Communications minister hasn’t deemed women’s footy ‘important’, ‘culturally significant’ enough to protect
Changes to anti-siphoning legislation show what the government’s priorities are — and getting women’s sport to the masses isn’t one of them.
Are you HARD ENOUGH for Mike Pezzullo’s comeback?
Discredited former Home Affairs head Mike Pezzullo has called for national service and ‘hard patriotism’ to fight China.
‘Salaciousness’, ‘Qantas’, ‘Melissa Caddick’: Revealing the clickiest, most loved subjects with readers
‘Sadly what clicks with readers is shrill opinion rather than considered analysis, clear solutions when nuance is needed.’
Chalmers reveals lower deficit this year, and billions more in deficits beyond
Economists expected blowout in this year’s mid-year budget update, but the government has unveiled a smaller deficit (with the blowouts coming later).
RBA changes do nothing for ordinary households. Labor must do more than tinker
Labor continues to fiddle with the margins of the economy rather than use the power of government to deliver reform.
Does Facebook owe you money? Find out if you’re part of the $50m Cambridge Analytica privacy settlement
Meta has agreed to a $50 million settlement over the Cambridge Analytica scandal. And you might be eligible for a payout.
A renegade, a courtroom star, an objector: Welcome to the pointy end of our Shitstirrers Index
‘If calling out genocide, racism and hypocrisy makes me a shitstirrer, then I’ll wear the badge with pride.’
‘Capacity crisis’: Qantas scraps PNG flights to free up planes, catches government unaware
‘One crew shortage, one breakdown, one delay, one bad weather event, and the whole system starts to fall apart,’ a pilot said.
‘The shame must change sides’: Gisèle Pelicot and her refusal to look away
Gisèle Pelicot, who has suffered more than many of us could imagine, has used her suffering to change the world for the better.
Let’s not forget the damaging legacy of the late Kevin Andrews
If a man’s legacy is to be understood, it deserves to be considered in full. And part of Kevin Andrews’ legacy is his decision to stand in the way of Territorians having the right to die with dignity.
This shift is complete. This is America
What transpired in America in 2024 wasn’t a shock. The return of Trump has been a long time coming.
What were this year’s most sublime, utterly cracked tips and murmurs?
From an inexplicable design choice by Gina Rinehart’s Driza-Bone company to Bob Katter living only in the present, it’s been another absurd year.
And Crikey’s politician of the year for 2024 is…
Readers might not like it, but it’s clear which politician has been most brutally effective in 2024.
Forget migration ‘benefits’. Convince people that restrictions harm everyone
Migration restrictions always serve dual purposes: to exclude and repel some, while ensuring the unequal inclusion of the vast majority.
Vote now for Crikey’s prestigious Arsehat of the Year
Who is to blame, dear reader? Vote now in Crikey’s Arsehat of the Year awards!
Who was your Person of the Year? It is time to vote!
It was mostly bad. But not all bad. Here are a few figures who did useful and admirable things in 2024.
Julian Leeser braces for the teals, Abbott meets JD Vance, and Kim Williams to sing at RN Xmas party?
Another moderate Liberal is worried about his chances, and we get an email promising an ABC musical number.
Once again, Australian media policy seems to have conformed to the golden rule: ‘what News Corp wants, News Corp gets’.
Despite ASIC investigating Rex over ‘serious governance failures’, the government is still propping it up. Now what?
Can you put a number on how badly Trump will screw the climate? Yes, many.
As the United Nations warns of a ‘brutal price’ to be paid for inaction, Crikey breaks down the key numbers at play.
Here are the stories Australia’s top journalists say they’re missing
From Peter Lalor to Louise Milligan and Ben Schneiders, we asked 200 of the nation’s most influential media figures which areas are undercovered. Plus who is excelling at their beats?
More disasters at Tourism Australia, where even the probity lacks probity
The discredited Tourism Australia ran procurements worth hundreds of millions of dollars without competition or probity, a new report finds.
