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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.

On-water matter or just bureaucracy? Why FoI requests are languishing

Not adequately staffing departments to meet the demand for freedom of information requests causes a bottleneck to government transparency.

Scott Morrison, here's a quick way to boost innovation: fund video games

You want innovation, jobs and growth? The video games industry could be an easy win for newbie Treasurer Scott Morrison.

End onerous copyright restrictions, urges PC

The Productivity Commission says there is no reason geoblocking should be illegal.

To err is human ... and Devine

Miranda Devine uses the very official-sounding American College of Pediatricians to make her case about transgender people. But the ACP turns out to be a fringe conservative group, not a healthcare peak body.

How Buck's Transsexual Adventures shaped John Howard's porn policy

Brian Harradine showed a box of porn to John Howard to sway his decision on the classification of pornography.

Essential: our budget fears -- and we prefer Clark over Rudd

We're not hopeful of a good outcome from next week's federal budget. And we'd rather the New Zealand PM ran the UN than our own.

Marriage Equality brings Irish charm, not Gaelic tempers, to the debate

Tiernan Brady, who ran the successful Yes Equality campaign in Ireland, says civilised debate is what is needed in this fight.

Copyright climax could come for porn pirates

Not everyone who downloads things illegally is looking for feature films -- the porn industry says it's time to track down pornography pirates.

You people should stop with your whistleblowing and encryption, says Turnbull

The Prime Minister loves encryption, but it's not for you.

Like Uber, but for tax avoidance

How can the ATO ensure that Uber drivers are paying their fair share of tax?