There have been crossbench calls for the royal commission to examine the government's tender process for controversial work provider app Mable — and even the aged care minister has given his in-principle support.
Cranky Keating swings at the Reserve Bank — and misses
The economy now depends on how much fiscal stimulus the government is going to provide. The Reserve Bank has only a limited role to play, despite an extraordinary swipe from Paul Keating.
Crikey apologises to Lachlan Murdoch
A note from Crikey editor-in-chief Peter Fray.
After asking questions at 500 AGMs, Crikey’s founder gets a judge’s attention — and Crown’s CEO a hard grilling
In 2019, Crown Resorts dodged a question from Crikey founder and shareholder activist Stephen Mayne. Now it's come back to bite the scandal-plagued company.
Defence to the rescue… but where are they coming from?
Seems like we should be paying more attention to a proposal that could radically expand ministerial powers.
Is the public being served? Stonewalling bureaucrats and their battle against the auditors
When public servants decide to resist scrutiny by the Australian National Audit Office, the only thing they need to worry about is public shaming or a parliamentary committee.
Minister’s ‘criminal’ act just one more example of Morrison government’s hubris
The acting immigration minister should be sacked for 'disgraceful' and 'unlawful' behaviour — but he won't be, of course.
Things may be Orwellian, but not in the way the right believes
The right should be careful about who they invoke: Orwell would have zero compunction about putting one or two COVID denialists up against a wall in certain circumstances.
Facebook’s ready to harvest your body’s data too (and other news you may have missed)
It's all in the timing: SA premier opens border to NSW, and great news for gamers (and even better news for Facebook) — plus other stories you missed this week.
Cash? what Cash? … Bezos is all heart … Dog acts
Modesty becomes the former Michaela Cash staffer. Plus other tips from the Crikey bunker.
Forget the lobbying. It’s the spin that wins on climate, report finds
When it comes to impacting Australia's climate wars, little can stand up to the fossil fuel industry's public spin.
Melbourne mayoral race may see a new era of donation disclosure, if it’s allowed
Melbourne Lord Mayor Sally Capp is in a strong position for reelection — but how she deals with disclosing campaign donations may paint it differently.
Are aged care operators really allowed to hide how they spend taxpayer funding?
Labor MP Ged Kearney says aged care operators do not have to account for how they spend their taxpayer funding. Is she correct?
The former police officer who fatally shot African-American woman Breonna Taylor in March has been indicted by a grand jury, and the blame game continues at the hotel quarantine inquiry.
Dollars, sense and sexual harassment: when share price is all that matters
The AMP controversy proves it: companies will not remove accused harassers until the share price plummets.
This controversial app risks putting the vulnerable in charge of the vulnerable. So why isn't News Corp writing about it?
Revealed: the Liberal, Murdoch networks making millions delivering ‘Uber for aged care’
An organisation appointed to provide a surge workforce for aged care facilities is backed by a powerful business network with connections to the Liberal Party and News Corp.
Dollars, sense and sexual harassment: who is in charge of fixing the culture?
When a complaint is lodged, who — besides the harasser — should be liable for fixing the culture?
Dollars, sense and sexual harassment: boys will be boys in the insiders club
Despite the Me Too movement, boys' club culture is alive and well and still in control.
Anti-lockdown protest organisers have started using encrypted apps such as Telegram to spread the word. We took a peek inside.
As farms run out of fruit and veg pickers, soaring prices and shortages loom
Migrant workers are the backbone of the industry but the pandemic has put paid to them coming into the country.
Good riddance to bad debt: how Australians are annihilating personal debt
The pandemic has inspired an unprecedented attack on personal debt in all its forms.
Training for the pandemic
Crikey's older readers share their experiences of how the pandemic is changing them and their community.
The party of the free market is killing investment
Morrison's climate-change-denying government has proved embarrassingly bad at managing the economy.
Why did taxpayers buy land for 10 times what it was worth from a Coalition donor?
An ANAO report has found Infrastructure Department officials were misleading and unethical when buying land that resulted in a 1000% windfall for a Coalition donor.
No name, voice or family. Who is this woman? Why was she abandoned?
Two weeks ago this elderly woman was left at Nambour Hospital. Today, police still have no answers.
Monash's reputation as a leading light in theatre and music is in jeopardy as a lack of funding forces job cuts.
A policy of the fossil fuel companies, by the fossil fuel companies, for the fossil fuel companies
The government's energy policy has been written by fossil fuel companies, to promote the scams of the fossil fuel companies, with taxpayers handing money to fossil fuel companies.
Remember when fibre to the home was evil? A decade on, Liberals eat their words
The Coalition has spent the past decade denigrating Kevin Rudd's plan for faster internet. Today, they're enacting it.
Is the public being served? Auditor reveals a grim picture of widespread bureaucratic failure
When put together, the ANAO's last five years of audits reveal massive failures across the public service.
This is an issue that goes to the heart of the worldwide tech wars: how do you stop big tech companies positioning themselves as gatekeepers?
When extremists are de-platformed, where do they go? To another platform
New research shows that when far-right figures are booted off Facebook and Twitter, they quickly find a new home — and potentially, a more susceptible audience.
Database hysteria exposes the deep hypocrisy of compliant outlets
The Australian media demands we be frightened by Chinese firms doing exactly what Western spy agencies have been doing for years.
How US climate deniers are working from Australia’s playbook
From 'greenies' to 'arsonists': Australia is watching the West Coast wildfires with an eerie sense of déjà vu.
