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Scary burgers and ageist chicken: The ads Australians are lodging complaints about

From KFC peddling unsafe electricity practices to a radio station joking about using a shock collar to prevent the use of non-regional slang, we sure love to complain about stupid ads.

Blinkova’s record-breaking tiebreaker and sport’s potted history of outrageous overtime

Anna Blinkova’s record marathon win over Elena Rybakina at Melbourne Park captivated viewers. It joins a legacy of wild overtime stories.

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The future of housing in Australia is apartments. Lots and lots of apartments

More and more people are living in smaller and smaller dwellings. Meanwhile homeowners who own the land they’re on are sitting pretty.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese inspects new public housing in NSW (Image: AAP/Dan Himbrechts)

Australians won’t see more public housing anytime soon. Here’s why

To save public housing, it’s vital to sort out the fiscal imbalance between the federal government and the states.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Image: AAP/  EPA/Ronen Zvukun)

Why is South Africa pursuing Israel at the International Court of Justice? A lawyer explains

South Africa alleges Israel is violating the Genocide Convention. But will the case have any impact or is it purely performative?

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Pokies giant Endeavour Group sacrifices chair, negotiates a Mathieson-free board 

The family that built an Australian pokies empire is being sidelined from the business as the company edges towards more responsible practices.

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AUKUS will be a feast for US venture capitalists — but will Australian firms get a slice of the cake?

Investors with $400 billion in funds have formed a network to take advantage of the trade opportunities created by the military alliance.

A man points to shop damage after looting in Port Moresby (Image: AP/Gorethy Kenneth)

More than a pay dispute: what’s really behind the Papua New Guinea riots

Historical land disputes and rampant unemployment are just two of the litany of factors sparking this week’s violence in Port Moresby.

Donald Trump in Des Moines, Iowa (Image: AP/Andrew Harnik)

Has Trump’s triumph in Iowa killed the myth of the Iowa caucuses?

Hoping The Donald can be headed off by Nikki Haley in New Hampshire shows the mainstream right is in denial.

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MPs blamed for stoking culture war over Australia Day

Peter Dutton is complaining about the ‘woke agenda’ after Woolies said it would not sell Australia Day-themed merchandise, even as a growing number of Australians support changing the date.

Independent Senator David Pocock (Image: AAP/Mick Tsikas)

Corporate Australia loves to talk about climate action, but fails to follow through on rhetoric

A new study has highlighted the gap between companies’ rhetoric and their actions when it comes to climate change.

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Gina Rinehart tried to censor Crikey articles using ‘ridiculous’ trademark request to tech companies

A Hancock spokesperson denied that the company had tried to censor Crikey’s reporting, instead blaming a third party who “inadvertently” filed takedown requests on their behalf.

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Who’s getting sued? The year ahead for defamation in Australia

Brace yourselves for a big year in defamation, as laws undergo changes and high-profile cases continue to play out.

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Journalists need to keep talking about genocide

Genocide is far from rare but it’s a term journalists seemingly struggle to apply to world events. It must be said out loud, again and again.

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and incoming PM Gabriel Attal (R) (Image: EPA/Ludovic Marin)

Macron chooses Gabriel Attal as France’s youngest PM

Macron will be hoping the 34-year-old Attal, who is one of the country’s most popular politicians, will help turn his party’s fortunes around ahead of the EU elections in June.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers (Image: AAP/Dave Hunt)

Albanese says high-income Aussies will still get their tax cuts

The stage three tax cuts have been blasted as unfair, but the government plans to push ahead with them anyway.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (Image: AAP/Lukas Coch)

‘Progressive’ Labor is dead — supporting stage three tax cuts is pointless

The public won’t reward Labor for sticking to an election policy when its multi-term strategy has failed across the board.

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Meet the Wagga Wagga women exposing Australia’s birth trauma crisis

NSW’s inquiry into birth trauma and obstetric violence — thought to be the first of its kind anywhere in the world — has so far received more than 4,000 submissions.

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Life, death and everything in between: Crikey readers weigh in on long COVID, voluntary assisted dying

According to Crikey readers, VAD is a right that no-one should have the gall to deny Australians. Plus are you still wearing a mask?

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek (Image: AAP/Mick Tsikas)

Renewable projects, not fossil fuels, are being vetoed under Australia’s crap environmental laws

The Albanese government’s decision to block Victoria’s wind farm plant wasn’t a bad one. But it’s not a consistent one either.

A fire burns near Penrose, NSW in January 2020 (Image: AAP/Dan Himbrechts)

Unprecedented Black Summer showed us what needs to change to keep Australians safe

The 2019-20 bushfire season was not a one-off event. But are we ready for the next time disaster strikes?