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• Weekly Wrap 154: California, with wine and Bloody Marys

  25 May 2013 in Weekly Wrap

  My week Monday 13 to Sunday 19 May 2013 was spent in San Francisco and San Jose which, I am reliably informed, are cities in The America. It also finished nearly a week ago, so I’ll just list the things for now. Should I be in the mood, I’ll reflect upon the week tomorrow. Articles [...]

• Australia’s Budget 2013 keeps us stuck in the past

  25 May 2013 in Internet, Media, Politics

  [As it turns out, my planned Budget commentary for Crikey didn't happen. I got up early in San Jose, read the budget papers and made notes, but then my as-yet-unwritten article got spiked. This is a quick and somewhat belated post based on my notes, not as polished as it might have been if written [...]

• Talking Chris Hadfield and space on ABC Radio’s “AM”

  22 May 2013 in Conversations, Media, Space

  Of all the things I thought I’d be talking about last week, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield wasn’t one of them. And yet I did end up talking about him — ever so briefly — on ABC Radio’s national current affairs program AM. Why? Because there was massive media interest in Hadfield’s rendition of David Bowie’s [...]

• So how should I cover Budget 2013?

  14 May 2013 in Internet, Media, Politics

  I’ve commented on Australia’s federal Budget for Crikey every May since Labor took power in 2007. This year will be no exception — but how will I top last year’s rant? Why do politicians and their groupies always go on about the budget “sending a message”? Can’t they just use Twitter, email and the phone [...]

• Weekly Wrap 153: Dumb tribalism and a long flight

  13 May 2013 in Weekly Wrap

  My week Monday 6 to Sunday 12 May 2013 is technically still continuing, because as I write this it’s the start of a beautiful Sunday morning in San Francisco — and I’ve got the day to myself. But it’s already well after midnight Sunday night in Australia, so here we are. Articles You’ll love the [...]