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Thank you for all your support. We will be back on January 5. Below are some of the stories that made a difference this year. Enjoy, stay safe, and we’ll see you in 2021 for even deeper digging.
2020 in review: Crikey’s editor-in-chief reflects, celebrates and gives thanks
It's been a year unlike any other, and Crikey has been here for it all.
Mates first policy: Scott Morrison’s No. 1 value is seeing the country rot from the head down
When 'looking after our mates' is your foundational value, those who work for you will get the message: taxpayer funding is there for the taking.
Remember the biggest scandal of the year? We do. As the year ends, let’s not forget it
Crikey looks back at one of the most egregious cases of pork-barrelling in Australian political history.
Crikey Awards 2020: A lament for ScoMo and a win for the king of Danistan
Two winners befitting an awful, awful year.
With some stiff competition, here are the biggest losers (and winners) of 2020
It was an enormous year for cock-ups, but a few people managed to give us shining moments throughout 2020.
All the latest from our inquiry journalism unit.
Second COVID wave risks exposing system built on cocky wire and string
Shutting the borders is easy. Developing sound public policy is much harder.
The Liberal Party is now little more than the political wing of News Corp
News Corp hasn't just glommed on to a loyal political audience. It is now the voice of the Liberal Party. It’s a reverse takeover.
Here’s a radical way to fix News Corp — let’s sue it for deceptive conduct
It's an out-there idea, but it's not impossible. And just think of the schadenfreude.
Inside the murky world of franchising where dreams are too often shattered
The Retail Food Group is being sued for acting 'unconscionably and engaging in false, misleading and deceptive conduct'.
2020 rushed us into a future beset by threats and issues we should have already fixed
In 2020, neoliberalism proved an effective vector for both a deadly virus and climate change. Yet we're intent on resuming business as usual despite the ghastly toll.
Is NSW moving fast enough to control the northern beaches cluster?
Lock down too hard, and you risk ruining Christmas. Don’t lock down enough, and you also run the risk of ruining Christmas.
The real test is how fast we can test, but the government keeps dragging its feet
Until the vaccine is deployed, the fastest route to normality is the widespread deployment of rapid testing. Yet the government seemingly has no interest in groundbreaking, Australian-made technology to allow for just that.
What is Victoria’s ban on ‘conversion therapy’ actually trying to achieve?
As the Victorian Parliament considers a ban on various forms of so-called conversion therapy, serious questions arise about the balance between the rights of children and the role played by parents, teachers, religious people and professional groups.
Sports rorts: McKenzie, Morrison, Gaetjens and the questions left behind
As Crikey has reconstructed the sports rorts affair, there are still some key voices missing. Here are the questions that remain.
After animal acts and Labor cowardice, the Corkman pub destroyers finally face jail
It was a piece of rare good luck in a year of misery — but the Corkman wreckers facing justice won't bring back what's gone, and it won't expunge Labor's cowardice.
The desecration of Juukan Gorge lays bare the ugly truth about our settler logic
By focusing on the particulars of Juukan Gorge and Rio Tinto, rather than the big issues at play, we're looking to apply a sticking plaster when serious suturing is required.
It was the biggest political scandal of the year. Yet somehow, no one was to blame
Crikey's oral history of the sports rorts saga continues.
Trump’s odyssey is destined to continue, but history tells us it won’t end well
As a leader with an insatiable thirst for power, attention and money, Trump will not go quietly. But he's merely treading a well-worn path of populists before him.
Google code pushback raises prospect of a local pullout and global deal
Is Google planning to pull out of the Australian market? It's not as unlikely as it may seem.
How to hurt Murdoch: boycott Mickey Mouse, Marvel and all things Disney
Kevin Rudd's call to shun the REA Group wouldn't raise a blip on Rupert Murdoch's screen. But there'd be massive shock waves if Disney went broke.
Tweet this: it’s time for journalists to listen and learn — and dump aggressive hot takes
The best journalism of 2020 was created by those who combined social media nous and wanting to inform — not berate — their audience.
