for significant unintended consequences, writes Kimberlee Weatherall, an associate professor in Sydney University's Faculty of Law. Read more on the blog... ... more
Feb 8 2012
1:08pm		Bolt, Day reveal why ACMA should move on Lachlan Murdoch
Perhaps the most striking recent example of Australia’s supine cross-media ownership laws was the decision by ACMA to allow Lachlan Murdoch to remain as a director of News Corp while clearly influencing Network Ten. Read more on the blog... ... more
Feb 8 2012
1:08pm		RBA could increase rates if there’s a sharp rise in inflation
Lots of mea culpas this morning from business economists and media pundits who got the Reserve Bank rate decision horribly wrong yesterday, write Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane. Read more on the blog... ... more
Feb 8 2012
1:07pm		L-3: the $15b defence contractor that will be scanning us
The company that will get $28 million for providing airport body scanners is a huge US defence contractor with a scandalous history. Read more on the blog... ... more
Feb 8 2012
1:07pm		Kohler: trouble in a carry trade paradise
Keynesian purists are all clutching their foreheads, but actually it’s pretty fabulous that Australia’s politicians are competing with each other to promise budget surpluses. Read more on the blog... ... more
Feb 8 2012
1:07pm		Come in Spinner: why we make dumb choices
Why do political pundits, company directors, stockbroking analysts, investors, policy people, governments and just about every one you can think of make dumb choices? Read more on the blog... ... more
Feb 8 2012
1:07pm		Should bicycles be registered?
The theory is that registration would enable errant cyclists to be traced via their licence plate and justice meted out, but I’m hard pressed to see what the tangible benefits would be, writes Alan Davies, of Crikey blog The Urbanist. Read more on the blog... ... more
Feb 8 2012
1:07pm		The Power Index: spinners, Bruce Hawker at #9
Bruce Hawker would be one of the first beneficiaries of a Kevin Rudd leadership win. As state Labor governments get swept from office across the country, having a mate in the lodge would be a godsend for the pot-bellied powerbroker. Described by...... more
Feb 8 2012
1:07pm		Palestinian unity plan met with scepticism in West Bank
A unity agreement between the two major Palestinian political parties, Fatah and Hamas, has been greeted with scepticism from Palestinian youth activists, writes Nigel O'Connor, a freelance journalist in Ramallah. Read more on the blog... ... more
Feb 8 2012
1:07pm		Politics as Australian Idol
Crikey readers have their say. Read more on the blog... ... more
Feb 8 2012
1:07pm		Markets up as rumours of Greece austerity measures deal surface
A Wall St Journal article saying the Greeks are close to finalising a deal with the EU on austerity measures pushed markets up. Read more on the blog... ... more
Feb 8 2012
1:07pm		Excess Baggage passes directly to GO!, Nine forfeits $20m
It might be the last week of summer ratings, but for Nine and Ten it's hell. Read more on the blog... ... more
Feb 8 2012
1:07pm		News’ rogue lawyer … shameful presser … capital turns off ABC …
Will Rupert Murdoch appear tomorrow morning in public (well, on a US conference call) to talk about the second quarter and first-half results for News Corporation after new claims of hacking? Plus other media news of the day. Read more on the blog... ... more
Feb 8 2012
1:07pm		Power Shots: sports bosses unite … MacBank regrets … megaphones watch …
Sport chiefs lobby for broadcasting rights exclusivity. A few months back, when crafting our Sport power list, we identified the industry’s multi-billion dollar broadcasting rights as one of the most important pillars of influence. Now,... Re... more
Feb 8 2012
1:07pm		An excitable start to the parliamentary year
The Press Gallery were awfully excited to start the Parliamentary year. Read more on the blog... ... more
Feb 8 2012
1:07pm		Rundle12: the return of Santorum opens the Republican race
Republican candidate Rick Santorum may be on the way to either victory or a close second in the Minnesota and Missouri contests tonight, throwing the smooth coronation of Mitt Romney into fresh doubt. Read more on the blog... ... more
Feb 8 2012
1:07pm		Slippery Pete’s new vodcast
Speaker Peter Slipper kicked off the first day of sitting Parliament for the year with a brand spankin’ new vodcast. Stay tuned to Slipper’s YouTube channel for the latest nail-biting updates. Read more on the blog... ... more
Feb 8 2012
1:07pm		A chance for an easy dollar
Attention all of you people out there who think that the talk of a challenge to Julia Gillard's leadership is nothing but a media invention. Read more on the blog... ... more

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