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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian (Image: AAP/Joel Carrett)

Watching the painful decline of a once-respected premier

Gladys Berejiklian's open embrace of pork-barrelling completes the transformation of a once-respected leader into a premier who presides over a state of sleaze.

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The unexpected health benefits of a pandemic

The perturbations of a global pandemic hint at how we might approach the future.

Andrew Hastie (Image: AAP/Lukas Coch)

The other war: how the government and military keep Australians in the dark

Andrew Hastie has a big task ahead of him if he really wants more accountability and openness.

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Employment recovery is patchy — and quirky

As the economy begins to recover from the pandemic, different sectors are experiencing very different outcomes.

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi (Image: AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Clown of the Week: Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi

Yesterday the Uber CEO revealed the company was considering letting drivers bid for rides — a transparent move that will ensure his workforce is even less protected.

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I just ordered Uber Eats for dinner. Am I a bad person?

Getting food delivered is not evil. But profiting by squeezing the life out of workers and bricks and mortar restaurants — that's different.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews (Image: AAP/Julian Smith)

Love, sex and the paradoxes of progressivism

The push to ban conversion therapy reveals the contradictions in the progressive worldview.

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A nation’s shame: violence against women is still on the rise

This week marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women — a domain in which Australia still has a long way to go.

President Donald Trump falsely claiming victory on election night 2020 (Image: AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Both Sides Now: Trump destroyed American democracy and Australia is next. Or is it?

In this new column, educator, ethicist and philosopher Dr Leslie Cannold presents both sides of an argument. This time, it's all about Trump.

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Homer heartland: why 73 million voters stuck with Trump

For the past four years we have been led to believe that everyone who votes Trump has fully embraced the MAGA cult. The evidence suggests otherwise.

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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.

Wheelchair ramp planned and cash refunded after Inq investigation

After reading Inq's story about Jay White, a provider has offered to build a safe ramp for his home at no cost.

The Australian's political editor Sharri Markson (Image: Sky News/YouTube)

From the recesses of the internet to the front page of The Australian: a bomb-thrower’s journey

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

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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.

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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.

Do ANY rules apply to an increasingly arrogant Gladys Berejiklian?

Gladys Berejiklian appears to think the rules don't apply to her. What if NSW voters took the same approach?

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Court of Appeal throws wrench in insurers’ get-out-of-paying pandemic scheme

When it comes to pandemic coverage always read the fine print — particularly if you're the one who wrote it, as at least one insurance company has found out.

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce (Image: AAP/Biance De Marchi)

Qantas’ vaccine mandate is absolutely legal — and not the first of its kind

Qantas passengers travelling internationally will have to prove they have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Fair call?

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Global tariffs the only way to end Australia’s climate criminality

With a corrupted political process and a media industry pushing climate denialism, the chances of Australia embracing effective climate action appear slim. The rest of the world is therefore justified in punishing a country that is becoming a climate criminal.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian (Image: AAP/Joel Carrett)

Watching the painful decline of a once-respected premier

Gladys Berejiklian's open embrace of pork-barrelling completes the transformation of a once-respected leader into a premier who presides over a state of sleaze.

Donald Trump has a go in a truck (Image: AP)

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.


Free but then what? Kylie Moore-Gilbert’s long way back to a new normal

Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert has been released from prison in Iran. But it's not the end of her ordeal.

Bernard Collaery (left) and Labor MP Luke Gosling (right) (Images: AAP)

MP calls for Porter explanation on the persecution of K and Collaery

A Labor MP with close links to Timor-Leste has called on Christian Porter to explain himself over the prosecution of Witness K and Bernard Collaery and suggests 'reputational protection' is behind the secrecy of the trial.

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No vaccine is 100% safe, so shouldn’t Australia have a compensation scheme?

Unlike Australia, 25 countries offer their citizens no-fault compensation payments for vaccine injuries, with no need to go to court.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison addresses the media (Image: AAP/Lukas Coch)

Even the dumbest social media critics of journalism might have a point

Australian journalists — sick of being criticised by social media users — have to think hard about how to cover politicians who persistently lie, including Scott Morrison.

Truth be told, an honest obit treats readers — and the dead — with respect

Veteran journalist Alan Ramsey's SMH obituary held no punches — just as he held none in his years as a feared and respected columnist.

Michael Waite, publisher of the Naracoorte News (Image: Kate Hill)

Big bucks in the bush: small media outlets say grants scheme unfair

'I’m competing against a corporation that gets $10 million dollars which, any way you slice it, isn’t fair.'

Princess Diana in the infamous BBC Martin Bashir interview. (Image: BBC/Panorama)

The ghost of Diana haunts the high end of journalism, exposing hard questions

The 'serious' news media always turned up their noses at tabloid misbehaviour. But were they really much better?