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Australian Politics from Crikey.com The trouble with SarahPalin’s life has sometimes played out like an unholy amalgam of Desperate Housewives and Northern Exposure, writes Todd S Purdum in a timely profile for August's Vanity Fair about her future, and what McCain's staff really thought of her. Posted on 5 July 2009 | 4:44 pm Sarah Palin: why did you quit, crazy lady?So why did Sarah Palin resign as governor of Alaska? Is she running for President? Is she knocked up again? Is she just plain crazy? Wonkette covers all the speculation currently doing the rounds. Posted on 5 July 2009 | 9:00 am Palin quits, splits GOPThe surprise resignation of Sarah Palin as Governor of Alaska has left the Republican ranks divided -- should she have seen out her term? Can she still shoot for 2012? Politico speaks to those in-the-know. Posted on 5 July 2009 | 12:13 am Getting to know Saddam Hussein: the FBI conversationsFBI reports of interviews it conducted in 2004 with former Iraq leader Saddam Hussein have been published them today. Crikey intern Sophie Tarr picks out the best bits. Posted on 3 July 2009 | 4:26 pm The Coalition: is it the last ETS naysayer?The Coalition’s reliance on the passage of US emissions trading legislation to delay a vote Australia's own version may yet become problematic, writes Bernard Keane. Posted on 3 July 2009 | 2:00 pm Closing the gap: let’s talk about things that workClosing the Indigenous gap was never going to be easy, but the reception of the Productivity Commission report will unfortunately make it harder, writes Eva Cox. Posted on 3 July 2009 | 2:00 pm Communists take a gambleOver ten million Australians couldn't resist having a crack at this week's 6m Oz Lotto jackpot -- even the Communist Party of Australia took a punt. But they're not the first comrades to consider funding the downfall of capitalism with a gamble, explains Brett Evans. Posted on 3 July 2009 | 1:58 pm Obama’s Evil EyeThe Drudge Report has noticed the increasing appearance of the President's "evil eye". Here he is during sessions with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Colombia's Alvaro Uribev. A developing story... Posted on 3 July 2009 | 12:07 pm Indonesia’s presidential election: more of the sameDespite high unemployment, poverty rates and his campaign slogan -- "more of the same" -- Indonesia's president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono looks set to be re-elected in the country's upcoming elections. Posted on 3 July 2009 | 10:33 am Time to deal North Korea the China cardThe only nation with real influence in Pyongyang is China, says Doug Bandow. If they can be influenced to cut off aid and commerce to the country, some real change might be possible. Posted on 3 July 2009 | 10:22 am Helen Thomas: Obama is a media control freakVeteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas is becoming increasingly worried about the Obama administration's attempts to control the press, stating that even Nixon didn't try to exert the same level of control. Posted on 3 July 2009 | 10:01 am Indian court decriminalises same-sex sexIndia has become "the 127th country to take the guilt out of homosexuality", write Manoj Mitta and Smriti Singh, by updating a colonial-era law. Posted on 3 July 2009 | 9:58 am Carbon footprint trigger sets off business alarm bellsA review of the Environmental Protection Act will suggest to COAG that any development proposal with a high carbon footprint should require federal approval. Business is concerned. Posted on 3 July 2009 | 9:23 am First report on AF447 disaster landsThe preliminary report into the AF447 mid-Atlantic crash says the jet didn’t break apart before it hit the sea, writes Ben Sandilands. Posted on 3 July 2009 | 8:44 am India: we’re racist, tooBefore pointing fingers at Australia, Indians should look at our own racial prejudices, says Debarshi Dasgupta. Posted on 3 July 2009 | 8:41 am Keating’s eye on the tigerThe full text of Paul Keating's John Curtin Prime Ministerial lecture last night, where he took aim at Rudd for being anti-China. Posted on 3 July 2009 | 8:30 am People protectionismRich countries are tightening their belts as unemployment rates rise at home by limiting the flow of migrant workers across their borders. Posted on 3 July 2009 | 6:00 am Honduras for DummiesGet up to speed on Honduras, ex-banana republic and home of the first Latin American coup since the end of the Cold War. Posted on 2 July 2009 | 1:33 pm We jail black men five times more than apartheid South AfricaIn the Northern Territory, 83 per cent of the prison population is Indigenous, while Western Australia jails black males at more than eight times the rate of South Africa during Apartheid. Posted on 2 July 2009 | 1:30 pm Why is free-to-air TV still hogging sports coverage?The Federal Government’s anti-siphoning list amounts to direct, government-approved theft from sports bodies, writes Bernard Keane. When is that going to change? Posted on 2 July 2009 | 1:30 pm US military panel recommends discharge for gay soldier13,000 people have been discharged from the US armed forces since Bill Clinton made his "don't ask, don't tell" compromise with military leadership, barring homosexuals from serving openly. Lieutenant Dan Choi is the latest. Posted on 2 July 2009 | 1:12 pm Time to acknowledge North Korea’s terrorA year has passed since George Bush removed North Korea from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism. It's time we put them back on it, says Joshua Stanton . Posted on 2 July 2009 | 10:19 am Osama in AmericaHas Osama bin Laden ever visited the United States? It's a subject on which I have expended an unhealthy amount of energy, writes Steve Coll. Posted on 2 July 2009 | 10:01 am Arnie declares a “fiscal emergency” in CaliforniaCalifornia is entering the new fiscal year with no money and a growing deficit, after the state senate blocked billion in cuts to education the Governator was counting on to see them through tough economic times. Posted on 2 July 2009 | 9:38 am Turnbull’s plunge in context: how bad was it really?How does Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull's recent popularity plunge compare with Newspoll's 20 year history? Possum investigates. Posted on 2 July 2009 | 9:21 am |