Reader Reply: I feel stupid for being too loyal, for too long, to Qantas
Crikey reader Ric Clark shares his firsthand experience of Qantas’ dismal performance in the peak travel period.
‘I think women are better at it’: Sarah Hanson-Young on negotiating in a divided Parliament
The Greens senator reckons Tanya Plibersek and Katy Gallagher are able to leave their egos at the door. So why can’t the blokes?
Tammy Tyrrell isn’t just Lambie Lite, and now she’s going after Labor’s social media ban
Former Jacqui Lambie staffer Tammy Tyrrell is very different to her former boss. But is that what the people of Tasmania voted for?
‘I think the major parties need a kick in the nuts’: How ‘Punter’s Politics’ stormed Parliament House
Punter Konrad has built up a large social following by questioning politicians on behalf of ‘the punters’.
A $532m security contract and the NACC’s corrosive secrecy
The only thing the NACC’s report into Paladin has revealed is how damaging the commission’s lack of transparency is both for the public and potentially the people investigated.
The rise of Paladin, KPMG’s cameo, and what the NACC isn’t telling us
Just a week after being sent the tender for the Manus contract, Paladin submitted its bid. Its initial quote to provide the services was $152m. After negotiations, Paladin was awarded a revised contract… of $229.5m.
Paladin remains cloaked in secrecy: NACC needs to deliver or risk destroying its reputation
The unresolved questions at the centre of Paladin’s Manus Island contract aren’t theoretical or abstract concerns. They go to the heart of governance and political responsibility in Australia.
Labor elevates early childhood education as Coalition tells regions: less childcare for you
This issue represents the rare intersection of good policy and good politics. Surely even Labor couldn’t stuff it up?
Law and order crackdown won’t make Jewish community safer
Jewish communities deserve real protection — not a false sense of security purchased at the expense of other marginalised groups.
Australia’s media movers and shakers on the biggest threats to journalism
From Kate McClymont to Waleed Aly to Joe Aston, we asked 200 of the nation’s most influential media figures what they’re most concerned about and how the sector has shifted.
Journos were told they’d be given Dutton’s nuclear costings this week. He’s running out of time
One well-connected journalist at a major publication speculated that if the news is indeed to be communicated this week, it will have to be done by Thursday.
Growing alienation and violence makes the murder of hated executives normal
When you have rising inequality, increasing political violence and a president who endorses violence, why NOT assassinate a CEO?
Dutton’s kowtow to Netanyahu splits Australians into two classes: ordinary people and Muslims
Peter Dutton and the Coalition have repeatedly placed the interests of Israel’s government above Australia’s social cohesion and national interests.
Labor has been vindicated on its spending. Will the Reserve Bank finally do its job and cut rates?
Labor’s spending has generated plenty of criticism — but it’s now the only thing standing between us and a recession engineered by the RBA.
Labor’s limp rebuke of CommBank’s cash-grab is the act of a one-term government
The Albanese government should have responded to the Commonwealth Bank’s new withdrawal charges with threats of immediate reprisal.
The teen social media ban is incredibly popular. Here are some of the reasons why
No matter how you slice it, the majority of Australians say they want kids off social media. And their reasons are more nuanced than you might expect
Teen social media ban inquiry didn’t even respond to man with disability’s accessibility request
‘Kids with disabilities are going to be affected by the proposed ban. We should be ensuring the government gets to hear from us.’
‘No basis whatsoever’: Is News Corp’s sponsored pro-gas coverage full of hot air?
The News Corp tabloids ran pro-gas front pages all around the country — but you had to turn the page to find the disclosure that the coverage was paid for by the gas industry.
Labor’s term began with promise on the environment. It ends with things worse than ever
The harsh lesson of this term of Parliament is that no major-party government can be trusted to take real climate action.
Dutton’s nuclear plan: An energy grid powered by endless spin
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Dutton’s nuclear promises billions for fossil fuels and a smaller economy for the rest of us
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And Crikey’s politician of the year for 2024 is…
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