Crikey had a front-row seat at this week's Senate inquiry into the widely criticised pre-employment program. Noticeably, there were a few seats spare...
The road to anarchy: conservatives’ retrial of Pell is dangerous beyond reasonable doubt
The refusal to accept Pell’s conviction is not merely a reactionary whinge; it is dangerous.
Highlights from Cohen’s explosive testimony on Trump
Pay-offs to Stormy Daniels, the Democratic National Committee email leaks from WikiLeaks, the Russia investigation — Michael Cohen's testimony had it all.
EXCLUSIVE sneak peek at Ita Buttrose’s revamped ABC line-up
Ita plans, inter alia, to replace all existing weekend programming with Midsomer Murders.
Fate of the economy lies in the hands of NSW voters
Voters in other states should cross their fingers and hope that Gladys Berejiklian's NSW Liberal Party is returned to government for the sake of the national economy.
Blueprint for disaster: what’s next for Nine’s regional papers?
Closures and consolidations of local newspapers in the US have had a ruinous effect on the local communities they serve. Is this what we'll see in Australia?
A love letter to Invercargill and cities in decline
There is a strange pleasure in visiting places like Invercargill, forlorn cities stuck decades in the past. But nothing can stay unchanged forever.
Why an appeal won’t redeem George Pell
Crikey readers discuss the trial and conviction of George Pell.
People aren’t just angry at this government. They are disgusted by it.
The sheer volume of waste, shonk and grift has left Australian voters with a sense of utter repulsion toward the Morrison government.
With friends like these: the Coalition’s superannuation fail
New data on superannuation fund assets shows just how spectacular a failure the government's superannuation agenda has been.
The virtue of shellfishness
Jordan Peterson is the very instant gratification he warns against.
From climate change denialists to anti-vaxxers, Australia has its fair share of those who reject scientific consensus (and common wisdom).
In the aftermath of the banking royal commission, should we have a royal commission into Australia’s $24 billion-a-year gambling industry?
How would Hayne’s disciplinary body actually work?
Yes this would be a huge step forward, but the devil is in the detail (or the lack thereof).
Morrison would be smart to get cracking on Hayne’s recommendations
Rather than hiding from parliament, there is political advantage in Scott Morrison bringing on extra sittings and going hard, early on Kenneth Hayne's royal commission recommendations.
What Hayne should have done
Kenneth Hayne failed to tackle the structural flaws of the financial industry in his royal commission recommendations. This is what he should have suggested.
A draft apology for the Liberal Party’s colossal banking fuck-up
The Liberals are having trouble saying sorry about the banking royal commission. We're happy to help out.
Welcome to For Your Information. Today, Helen starts the conversation about awareness raising.
Welcome to Side View — a curated guide to new and overlooked content on politics, policy, and public affairs. This week, violence against Indigenous women, "influencers" fight back, some dead presidents and why performance reviews suck.
Crikey tries to unravel and distill some of the crucial questions we think the ABC should be asking itself in this post-Guthrie/Milne era.
On Pell and the dangers of celebrating the justice system
There’s a real danger in conceding the idea that an arm of the state establishes what did and didn’t actually happen.
High hopes for a Coalition comeback bogged down in scandals
Labor may be stumbling on the latest asylum seeker issue but it had Coalition scandals handed to it on a silver platter throughout the week.
Michaelia Cash: a portrait of a politician under oath
While giving testimony on 2017's AWU raid scandal, Cash seemed to have one brief: 'don't give them a headline'.
Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen has used his time testifying to congress to make far-reaching allegations against the President, and George Pell spends his first night behind bars after his bail application is withdrawn. It's the news you need to know, with Chris Woods.
Labor went-in on supposed Treasury politicisation during Senate estimates last week. It didn't go as well as planned.
Can NSW Labor leader Michael Daley beat the ‘dirt unit’?
Will the cash splashes, attack ads, and hit pieces trawling through Michael Daley's past disrupt Labor's pre-election momentum?
Learn the lessons of the Darling before we make similar mistakes in the Top End
With Australian rivers drying up, we need to take a look at the lessons of the past to try and avoid the same mistakes in the future.
With friends like these: the Coalition’s superannuation fail
New data on superannuation fund assets shows just how spectacular a failure the government's superannuation agenda has been.
‘Sir Lunchalot’ walks free: Ian Macdonald’s long history of disgrace
Ian Macdonald's conviction for misconduct in office was overturned yesterday. But the incident is just one piece of a long history of crookery.
Australian media went into meltdown following the conviction of Cardinal George Pell. Crikey looks at the taxonomy of hot takes...
‘Psychologically scarred’: Age crime reporter wins $180,000 for workplace trauma
The win by a former crime reporter is the first successful action of its kind in the world.
‘Concerned citizens’: the rise of political plants in an election year
Political parties have a constant feed of "concerned citizens" to put in news stories. Let's meet a few of the more recent examples.
If the Herald Sun’s Serena Williams cartoon doesn’t breach standards, what does?
Despite complaints, Mark Knight's controversial cartoon was not found to have breached press standards. And the verdict is not unusual.
If the answer’s Ita, what on earth is the question at the ABC?
Ita Buttrose would be an ideal ABC chair for a government that would prefer people not to worry about its attacks on the ABC. But her capacity to provide the broadcaster with the strategic leadership it needs isn't clear at all.
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Politics editor
Guy Rundle
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Production editor
Meg Watson
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Charlie Lewis
Journalist
Emily Watkins
Media reporter
Kishor Napier-Raman
Journalist
Chris Woods
Morning reporter
Jack Vening
Subeditor
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Publisher
Eric Beecher
Chairman; Editor-in-chief
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