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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.

Hundreds of asylum seekers set to return to Nauru after High Court sides with govt

Asylum seekers had challenged the constitutionality of offshore immigration detention, but the High Court says the Nauru camps are perfectly legal.

Those who illegally download content are also likely to subscribe to a paid streaming service, like Netflix.

Pirates willing to pay for content: Essential

Those who illegally download content are also likely to subscribe to a paid streaming service, like Netflix.

Ian Macdonald and the strange case of the imaginary mistress

Parliamentary rules introduced to prevent nepotism among MPs have riled Senator Ian Macdonald.

Flying blind: ex-pollies' travel entitlements up in the air

Are ex-pollies still allowed to jet around Australia on the public teat?

Court to test way around Border Force Act

Lawyers are trying to circumvent the government's Border Force Act.

Is the Coalition pork barrelling in rural electorates?

A major telecommunications infrastructure scheme overwhelming favours Coalition electorates.

Abbott to speak at US homophobic 'freedom' group

The Alliance Defending Freedom argues that homosexuality should be illegal. And guess who their new bestie is?

Meet the judges Turnbull trusts to secretly ‘advocate for’ journos, sources

QCs John Muir and Kevin Duggan are the only things standing between law enforcement overreach and journalists' sources. But who are they?

Why NBN costed Labor's broadband plan at Turnbull's behest

NBN declared that Labor's broadband plan would have cost much more than the Coalition's. But why was a government entity in the business of costing the opposition's policies?

Why our Netflix is so much worse than the US' (for now)

Australian Netflix has a fraction of the titles available in the US. But that will probably change when Netflix negotiates new deals.