Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian has reportedly accused detained Australian journalist Cheng Lei of "endangering China's national security", and new analysis shows the federal aged care regulator passed several Victorian homes just months before they experienced a wave of COVID-19 cases and deaths.
The message from central banks is clear — there will be no recovery without people feeling safe about COVID-19, regardless of what governments do on lockdowns.
Ita and the ABC: out with the old and in with the new
Even as the national broadcaster lets 200-plus journalists and producers go, it's busy hiring a younger, more agile — and cheaper — workforce.
It’s not only News Corp and the Coalition. The ABC is a victim of its own culture wars
There's a division among ABC staff between a constituency of change and a constituency of resistance. And it means any change, any dispute over content, risks becoming highly charged.
Betrayed by politicians and the media, Assange case exposes ludicrous justice
Julian Assange continues to suffer under farcical charges and a predatory system, and the media chooses to looks the other way.
Qantas questioned, Disney secrets and Victoria’s Silicon Valley partnership
Leaked internal documents show Qantas had plans to outsource ground staff more than a decade ago, long before the pandemic.
Dan Andrews wants Victorians to trust the modelling. Should they?
Victoria has University of Melbourne modelling to thank for its slow road out of lockdown — but it shouldn't be Dan Andrews' only focus, say experts.
After 50 years, Australia loses its eyes in China as reporters evacuate
With the ABC and Australian Financial Review bringing their China correspondents home, Australia is left without any eyes on the ground.
We’re not little children, let us live our lives
Crikey's older readers share their experiences of the pandemic, including feeling 'locked up', and seeing their dreams slip away.
Clive Palmer v the kids … Facebook fight … a more perfect union
Clive Palmer fails to strike out human rights objections to his new coal mine. Plus more tips and murmurs from the Crikey bunker.
Queensland Labor: where the wheels of influence spin freely
The revolving door between Labor offices and lobbying firms in Queensland just keeps turning.
Disability advocates’ anger over NDIS’ traumatising, ‘cost-cutting’ reforms
Already beleaguered NDIS recipients will now be assessed by government contractors rather than their regular healthcare specialists.
Inq looks at the connections between Abbott, Johnson and a number of prominent conservative figures and think tanks.
Women facing violence need protection — and their visa status shouldn’t matter
Women affected by domestic violence should have access to all the social support they require. Visa status shouldn't get in the way of that.
‘Ignorance, incompetence, misinformation’: how did Victoria’s sexual assault laws go backwards?
The new legislation was meant to make it easier for sexual assault survivors to share their stories. Instead, it's made it much, much harder.
‘It’s baffling to us’: Uyghurs don’t understand why their people need ‘re-education’
Families have gone three years without contact from their loved ones living in the region, while China denies allegations and spins stories about re-education centres.
The reset caused by the pandemic has provided us with a unique chance to reconsider the kind of work we value.
Victoria’s medicine: is Daniel Andrews asking the state to swallow too big a pill?
Experts are divided on whether Victoria's 'aggressive suppression' strategy is the best way forward.
Daniel Andrews: the machine man brought to life on our screens every day
The Victorian premier has inspired love and loathing, but his hardline stance on lockdown could be his political undoing.
‘The international student market has collapsed’. What’s next for unis?
The time seems fast approaching for the government to reconsider its approach.
Clive Palmer v the kids … Facebook fight … a more perfect union
Clive Palmer fails to strike out human rights objections to his new coal mine. Plus more tips and murmurs from the Crikey bunker.
Pandemic proves perfect cover for building a new New Britannia in Australia
The right have no loyalty to Australia as an independent country.
Bullshit jobs: COVID is our chance to cut the crap from our working lives
Vale David Graeber, a man who helped us see through the bullshit.
What's the go with Graham Richardson's bizarre rewriting of the Dismissal for The Australian?
Remember when Australia loved foreigners — and they loved us? Vale Sydney 2000
A lot can change in 20 years. But really, the world changed just one year after the great party.
Sure, love thy lockdown, but there’s no evidence to say it’s best done with force
There are better ways to enforce Victoria's lockdown than heavy policing, Stephen Bartos writes.
Want to avoid ‘Dictator Dan’ jibes? Don’t arrest people for Facebook posts
When police arrest a pregnant woman in her own home for a Facebook post suggesting a protest, we should be deeply worried about the erosion of our rights. Except, we're not.
The media is changing. And the ABC needs to change with it.
For the national broadcaster, cut to the core is both a reality and an aspiration
The crisis in media in Australia leaves the ABC in an invidious position of being asked to make up for gaps in commercial services when its funding is being reduced.
The political circus distracts from what the public needs to know
Feedback suggests that most people trust their premier over their local News Corp tabloid. Is Australian journalism missing the mark?
The Facebook strike: what happens next?
Big tech and old media have hunkered down for a fight. Will we see fireworks, or will the whole thing just blow over?
