The right is the main enemy of free speech in Australia — and Gaza got ’em there
They fought 18C, now they’re to criminalise individual words. They can’t beat their opponents with better ideas, so they need the state to ban them.
Australia green-lit PwC days before Senate report into tax leaks scandal dropped
The Australian government inexplicably rubber-stamped PwC just days before a cornerstone inquiry into the tax leaks scandal was to deliver its findings.
Mehreen Faruqi’s case against Pauline Hanson is about racial discrimination, not defamation. There’s a big difference
‘If you’ve never felt the sting of racist abuse, you might think it’s no different from being defamed.’
Inflation pushes student debts up despite repayments
Analysis of taxpayer data sheds light on who actually benefits from the government’s new HELP policy.
Waleed Aly fails to understand men’s violence against women and prevention
Waleed Aly is right to point to shame as an underlying cause. But his argument recycles strawman arguments and logical fallacies.
What’s a leak? What’s a drop? Australia’s scoop doyenne Sam Maiden weighs in ahead of the budget
‘Journalists who don’t break stories think everything is a drop.’
Home Affairs is a disaster. It needs an urgent and radical overhaul
Home Affairs was so inept in its regulation of migration agents it simply allowed people it knew were accused of criminality to keep plying their trade.
‘Paying to be exploited’: Labor has now fully succumbed to the fossil fuel industry
In a massive win for the fossil fuel industry, taxpayers will fund the mapping of gas reserves for companies to exploit in Labor’s own ‘gas-led recovery’.
Is Sky News Australia’s influence dying?
Sky News Australia once dominated social media platforms, peaking in 2020. Now, it’s a shadow of its former self.
Media treatment of Chinese Australians a useful study in ‘social cohesion’ debate
Persistent media narratives about Chinese Australians — as well as alarmist talk about war with China — has only served to alienate the community.
Crunching the numbers on the environment since Labor took office
Australia needs to annually reduce emissions by 17 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent to meet its 2030 goal. In 2022-23, we increased emissions by 4 million tonnes.
The airline’s management has refused to take proper accountability for its misdeeds.
I have been writing about men’s violence against women as a journalist in Australia for nearly ten years. In many ways, I have seen this show before. But this feels different…
ScoMo finally grilled, media power couple are expecting, and some curious flight logs
‘Why are they being aggressive-y?’ Scott Morrison faced some tough questions during his appearance on the Kyle and Jackie O show.
Coal vs coral: A boat trip to the Barrier Reef shows our climate cultural cringe on full display
Australia is both coal and coral. They are not enemies, but rather part of a larger story of people and communities.
A Sydney council has banned books with same-sex parents from its libraries. But since when did councils ban books?
Australia has a long and complicated history with censorship and book banning.
‘Exhausting nightmare’: No shortage of Qantas qualms for Crikey readers
‘Bonuses are usually paid to employees for their performance enhancing a company’s image, not for bringing their employer to the verge of destruction.’
What’s in the budget? Here’s what we know so far
Jim Chalmers hopes for a second surplus, but says there’s no need to fear ‘scorched earth austerity’.
Hinch: Pauline, don’t use me when defending the phrase ‘go back to where you came from’
Former senator Derryn Hinch is none too happy to hear that Pauline Hanson has invoked his name in court as part of her defence.
Australia slumps in world press freedom rankings (again)
International perceptions of press freedom in Australia continue to be affected by ‘hyperconcentration’, our defamation laws and threats from government.
Is gambling the only thing keeping our newspapers alive?
The undead daily print product mainly exists to promote gambling through inserted form guides. But how much longer can it last?
A dispatch from campus as protesters clash over Palestine
The Melbourne protest is part of a wave of actions at various campuses around the country and the world.
Peters’ ‘Chinese puppet’ dig at Bob Carr a bad look for Luxon’s fumbling government
Australia’s former foreign affairs minister Bob Carr joins a growing coterie of lawyered-up foreigners looking to sue New Zealand’s deputy prime minister.
Australia is already a manufacturing powerhouse — by doing what we do well
Australian industry is ramping up its production of battery-grade materials — a manufacturing process that doesn’t need government handouts.
How often does Jim Chalmers mention his surplus? (And other important budget numbers)
We break down the global trends that will inform Labor’s next budget, to be handed down next month.
Many suicides are related to gambling. How can we tackle this problem?
While gambling itself comes with a degree of risk, individual vulnerabilities can place certain people at even greater risk of harm.
Presenting schizophrenia as though it satisfies our questions is deeply stigmatising
Implying that the Bondi Junction attacker’s mental health diagnosis alone can explain why he decided to attack and murder multiple people is simplistic, offensive and damaging.
Indigenous peoples can’t be collateral damage in the push for a green future
‘The expectation is that Aboriginal people should merely be passive beneficiaries through the form of unfair, prohibitive and paternalistic mining royalty schemes.’
There is an alternative to neoliberalism, but Australia’s media class won’t tell you that
The climate emergency is forcing journalists and columnists into something more honest.
‘Paying to be exploited’: Labor has now fully succumbed to the fossil fuel industry
Bernard Keane
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A Sydney council has banned books with same-sex parents from its libraries. But since when did councils ban books?
Sarah Mokrzycki
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The liars at Qantas lied to customers over ghost flights, then lied about their lies
Bernard Keane
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