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Attorney-General Christian Porter (Image: AAP/Lukas Coch)

In Christian Porter’s world, party mates override process or merit

The attorney-general calls the shots on admissions to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal — and party hacks are the big winners.

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Voters don’t care about integrity in politics — that’s why governments are so sleazy

If voters won't punish political corruption, they shouldn't be surprised when politicians act corruptly.

How Gladys Berejiklian is shaking her bad reputation

What happened to our party-pooping premier? I’m not complaining, I’m just confused.

Seven West does a deal with Google as its fortunes improve

Seven West's prospects have improved, slightly, but there won't be any dividends for shareholders until 2023 at the earliest.

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Rupert Murdoch (Image: AP/Josh Reynolds)

Forcing big tech to pay up will not end fake news, despite what old media says

The news media bargaining code could make fake news (and the opinion silos it feeds) much worse.

James Packer during the NSW casino inquiry (NSW) (Image: AAP)

OMG! Someone, somewhere has publicly smacked a Packer and Sydney shudders

The rule has always been 'what the Packers want, the Packers get'. Well, not this time.

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Most unemployed people aren’t on the dole — here’s why this is so important

There's a big difference between unemployed Australians and those taking JobSeeker payments, and that distinction could have huge economic impacts this year.

Trump supporters break TV equipment during the Capitol Hill siege (Image: AP/Jose Luis Magana)

When violence and disease makes journalists war reporters at home

The Australian media can learn a lot from the crises unfolding in other countries.

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Has the media overcorrected on COVID coverage?

In early 2020, the media thought nothing could ever go wrong. Now it dutifully reports that COVID will never end.

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Vaccine diplomacy: China moves to fill gaps the West leaves behind

This will be a blessing to many countries, but it also presents very real risks.

Rudy Giuliani (Image: Getty)

Rogues’ gallery: a look at some of Donald Trump’s lawyers

With Donald Trump's impeachment trial getting off to a truly bizarre start, Crikey look back at some of his more colourful legal representatives.

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Psychiatrists split over the use of ’shrooms and MDMA to treat mental illness

Despite growing evidence psychedelics can help treat symptoms of mental illness, many in the profession are uneasy about their use.

National Retail Association chair Mark Brodie (Image: NRA)

Who exactly is the National Retail Association? Perhaps not who you think

The NRA is tied up in a new rorts scandal, but it's unclear who the association even represents.

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A short-list of Tony Abbott’s prime ministerial portrait artists

Why should Tony Abbot limit himself to a portrait by Johannes Leak when he has so many other artists at his disposal?

A 2016 protest against the Sydney lockout laws (Image: AAP/Paul Miler)

Sydney finally scraps lockout laws — was it worth it?

The last remnant of Sydney's draconian lockout laws will soon be a thing of the past. Was there any upside to the destruction of the city's nightlife?

It’s on: America’s civil war about language and meaning

With Trump gone, a sort of truce has come down. The war around language and meaning is on again.

Eddie McGuire, the man who left for precisely the wrong reasons

Eddie was always a reminder of an uncomfortable fact: certain blokes are able to get into seats of power and stay there no matter what they do or say.

Crikey’s pride and joy: Eddie Everywhere, we are really going to miss you

Eddie has been one of those inexplicably famous men with fingers in every pie for decades — which means he’s provided plenty of fodder for Crikey.