The Crikey Register of Influence ... Garnaut ... browser wars ... Sarah Palin ...

• politics-government,
• media,
• global-warming,
• climate-change

Crikey is launching a project to document the key opinion leaders who are involved in industry marketing and disease-awareness campaigns, writes Melissa Sweet.

US Election 2008 ... Fairfax ... Costello ... CASA and Qantas ... Haneef ...

• Politics-government,
• labor-party,
• fairfax,
• us08

More than 70 per cent of Australian general practitioners regularly see drug company sales representatives, writes Ray Moynihan.

• economy-business,
• medical-profession,
• pharmaceutical-companies,
• education

If this is an independent and transparent process, then I’m a monkey’s uncle, writes Melissa Sweet.

• politics-government,
• indigenous-health,
• jenny-macklin,
• nt-intervention

Mandatory detention ... nuclear power ... Wikipedia ... Frank Lowy ... The West Wing and Obama ... Jim Stynes ...

• Politics-government,
• refugees,
• mandatory-detention,
• liberal-party,
• john-howard

Are journalists being paid to provide high-level political intelligence to companies and consultancies seeking to benefit from such information? Very possible, writes Melissa Sweet.

• Media,
• newspapers,
• future-of-journalism

Jane McGrath's death may lead to a boost in breast cancer screening. And that may not be all good, writes Melissa Sweet.

• Politics-government,
• health,
• breast-cancer,

Only a fortnight ago, newspaper headlines were telling us that “world experts declare HRT safe for women in early menopause”. This week, it’s been headlines sounding the alarm about the possible links between HRT and breast cancer. What's right? asks Melissa Sweet.

• Media,
• health,
• aged-care

As a GP working in Sydney, I heartily endorse calls to overhaul the way we provide primary care, writes Simon Willcock.

• Politics-government,
• federal,
• health,
• medicare