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ACCC ticks off Catalano-Fairfax tie-up

Andrew Crook — Wed, 23 May 2012 23:22:09 +0000

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has approved Fairfax Media's 50% merger with Antony Catalano’s Metro Media Publishing business, publisher of Melbourne real estate advertising glossy The Weekly Review.

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Eat, pray, loveless: man takes out front page personal ad seeking Bali date

Crikey — Wed, 23 May 2012 04:19:46 +0000

Interested in moving somewhere exotic? Keen to make friends and perhaps meet someone special? Lovebirds take note of the work of American teacher Dan Feltenberger, who took out a personal ad on the front page of The Bali Times.

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Melbourne’s ‘sports capital of the world’ boast a sham

Charlie Happell — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:58:45 +0000

Melbourne's claims to the title of Sports Capital of the World have been exposed this week as a sham, a hollow of piece of self-publicity that stands up to no scrutiny.

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Thomson could face jail if found in contempt (and he wouldn’t be the first)

Crikey Intern — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:58:44 +0000

The House of Representatives has the power to imprison for up to six months an individual found to be in contempt of Parliament by the privileges committee, and it's a punishment they've doled out before, reports Scott Barnes.

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‘Churnalism sweatshop’: ABC News journos fear review

Andrew Dodd — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:58:43 +0000

The ABC is considering a radical shake-up of its news and current affairs departments, along the lines of a largely untested British model which has been described as a "churnalism sweatshop".

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Kransky snags sizzle as Victorian Labor tensions simmer

Andrew Crook — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:58:42 +0000

A senior Victorian Labor strategist has slammed the party's "top down" Right faction for failing to embrace democracy and policy reformfollowing Saturday's otherwise staid state conference at Moonee Valley.

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Trade treaty ‘secrecy’ — does anyone benefit?

Bernard Keane — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:58:42 +0000

It's time governments abandoned their selective secrecy when it comes to making treaties.

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Howes wants the magic pudding, OECD says it’s already here

Crikey — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:58:41 +0000

The contrast between Paul Howes' Press Club address yesterday and the OECD's overnight forecasts demonstrates the current tension in economic debate. Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane report.

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Spotify and streaming music: a black hole for artists

Crikey — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:58:39 +0000

Spotify's Australian launch makes the Australian music streaming market even more crowded. But what does it mean for recording artists? Industry analyst -- and band member -- Andrew Harris reports for Technology Spectator.

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Lack of security a worry as Egyptians head to polls

Crikey — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:58:38 +0000

A field of 12 candidates are on show as 50 million Egyptians head to the polls to vote for the country’s first-ever civilian president, writes Vickie Smiles from the Egyptian city of Alexandria.

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Rhiannon caught out bagging Greens in ghost-written op-ed

Matthew Knott — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:58:37 +0000

Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon and her media adviser ghost-wrote a controversial article attacking her party for accepting a $1.68 million donation from internet entrepreneur Graeme Wood.

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Twitter mapping and how we choose our own adventure

Stilgherrian — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:58:36 +0000

Lessons from the latest map of the Australian Twittersphere: #auspol is driven by hardline conservatives, evangelical Christians don't talk to outsiders, and the South Australian tourism, food and wine fraternity have formed their own little enclave...

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The political leader who told women to ignore gender discrimination

Crikey — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:58:35 +0000

Asked for advice by a woman who said she was experiencing discrimination in her position as a local councillor, SA opposition leader Isobel Redmond suggested she ignore it. Suzie Keen was outraged.

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It’s all about Craig Thomson…

Crikey — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:58:35 +0000

MP Craig Thomson has reached new heights in our weekly charts.

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Psychological torture as blood sport

Crikey — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:58:34 +0000

Crikey readers have their say.

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Bikie Wars takes a hit

Glenn Dyer — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:58:33 +0000

Seven won the night, but the big messages were: Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms on Ten couldn't hold last week's solid 1.26 million metro figure and lost ground to under a million viewers.

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Market gains wiped out by eurozone growth downgrade

Marcus Padley — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:58:32 +0000

Market up for much of the session after strong US housing data but gains were lost in the last half hour on talk that Greece was preparing for an exit from the euro and as the OECD downgraded eurozone growth to almost zero.

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Oz glass houses … Great Gatsby goof … front-page love …

Crikey — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:58:32 +0000

Great Gatsby goof-up: billboard-sized Baz booboo ... US man takes out front page ad about himself. ... Front Page of the Day ... News of the World's 'fake sheikh' had Tom Watson followed, emails show and more ..

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Is Superman gay?

Richard Farmer — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:58:31 +0000

Who will be the "previously existing DC character who was previously straight and now will be one of our most prominent gay characters"?

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Video of the Day: a time lapse of the ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse

Crikey — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:58:30 +0000

On Sunday millions gathered in Yokohama, Japan, to watch the annual solar eclipse.

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Fairfax job watch … News mags moves … ABC gossip …

Crikey — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:58:30 +0000

From the Crikey grapevine, the latest tips and rumours … Goss from the world of glossies. Rumours abound that UK Glamour editor Jo Elvin, an Aussie, was apparently offered the Vogue editorship before Edwina McCann in last week’s coup at the...

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Won’t somebody think of the children?

Firstdog — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:58:29 +0000

Money better than blood in Afghanistan

Crikey — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:58:28 +0000

The international community, Julia Gillard insisted overnight at the NATO meeting in Chicago, had sacrificed too much and worked too hard to fail to support the Afghanistan military.

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ABC News ‘churnalism’, Rhiannon caught out, Howes’ magic pudding, Spotify and artists, Vic Labor tensions sizzle, what Craig Thomson faces, Malaysia trade treaty

Crikey — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:57:24 +0000

Maley: Europe won’t swallow Merkel’s soother

Karen Maley — Wed, 23 May 2012 00:33:50 +0000

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will have to perform a wily balancing act at tonight’s summit of European leaders. Growth strategies have to be combined with deficit reduction.

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