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Twitter’s deal with the NFL will open a new stream of revenue in the lead up to their IPO. Shutterstock.com

The winners and losers in Twitter’s NFL deal

Twitter’s IPO filing has today revealed a loss of $US69 million on $US254 million in revenue in the first half of the year - which is up on the US$49 million loss in the same period last year. With results…
Sellers on anonymous web store Silk Road shipped illegal drugs and weapons worldwide. Shutterstock/guynamedjames

Silk Road’s gone, but the void’s already been filled

The arrest of the man who appears to be behind the Silk Road – the infamous online black marketplace – comes as a welcome surprise. Ross William Ulbricht, known as “Dread Pirate Roberts”, was arrested…
What happens now for the reputation of the Reserve Bank of Australia? AAP/Alan Porritt

The RBA and wrongdoing: Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion

Media reports about alleged involvement of subsidiaries of Australia’s premier financial institution and regulator, the Reserve Bank of Australia, in bribery cases would disturb every right-minded Australian…
Julia Gillard said little new, but still pleased the crowd at her first public appearance since being toppled as Labor leader. AAP/Dan Himbrechts

Gillard gets a hero’s welcome as the party marches on

As Bill Shorten and Anthony Albanese had their final face off in the battle to lead Labor out of the Rudd-Gillard era, the former PM received a rapturous response tonight from a 2600-strong audience at…
Treasurer Joe Hockey and Finance Minister Mathias Cormann have presented last year’s final budget outcome. AAP/Lukas Coch

Budget numbers continue to slide: Hockey

The state of the budget has deteriorated since the fiscal outlook released in the election campaign, Treasurer Joe Hockey said today, promising the government would have more to say before Christmas about…
It is unlikely many in the government will be happy with Tony Abbott’s newest edict. AAP/Julian Smith

Grattan on Friday: Excessive control plays to political cynicism

It was the ultimate “get stuffed”. Within hours of an email being sent around ministerial offices declaring that all requests for interviews should be referred to the Abbott office, the dictat was on the…
Andrew Robb will provide advice to Joe Hockey on what will be an early test for the Abbott government. AAP/Joe Castro

Robb says international investors watching GrainCorp decision

After Tony Abbott declaring on election night Australia is again “open for business”, it’s unfortunate that first up Treasurer Joe Hockey has soon to adjudicate on just how “open” the door is. The decision…
Scott Morrison has moved towards secrecy with boat arrivals. AAP/Lukas Coch

Government takes short cuts to fly boat people out ASAP

The government sounds as though it’s going to war rather than fighting the people smugglers. A lieutenant general in charge, talking about a campaign plan; as much secrecy as possible; asylum seekers dispatched…
It didn’t take long for someone to figure out how to get around the lock screen on Apple’s newest operating system. Janitors

The Apple iOS 7 ‘security flaw’ is only a problem if you make it so

Are you worried about reporting that the new Apple iOS 7 update - officially released on Wednesday - already has a “security flaw”? If you’re overwhelmingly concerned about security, write your secrets…
Tony Abbott has already faced problems in his first week as prime minister. AAP/Penny Bradfield

Grattan on Friday: Abbott has ragged start and tough times ahead

In the week he formally took power, Tony Abbott managed to perform according to his old stereotype - that is, badly on a matter concerning women. On the other side, as the Labor party declared it was embarking…
Tony Abbott’s first big test in government comes as the ACT introduce gay marriage legislation. AAP/Lukas Coch

Gay marriage an early test for Abbott

Tony Abbott had hoped he wouldn’t be confronted with the gay marriage issue for quite a while. Now, just a day after the new government’s swearing in, it’s potentially posing a major challenge for him…
Sophie Mirabella has lost the previously safe seat of Indi. AAP/Alan Porritt

Mirabella concedes in cliffhanger

As her erstwhile colleagues formally moved into government, former Liberal frontbencher Sophie Mirabella conceded defeat to local independent Cathy McGowan in the Victorian regional seat of Indi. With…
Tony Abbott has repeatedly promised to “stop the boats”. AAP/Alan Porritt

Army man to head Abbott’s drive to stop the boats

The deputy chief of the Army, Angus Campbell, is being appointed to oversee “Operation Sovereign Borders” which will spearhead the Abbott government’s effort to combat the people smuggling trade to Australia…
Chief Scientist Ian Chubb believes Australia needs to better promote science. AAP/Alan Porritt

Take science brief across government, science chief urges

Tony Abbott’s treatment of science has sparked another controversy over his ministry, with a backbencher slamming the absence of a dedicated minister for the area, and the Chief Scientist calling for a…

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