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A toxic culture is an easy target, but culture does not exist as something separate; culture is what the soldiers and officers of the special forces did every day.

Officers escape legal responsibility, but what about their moral accountability?
Officers in command of special forces in Afghanistan either turned a blind eye to bad behaviour or genuinely didn't know about it. Either way, it's unacceptable.

The uniquely Australian violence of the Brereton war crimes report
Australia represents itself as the innocent abroad. But is that just to shield us from the fact that we may be worse than most, as our overseas wars tend to be a projection of unfinished violence at home?

Now more than ever our soldiers deserve compassion
We must hold those accused of committing war crimes to account. But we also need to examine how we treat our returning servicemen and women, many of whom suffer from PTSD.

Seven caught in the middle of an unignorable story and the loyalty of Kerry Stokes
Seven West Media must walk the tight rope of its coverage of the Brereton SAS war crimes report and its chairman's support of military figures.

The Tudge report: the decade-long descent from Indigenous champ to infamous chump
In his 10 years in parliament, Alan Tudge has come a long way, as the last fortnight has shown.

Trumpism will live on. Here are 5 things Biden needs to do to weaken its grip
Trump may be on his way out, but his influence will linger. Here's what his successor needs to do to turn the tide.

Trumps for the meme-ories: the most bizarre moments of Donald Trump’s presidency
It was the presidency that launched a thousand memes. Crikey remembers the strangest moments of the most bizarre presidency in history.

ScoMo loses the next election but decides to do a Trump. What happens next?
Australian democracy has enough structural weaknesses that it's not hard to imagine what's happening in the US happening here too.

Super strain? Super feign. No evidence to support SA’s claims of a more dangerous coronavirus
Adelaide's health authorities are pushing stories of a 'particularly sneaky' strain of COVID-19. The only problem: there's no evidence.

Even by his usual standards, Rupert Murdoch had a particularly Murdoch week
Our very first Clown of the Week is none other than Rupert Murdoch.

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.
Inspired by Sky. Cooked in a dark room. Delivered by the Oz. This is how a News Corp exclusive is made

How shonky providers are draining the accounts of people with disabilities
The NDIS says it has zero tolerance for fraudulent disability providers, but a former investigator tells Inq that fraudulent claims are all too common.

Sky’s the limit as online influence soars and the law struggles to catch up
Sky News' digital strategy has allowed its partisan video content to enjoy an explosive growth online.

Cosy relationships and a front organisation: how Sky News operates as a law unto itself
When the body in charge of regulating pay TV is stacked with Foxtel's own executives, why are we surprised when Sky News' baseless conspiracy theories go unchallenged?
News Corp not entirely opposed to lockdowns, you can always rely on Cory, and the AFP show us their priorities. Catch up with the latest tips and murmurs.

China gave us a list of stuff that makes them mad. Do they have a point?
Beijing's new dossier of 14 disputes with Australia doesn't tell us anything we didn't already know — but that doesn't mean they're wrong...

Finding a vaccine is just the beginning. The delivery will be every bit as critical
Jubilation over the imminent arrival of COVID-19 vaccines needs to be tempered by the reality that a fast, safe, efficient rollout across a continent like Australia will be highly complex.

A noisy budget hits the burbs: just how will the quiet Australian react?
While the NSW budget will get some ticks of approval, the question of whether the state will be able to brute-force its way towards growth is an open one.

Seven caught in the middle of an unignorable story and the loyalty of Kerry Stokes
Seven West Media must walk the tight rope of its coverage of the Brereton SAS war crimes report and its chairman's support of military figures.

Year spins to a nauseating close. It might be funny if it weren’t so obscene
From Hollywood Hugh Marks to Alan Tudge to Gladys Berejiklian, 2020 has been a big year for the spin doctors.

Once a mate, now a hate: the Oz is out to get Anthony Albanese
Unnamed sources have been briefing the Oz against the paper's former mate Anthony Albanese.
Chief of Defence Angus Campbell described the alleged unlawful killings as a result of a toxic culture of 'ego, elitism and entitlement'.

It’s not just special forces — the entire military has to change
The ADF has a culture problem that, in its worst manifestation, leads to abuse and war crimes. But when that problem is tacitly approved by command, how can it be fixed?

Stamp duty v land tax: NSW takes a giant leap into the political unknown with good policy
With its stamp duty change, the NSW government is taking a political risk on — shock horror! — good policy.

Can the top brass reform the very culture it supposedly controls already?
The defence bosses responsible for implementing any inquiry recommendations were all trained through the SAS themselves.
Rupert Murdoch continued his long and shameless record of suppressing shareholder participation and debate at this morning’s News Corp AGM.

Save us from ourselves pleads Zuckerberg as social giants attacked for calling out Trump
Under questioning from the US senate, social media giants showed a new nervousness surrounding how content should be regulated in the dying age of Trump.

A CEO falls on his sword. An insider’s view
'[Hugh Marks'] scalp was not collateral damage. This was a planned execution.'

Finally, the Murdoch business model is wedged between news and politics
After decades in power, could it be that the News Corp business model is finally collapsing?