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The new COVID variant came out of nowhere and a cold sweat broke out right around the globe. But are we worrying for worrying's sake?

The Australia media were poised to make the Omicron variant the next viral bogeyman. But two years of pandemic has wised us up.

As countries scramble to contain and control the Omicron variant, all thoughts of caring and sharing vaccines collapsed in a shameful heap.

A startling new report has shown how many countries are misreporting emissions data and pushing flawed models. What else are big polluters trying to get away with?

The media seem to have decided the climate policy is second in importance to whether Scott Morrison can pull off another election win.

It's not just our inaction on climate change: our governments' reluctance to listen to the experts or spend much-needed money on conservation has us doing other kinds of environmental damage too.

The true 'working-class man' has at last cut through: 'I may not always be the smoothest talker, but I'll always tell it straight.'

In a toxic electoral environment, Labor's climate plan is perhaps the boldest we could have expected, even if it is less ambitious than 2019's.

Introducing bodies that would establish parliamentary standards and recommend policies and procedures will be vital in changing the culture.

Panic after weekend reports of SA border closures show the hazard of governments using one media outlet as a community message board.

When Christian Kerr exploded on to the scene in the pages Crikey, politics had never seen anything like him. And his old friend Susan Brown believes it never will again.

What's in a name? Nothing much as far as the Social Media (Anti-Trolling) Bill goes. It's less about online abuse and more about helping publishers.

In 2015, Swedes took immense pride in the country’s decision to accept 163,000 refugees, most from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan. But a lot has changed since then.

The blocking of the Suez Canal is becoming a distant memory as consumers, governments and economies ignore the vital lessons of the debacle.

The US criticised Xi Jinping's absence at COP26, but he had his own reason to stay away from Glasgow: consolidating power back home.

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.

In a new series, Crikey asks: what governs Scott Morrison? A dedication to Australia, or a dedication to his own faith — and above all, himself?

The PM has never shied away from making his faith known, but it's the cryptic references — the hidden meanings — that speak volumes about his mentality.

Today Crikey publishes an uncomfortable but important investigation that exposes the prime minister as a systemic, consistent and unremitting public liar.

Scott Morrison lies. A lot. And it's particularly true when he's feeling the political heat.

It’s easy to be cynical about politics and politicians, but we mustn't forget how important the truth is to a functioning democracy.

New albums by Taylor Swift, a pop-music genius, and Lana Del Rey, a pop-culture project, illustrate two extremes of the musical spectrum.

If the Australian Institute of Architects Awards are anything to go by, modernism is back, baby. Guy Rundle reviews the good, the bad, and the mildly depressing.

In The Game, Sean Kelly portrays Scott Morrison as nobody at all, a politician conjured into existence by the settings of new politics.

Australians, and especially our governing class, have normalised soft corruption. If we want things to change, we need to bring back the outrage.

The culture of silence that permits the soft corruption and alleged abuse witnessed in Parliament cannot be allowed to endure.

Refusing to vote? Maybe. But there are other ways to clean up Australian politics.