Rudd: Morrison should not be attacked for his faith. But he should tell us how it affects his politics
It's not unreasonable or intrusive for Australians to ask how Scott Morrison's religious faith impacts on his political behaviour and decision-making, writes former prime minister Kevin Rudd.
The National Party is based on a myth. Here is why
Jobs in regional Australia have been transforming for years — and the pandemic is set to push them even further. So who has their eyes on the road?
Guys, dolls, mods: catching up on the branch stack inquiry
The IBAC hearing into Victorian Labor branch stacking has been a history lesson in the dirty business of faction-building.
Anti-vax lawyer crowdfunds challenge to his suspension for crowdfunding
Lawyer Nathan Buckley, who has crowdfunded close to $1 million dollars to bankroll his legal challenges, received more than $10,000 overnight in a new campaign.
Porter’s blind trust inquiry block proves how many are willing to protect his reputation
Rarely are accused men’s careers curtailed by allegations of sexual harassment or discrimination.
Just what is the point of Barnaby Joyce?
For someone said to be one of the country's best retail politicians, Joyce and his National Party have few achievements to brag about.
Farewell, NSW, my job here is done…
And now John Barilaro. Another one bites the dust as the state government shitshow just keeps on giving.
Crown AGM set to be a cracker — and it won’t be the only one
Remuneration strikes, withdrawn constitutional amendments and 'Twiggy' Forrest dodging scrutiny. Stay tuned for scandals and dramas in this year’s corporate AGM season.
Palmer loses another High Court bid against WA — and this one could be his last
Has Western Australia seen the last of Clive Palmer's legal onslaughts? Time will tell, but his latest High Court result doesn't bode well for him.
Dear Leslie: Are social media pile-ons justified, or is it just mob rule?
Online cancel culture may be rough justice but there are times when it gets the job done. Ethicist Leslie Cannold tackles a thorny topic.
Australia locked out the world. Now it’s returning the favour
Since COVID, Australians struggle to work out how to open up to each other, let alone relate to other countries. But it's time to remedy that.
Inflation fears mount as northern hemisphere’s energy crisis feeds price rises across the board
Australia is not in nearly as bad a position as some countries on food and energy shortages. But that doesn't mean we're in the clear.
COVID and school: it’s not just a learning experience. It could save kids’ lives
Children will be exposed to COVID if schools reopen. But evidence of long-term physical and mental harm under lockdown may make exposure the lesser of two evils.
Don’t mess with Texas … stay home staffers … bad news for wizard fans
We can't expect Ted Cruz to have a real idea about what's going on in 'Texas of the Pacific' Australia, but maybe he should do a little research. Plus more from the Crikey bunker.
Scary side of back to normal — out goes day-drinking, in comes office chit-chat
It's been a time of reckless dressing and drinking and plenty of navel-gazing. But that's coming to an end, and it'll be life-changing.
The life and death of a shopkeeper
Soner Kurtoglu put his heart and soul into his small bazaar in the back streets of Melbourne's Richmond. Now he's gone, taken by a vicious virus.
Violent anti-vaxxers are wrong. But can their tactics hold any lessons for climate activists?
Climate change's promise of death and destruction is violence, so why shouldn't its victims be violent in self-defence?
The world will be asked to work together on climate. What chance that’ll happen?
It's the economy, stupid. Diplomacy is all well and good, but it's the economics of climate that's at the heart of the world 'coming together'.
Follow the money — or pay more for it
A greener future is going to require mobilising a different kind of green: dollars. Trillions of them, in fact.
Question Time: Anonymous authors, disappearing cartoonists and outraged staffers
From the literary world to the streets of Christchurch, it was a week of thrills and spills. Test your news brain now!
‘This is a very black day for Australian parliamentary history’
The Morrison government is so desperate to protect Christian Porter it used a tactic unseen since Federation.
This rorting nation: government hands out $25bn in non-competitive grants
A new report shows the number of confidential 'closed non-competitive grants' by the Morrison government has surged in recent years.
Was Ten a good faith reporter of the Parliament House scandals?
The Ten Network was an important player in the coverage of the workplace and gender issues that roiled Parliament House earlier this year. But did it have workplace issues of its own in its press gallery office?
Who’s spending $10K on anti-Morrison Facebook ads? We don’t know — and that’s a problem
Little to no information can be found on who runs a Facebook page which has spent a sizeable sum running clearly partisan ads in key states.
How News Corp’s ‘best of both worlds’ status is normalised by the media
News Corp enjoys the dual status of a political party and a media organisation, with the power of one and the non-accountability of the other. And the rest of the mainstream media is complicit.
Colin Powell may be gone, but his doctrine lives on in Joe Biden
As the Biden administration and a new generation of US policymakers learn the hard lessons of Iraq and Afghanistan, the words of the former secretary of state ring true: 'you break it, you own it'.
Pandora Papers reveal the fatal flaw in the West’s fight against autocracy
Western countries and the anonymous financial secrecy tools they provide are playing a critical role in propping up autocratic regimes — the same ones they purport to fight.
Build Back Better — US takes its fight with China on the road
The West finally has an answer to China's Belt and Road Initiative. Will it stand up?
‘Without truth, no democracy can stand’: why we are calling out the prime minister
Today Crikey publishes an uncomfortable but important investigation that exposes the prime minister as a systemic, consistent and unremitting public liar.
A national leader with a readiness to lie and a reflex to do so when under pressure
Scott Morrison lies. A lot. And it's particularly true when he's feeling the political heat.
The truth is precious. Let’s not take it for granted
It’s easy to be cynical about politics and politicians, but we mustn't forget how important the truth is to a functioning democracy.
Bruce Pascoe and the making of myth: beyond the culture war, what does it all mean?
A new book offers a forensic unmasking of Bruce Pascoe's work and suggests he is devaluing the true history of Indigenous Australia. Can the issue be investigated without becoming mired in the culture wars?
Bruce Pascoe has become too big to fail — almost impossible to question
Even before questions surrounding Bruce Pascoe's scholarship were raised, it's hard to ignore that Dark Emu has become big business — not least for the companies that support him.
‘The truth is the truth — and should not be hidden because of right-wing agendas’
Lawyer and Indigenous rights activist Michael Mansell has found that trying to raise criticism of Bruce Pascoe leads to being lumped in with right-wing reactionaries like Mark Latham.
We must learn to see the corruption that pervades Australian public life, and restructure it
Australians, and especially our governing class, have normalised soft corruption. If we want things to change, we need to bring back the outrage.
How to end corruption? First break down the code of silence allowing it to thrive
The culture of silence that permits the soft corruption and alleged abuse witnessed in Parliament cannot be allowed to endure.
Solutions to corruption: a voters’ strike to end political donations?
Refusing to vote? Maybe. But there are other ways to clean up Australian politics.
