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How Windschuttle swallowed a hoax to publish a fake story in Quadrant

Keith Windschuttle, the editor of the conservative magazine Quadrant, has been taken in by a hoax intended to show that he will print outrageous propositions, providing they flatter his ideological preconceptions, reports Margaret Simons.

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Thornley could breach Victoria's conduct code -- if it had one

Another day, another 24 hours of silence from the south of France where dot.com hotshot, turned Victorian Legislative Councilor, turned electric car aficionado Evan Thornley is holed up avoiding questions from the media over his post-politics career. Andrew Crook explains.

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Problems with the bishoprics

In at least two Anglican dioceses in Australia, growing numbers of clergy and laity are in open revolt against their local Bishop, writes Jeff Wall.

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Refuted economic doctrines: privatisation

John Quiggin sounds the death knell for the economic orthodoxy that has dominant debate for the past few decades.

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Trioli trips up on Gaza

ABC2 Breakfast co-presenter Virginia Trioli was in whiplash mode while exploring the unfolding Gaza tragedy, writes Alex Mitchell.

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Media briefs: Twitter hacked... US media starts to literally crumble...

Twitter hacked... US media crumbling... Newspapers worth $64B less in '08...

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Crikey Says

In exactly two weeks’ time, the free world gets a new leader. To sense a possible answer to the question now sitting on everyone’s lips – is he the real thing? – take a look at the new president’s transition website www.change.gov.

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Rudd's 'speak' to 'the troops' was patronizing. They've seen, read and heard enough of his speeches in three years to have some inkling of his persona. He should present as a statesman, whether it's QT, in the UN, on the TV, at the retiree village up the road or at an army base.
Fay on Rudd unleashes inner bogan in Afghanistan
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Nice try Connor, but work filters are different. People at work do not have administrator access to their computers, which means they don't have peer to peer file sharing nor can they install programs like Tor. There's no comparison with home computers.
Mark G on The lies of the internet censors: Your. Filter. Won't. Work. (22 comments)

Childwise and Bravehearts both have a seat of the government's Cyber Safety Working Group which has not one single member without a vested interest in censorship except the IIA. Even the public servants are building their empires. These people are providing the government with policy advice on these issues in secret and with no evidence at all for their position.
Gail on The lies of the internet censors: Your. Filter. Won't. Work. (22 comments)

Classic Crikey

Budget night: a triumph of rite over truth

9/05/2007 12:00:00 AM
Guy Rundle writes:

So it is that every year, our shaman gather in Canberra. Like priests before a ritual they are sealed off from the profane world in a special retreat (‘the lock-up’) and bonded together in a sacred pact, which sets them off as a distinct group against the rest of their people.


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