Crikey has obtained a list of the 145 arts organisations that will be affected by George Brandis' funding cuts. Whole sectors are in trouble, with possibly billions of dollars and hundreds of jobs at stake.
Islamists shot up a hotel only a few doors down from where Crikey's writer-at-large Guy Rundle is staying. And that's not even the scariest part.
This latest shuffle is all about incrementally increasing Murdoch family power with the independent checks and balances of competent non-Murdoch managers being cast aside.
Why hasn't Julie Bishop joined Malcolm Turnbull and mounted a leadership challenge against Tony Abbott? She would nail it.
Peter Greste wants to explore working in long-form documentaries, and vows to fight for press freedom. Freelance journalist in Cairo Joel Gulhane reports.
Voter perception of Abbott has generally improved since the failed spill motion earlier this year. But that's not say that voters actually like Abbott, per se ...
Joe Hockey and Tony Abbott are pretty pleased that property prices are so high right now. But are we in for a crash? Freelance journalist Andrei Ghoukassian runs the numbers.
The Bilderberg Conference is a big annual global policy talkfest. But some people think it might be something more sinister ... Crikey intern Bransen Gibson explains.
If the "countering violent extremism" talkfest in Sydney was serious, it would address the one thing we are certain causes radicalisation -- endlessly attacking Muslim countries.
Glenn Stevens has made it clear to the government and all politicians that they must get infrastructure investment right.
