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:rolleyes: because the story was wrong and continues to be wrong, whenever they publish it http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/pm-slams-news-smear-campaign-20120823-24p14.html quote: ''It is the third time since 2007 the newspaper has published, and been forced to retract...

It's funny how we see what we'd like to see. I saw a man I'll-prepared for a serious interview finally (finally!) get pulled up by a journo prepared to ask the tough questions. Wrong on BHP's motivations, wrong on the repeated use of the word "illegal" regarding asylum seekers (and not even the...

Much of what you say is probably true. But, it's worth being aware that much of today's announced losses was in a writedown of the major mastheads (I.e, a paper loss - irony intended :) ). FWIW, the papers made a profit last year. A smaller profit than the previous year, it is true, but they...

they threw the children overboard ...

I haven't looked at your links, so could be well off here. But an issue we had with our ensuite reno in an older house is one of the usual ones - everything's out of square, including walls. Careful measurements were vital. The glass guy came twice - once to measure and then again because he...

Now it's Qantas too. http://www.theage.com.au/travel/travel-incidents/nurse-humiliated-by-qantas-policy-20120813-243t4.html

at the risk of pouring petrol on this bonfire ... http://www.theage.com.au/travel/travel-incidents/nurse-humiliated-by-qantas-policy-20120813-243t4.html

hi Wylie, not sure how much help I can be ;) as we don't have one of these set ups. Personally, I've always thought they'd mean the whole bath area would get wet and stay wet. It may be a good idea, depending on the shape of your room though - handy in a long room with the bath at one end, for...

Sure, I get that. I just feel it's a little rich (pun intended) to complain about the Internet killing your business and the $1000 GST-free threshold, while all the while you are also making the most of that.

Hear, hear. Two recent experiences there - went to buy an iPod Touch (c$200) - no service. Walked out. Went in yesterday to buy a standalone oven and rangehood for our kitchen reno, and potentially a fridge (c$4500?). No service. Walked out. I can tell Gerry Harvey, it's not just prices that...

oh gawd, my brother in law does this on the rare occasions he comes to visit. We're thinking of getting some of those bright orange bollards to put out next time he's expected. We've told him not to do it - and suggested it's not that far to walk in from the kerb, but he persists. :rolleyes: I...

The Oz is Rupert's vanity project - so he can say he has the national newspaper. And the print media has already moved into digital media - it's working out how to make a quid out of it that is proving to be the big problem.

In fact, the newspapers still make money - just not nearly as much as they used to http://articles.marketwatch.com/2011-02-23/industries/30724017_1_national-advertising-revenues-executive-appointments-firm

Haymes has a good one that is similar - find a colour you like, take the pic, upload and match.

FWIW, Marinya Media Pty Ltd is the Fairfax family, by way of their holdings in the former Rural Press. I think they have since sold at least part of their stake.

I suspect you might find that the free services are the ones that resort to the very kind of attention-getting behaviour that you refer to here. They're going to have to do something to stand out from the crowd. The paid-for services will be propped up by the fees they receive - and their...

I know governments are about more than legislating - d'uh. The point being, they can't achieve anything without legislation . That's a dictatorship. Propose something, pass it into law, act on it - it's not a difficult concept. Think of the carbon tax (as just one e.g) - proposed, passed...

:eek: Er... because, at the risk of pointing out the bleeding obvious, that is how governments get things done. They pass legislation. It's part of our democracy. I am aghast at the blinkered belligerance that would insist this government has achieved nothing (and you are far from alone in...

Kudos! What a shame I have to spread it around before I can actually give you some more :). This is what it's really about. It matters not a jot what any of us think. Acting speaker Anna Burke had it right when she warned Abbott and his merry men that what they were actually doing with their...

Australian car industry, anyone? :p