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Issue cover date 23 July 2010
THIS WEEK IN THE WEEK
News
Gillard’s rush to judgement
A sprint to the polls began after Prime Minister Julia Gillard called a federal election for 21 August, making good on her promise to seek an early mandate after ousting Kevin Rudd. Gillard declared Labor would fight the election on the core issues of education, health... Read more »
Business
Elections and business
History shows that no matter who gets in, investors can make money by buying before the election and selling after it, said Malcolm Maiden in The Age. AMP economist Shane Oliver has studied market action before and after every election from 1983, excluding... Read more »
Sport
F1: Red Bull drivers see red
Red Bull team boss Christian Horner is a frustrated man, said Paul Weaver in The Sydney Morning Herald. His team has the fastest cars in Formula 1 but is widely perceived as “divided and ineptly managed”. The latest feud boiled over prior to the British Grand Prix... Read more »
Culture
Musical theatre: The King and I
The King And I explores a romantic Western fascination with the exotic, said Danu Poyner on Australian Stage. Unfortunately, it does so by employing an “unreflective condescension” masquerading as cultural sensitivity and the conclusion is breathtaking in its... Read more »
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