Why is Labor lying about all the money it’s giving to Israeli arms company Elbit?
Israeli arms company Elbit, which helped kill Zomi Frankcom, is getting more than $900 million from the Albanese government. Why won’t Labor acknowledge the truth?
Revealed: Australian police and criminals were guinea pigs for the world’s biggest sting operation
AFP and FBI secretly ran an encrypted phone company used by criminals for years. But first, there were technical, logistical and legal hurdles to overcome.
Journalist safety is no laughing matter, Mr Costello
Reporters are meant to ask questions of powerful people. Even when powerful people don’t like it.
Wieambilla shooter Gareth Train’s online history is quietly disappearing from the internet
Obscure websites that Gareth Train frequented claim the Wieambilla terrorist attack was a conspiracy. But his comments on their blogs have been removed.
Enough awareness-raising: It’s time to STFU about mental health
Is ‘awareness-raising’ actually good for mental health? Or is it a distraction from bigger issues?
We’ve ensured another robodebt will happen
If the only consequence for implementing an illegal scheme like robodebt is a slap on the wrist, it sends the signal that we condone it.
Understanding TikTok and WeChat beyond the fearful headlines
The two popular apps, owned by Chinese companies, are often lumped together and used to stir up fear of China. But is that fair?
Taxpayers spent $77.5m to educate new teachers. Only a few hundred remain in schools
Many teachers trained through Teach for Australia now work at elite schools instead of the disadvantaged ones where they placed. Critics wonder if the effort is worth the money.
As Frydenberg’s kite-flying flames out, Monique Ryan stays locked on TikTok
The battle for Kooyong may come down to who can reach frustrated millennial and Gen Z voters. The teal incumbent has her eye on them.
‘Wasn’t intended to bully’: News Corp chair Michael Miller defends coverage of prominent women
Crikey travelled down to the nation’s capital to watch News Corp’s executive chair face the music at the National Press Club.
Ordinary households are struggling in a stagnant economy. Lay off
Interest rate hikes have clobbered the economy into near-zero growth as ordinary households run down their savings to fund the basics.
Modi’s grip on power slips with resounding personal defeat
The people of India have rejected Narendra Modi’s majoritarian Hindu politics. Even if Modi’s coalition returns him to power, his message has to change.
Israeli peace activists shunned and punished under Netanyahu regime
‘I’ve been involved in political activism for decades, but the situation has never been this bad and neither have I ever been afraid until now,’ one peace activist told Crikey.
A detailed timeline of the private holiday scandal at Tourism Australia
Since Tourism Australia discovered a $137k travel breach last October, things have been escalating quickly. This week, it was revealed the anti-corruption commission is involved.
‘She has no choice’: NACC called in to investigate Tourism Australia after holiday expenses scandal
After Crikey revealed three staff went on private holidays using $137k of taxpayer funds, Tourism Australia has now confirmed the NACC is involved.
Are older people really outspending millennials? Let’s look at the raw numbers
As cost of living pressures bite, Australians are spending less on discretionary items. But is the trend the same across demographics?
Qantas pilots say rampant cost-cutting at Perth Airport has led to nothing working like it should.
Antoinette Lattouf was sacked from the ABC for breaching a social media policy nobody at the broadcaster seems to be able to articulate.
Stories of progress make us feel good but don’t reflect the history of LGBTQIA+ and feminist activism
A narrative of steady and incremental progress is tempting but inaccurate.
Mexico has voted in its first woman president. Does it mean anything?
Claudia Sheinbaum faces monumental challenges in her new role.
Tingle stated the obvious, and the obvious is based on evidence
Tingle gets the backing of Crikey readers, who say those in the Coalition and the media who are criticising her need to examine Australia’s racist history.
Abolishing Higgins seat sent everyone into a frenzy for all the wrong reasons
The draft redistribution of Victoria, which abolishes the electoral seat of Higgins, resulted in slew of hot takes.
Dutton’s migrant rhetoric depends on a complicit media
Traditional media once understood migration reporting was to be ‘handled with care’. The rhetoric has long since become toxic.
‘A lot more intense’: Rise of News Corp tsars triggers apprehension in newsroom
News Corp’s restructure has seen heads roll and personalities rise. Not everyone’s happy about it.
The Laura Tingle fallout shows how the ABC kowtows to News Corp
News Corp’s outrage machinery clunked into gear following Laura Tingle’s ‘racist’ Australia comments. The ABC should know better than to kowtow.
‘Rigged, rigged, rigged, rigged etc’: The media react to Trump’s guilty verdict
In a verdict perfectly timed for the Australian news cycle, Donald Trump has been convicted — and the media predictably lost its mind.
Nigel Farage: The man who just won’t quit politics, despite never having been elected
How does one political figure who has never been an elected to the UK Parliament hold so much public interest?
How much do we really want productivity growth? Turns out, not so much
The easiest way to lift productivity is to get rid of workers. But how serious are we about improving our productivity performance?
Money worries? Ask Steve Forrester!
Crikey’s money man Steve Forrester takes your questions about all your goddamn swag. As told to Guy Rundle.
Cannabis companies advertising on social media face backlash from drug watchdog
The Therapeutic Goods Administration alleges advertising cannabis directly to consumers can lead to ‘inappropriate demand for these medicines’.
People with disability have spelled out 6 priorities — now politicians must act
People with disability are too often seen as problems to be solved, rather than the problem-solvers with agency to act.
Sleight of hand: Australia’s net zero target is being lost in accounting tricks, offsets and more gas
Despite what Madeleine King might say, fossil gas is not a “transition fuel”.
Media has gone missing in action on Labor’s carbon capture fraud
The media are all over Dutton’s disastrous nuclear proposal. So why are they ignoring Labor’s equally silly scheme?
Dutton’s migrant rhetoric depends on a complicit media
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Labor would prefer silence on Gaza amid confected outrage at the Greens
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The ABC made the stick it beats itself with
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