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Funny how the ‘rule of law’ crowd was deathly silent when the government was trashing it
'Rule of law' is the new 'free speech': something you defend when convenient and trample if it gets in your way.
Here’s one for an independent inquiry: did recovered memories target Christian Porter?
The idea of 'recovered memories' has a very complicated and controversial history.
Rupert Murdoch is far from dead. He’s almost 90 — and still kicking arse
The ageing patriarch has had a new lease of corporate life, and it looks like none of the kids want his crown.
Aged care royal commission identifies same old problems, calls for new solutions
Getting aged care right means addressing longstanding workforce issues. Can this government do any better than those that came before?
Core argument: nuclear energy is neither saviour nor sinner — just one for the mix
Australia's anti-nuclear power argument is driven by emotion, while the pro-nuclear camp has its head in the clouds. How do we resolve the fisson?
All the latest from our inquiry journalism unit.
Aged care will stay broken until our leaders show heart and humanity
It's easy to promise reform, but good policy only come from leaders who understand those who are subject to it.
Press gallery A-team captures the mood of the nation — and they’re all women
The PM's 'smug silence' is no match for the likes of Samantha Maiden and Katharine Murphy.
If he were a teacher, would you be happy for him to keep teaching your kids?
In some respects Christian Porter's role is one of a higher public trust than that of the prime minister. He is also accused of committing a heinous crime. That, like it or not, hangs over his head.
When it comes to pandemic spending, Australia’s got the goods
The pandemic halted Australia's services consumption in its tracks. Instead, we've just been buying lots of stuff.
The JobKeeper gravy train is stopping at a station near you — even though some passengers have jumped
Crikey's corporate welfare awards continue. Which companies managed to turn JobKeeper into shareholder cash — and who has had a crisis of conscience?
COVID quack Craig Kelly jumps before the Liberals push him
Scott Morrison is likely to be pleased that, while Craig Kelly's move to the crossbench will make legislating more difficult, he will no longer have to answer for the backbencher's otiose pronouncements.
Does success at controlling the pandemic mean you don’t have one?
John Pilger recently criticised Australia's 'COVID scaremongering in a pandemic-free society'. Did he have a point?
From silence to gobbledygook: the non-lies that politicians use to lie to us
Scott Morrison has learned their tricks from every leader that's came before.
Everyone agrees reputations need protecting. But for the AG it’s an obsession
Christian Porter's almost fanatical defence of people's reputations has been cast in new light.
Porter shredded the rule of law. He shouldn’t hide behind what’s left of it
Christian Porter insists he must not step aside in order to protect the rule of law. Yet as attorney-general he has trashed that very thing.
Trial by media: Porter’s big claim exposes media faultlines from Perth to Canberra
Does the attorney-general seriously suggest — and believe — that journalists shouldn't ask questions about serious allegations?
‘We’ve been stonewalled’: friends of allegedly raped women support inquiry
Friends of the woman at the centre of the Christian Porter rape allegations say they have been stonewalled and ignored by the prime minister and the attorney-general.
Straight-faced and bald-faced: the lies that hoodwink an unsuspecting public
Why do politicians keep on lying? Because it works — and because even if they're called out the mud doesn't stick for long.
Give Nine chairman Peter Costello credit where it’s due
Suggestions that Peter Costello is behind the recent chaos in Nine's boardroom should be taken with a grain of salt.
Nine finally finds a new CEO but not before hitting the Fairfax mob for four
Infighting at Nine has culminated in Mike Sneesby being appointed CEO, effectively ending the old Fairfax Media regime.
Australian media policy: of the mates, by the mates, for the mates
The news media bargaining code is part of the grand tradition of media policy being run in the interests of media proprietors — and with no heed given to the public benefit.
