Victoria Police succeeded in keeping nationalist and anti-racist demonstrations separate, but only by deploying immense violence against the left-wing rally as clashes erupted around the CBD.
The media gives Barnaby Joyce protected status as a maverick — but overlook that for many years he has been nothing but trouble for his own side.
The presence of renewables doesn’t always result in the absence of coal.
Trump and supporters express their fury at ‘No Kings’ by… depicting Trump as a king
The response to millions of Americans marching over the weekend has been as coherent and sane as you would expect.
The Pentagon’s new crackdown on the press has had an unusual ‘Australia mentioned’ moment. So what are the new rules and what has The Australian got itself into?
All that and more in this week’s political news.
Israel launches fresh attacks on Gaza after accusing Hamas of breaching ceasefire
The tentative ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has been broken after Israel launched a deadly wave of attacks throughout Gaza on Sunday in response to what it says was a ceasefire breach by Hamas militants.
The September jobs numbers have put pressure on the RBA to cut interest rates — but they’re not as bad as they look. Meanwhile the central bank its trying to improve its messaging.
Crikey’s media reporter Daanyal Saeed joins the podcast to unpack the Parliament Sports Club lobbying furore, from beginning to end.
Israel launches fresh attacks on Gaza after accusing Hamas of breaching ceasefire
The tentative ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has been broken after Israel launched a deadly wave of attacks throughout Gaza on Sunday in response to what it says was a ceasefire breach by Hamas militants.
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The chorus of people congratulating buffoon Trump on Gaza peace deal are wrong, and here’s why
Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan relies on ahistorical nonsense imposed on the Palestinian people, who are told they should be grateful. He deserves no applause.
A look at the arguments Labor is using to support its FOI reform
Labor’s ‘friendless’ proposed changes to FOI laws will be debated today. Here’s the government’s reasoning so far.
The enduring cult of Tony Abbott
Tony Abbott, for all the farce of his time in office, maintains a cult that no other recent prime minster can match. Crikey went to watch it in action.
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1 in 3 parents will help kids get around teen social media ban, government privately warned
TikTok, Meta and Snap to face social media ban inquiry after no-show legal threats
Sportsbet guest lecturer at Monash university seminar prompts faculty review
When he was prime minister, Morrison appointed a Saudi fossil fuel firm’s board member to two different taskforce roles in 2019 and 2022.
A short history of voter suppression in America, as civil rights laws are attacked in the South
Fresh moral panic over ‘jihadi brides’ and their children shames Australia: Here’s how we can actually fix the issue
On gambling, Australia is a collection of banana republics — while our cowering government watches on
The AI bubble is inflating and its shadow grows ever larger.
If you want brain rot, read the Financial Review (and leave gen Z out of it)
Young people are suffering from ‘brain rot’, claims the AFR, and it’s all due to social media. But there’s another reason why young people are so unhappy.
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On two memorable occasions, I have been targeted in formal ways by key anti-wind players.
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Plus, a one-time thanks to Avi Yemeni!
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Literally nothing good has come from any of it.
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