WE SHALL REMEMBER: November 11

Lest we forget.

CRISIS: Greens Lord Mayoral candidate threatens to quit, eats meat and wants to meet Queen

A Greens party Mayor would cause Melbourne an unprecedented level of instability if Adam Bandt is true to his word.

SOCIALISTS: ALP charges in Darebin

Word is the Socialist Left has charged Darebin councillor Dr Stanley Chiang under Vic ALP rules for failing to preference one of their candidates. Disputes Tribunal dispenser of justice Comrade Speight (a one-time athlete at Skilled Engineering’s office) heard the…

BANKERS: Banks slug poorest hardest

While the official cash rate has come down dramatically, the real cost of money that many people are paying has not. Interest rates on credit cards, personal loans and small business loans are staying stubbornly high. GE Money hasn’t cut…

BLAME GAME: Ng does what she does best - nothing

Catherine Ng has had seven years as chair of Melbourne’s Planning Committee to do something about alcohol-fuelled noise and violence that does so much to disturb residents and disrupt businesses in the Melbourne central business district.

She has presided over the…

DONKEY VOTE: Stephen Mayne slithers lower than before

Boo hoo. Stephen Mayne - a co-founder of Crikey - tears up as he reveals his “Daddy issues” on ABC-TV. Such an undignified display must have a not so innocent explanation. Read on.

OOPS: Ted Baillieu and Gary Singer applaud "Greece is Macedonia" chant

Ted Baillieu has been photographed applauding “Greece is Macedonia” speeches. And the Coogee bay Hotel chocolate gelati is hitting the fan right about now.