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Josh Taylor — Journalist

Josh Taylor

Journalist

Josh is Crikey’s general reporter covering politics, immigration, technology, the environment and, well, just about everything. Josh joined Crikey in 2015 after being lured away from his role as an award-winning technology journalist for ZDNet.

Election deciders: campaign directors

The faceless men setting party strategy this election.

A small regional independent newspaper has been taken to task by the NBN Co.

NBN wins Press Council ruling

A small regional independent newspaper has been taken to task by the NBN Co.

This election campaign's biggest schmucks

From forgetting houses to neglecting to pay your three au pairs a living wage, here are the biggest stuff-ups of the campaign.

Batman begins: Darebin councillors join the fray

Gaetano Greco and Angela Villella support Alex Bhathal, while Vince Fontana supports David Feeney.

Think the media won't shut up about the damn election? It was worse in 2013

There were far more mentions of Tony Abbott and Kevin Rudd during a much shorter campaign than there have been of Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten.

Brexit a lesson in appeasing the right: Oakeshott

A conservative Prime Minister who loses control of his party to the right wing, with disastrous consequences for the country. Sound familiar?

The hastily thrown-together site blocking legislation leaves a lot of room for interpretation.

Bad piracy legislation leaves rights holders lost at sea

The hastily thrown-together site blocking legislation leaves a lot of room for interpretation.

Brandis' department a no-show at own tribunal hearing

I put in a freedom of information request for George Brandis' metadata months ago, but the AGD did not attend a hearing on the matter.

Rogues, whackjobs and NQR (not quite racist): meet your minor parties

Who said Australia was homogeneous? From gods and guns to sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, you have a plethora of options for your Senate ballot.

How Coalition homophobes could set marriage plebiscite up to fail

With widespread support for gay marriage, why are conservatives so keen for a plebiscite? Here are the sneaky ways they could undermine the vote.