The liars at Qantas lied to customers over ghost flights, then lied about their lies
There is seemingly no end to the deception at the flying kangaroo.
Laptops, wallets and a box of Chills records: Sydney Airport auctions off your stuff
Crikey has already managed to match a box of lost records with its rightful owner.
Government restarts PwC gravy train with $700,000 cash splash
New contracts with PwC’s Indigenous Consulting were published last week — the same day the Finance Department issued a surprise notice indicating PwC Australia could soon resume federal government work.
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?
‘Allegedly’: Do journalists actually not believe women?
As the media reporting on gendered violence comes under more and more scrutiny amid a gendered violence crisis, we clarified why journalists use the language they do.
Lee Point’s destruction for defence housing is an ecocide massacre
‘The community that has formed across this country will never forget the violence of the colony, the silence of our elected members, and the devastating failures of our heritage and environmental legislation.’
Will Solomon Islands’ new leader stay close to China?
Ordinary Solomon Islanders have more pressing issues to worry about than diplomatic tussles between global powers.
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.
‘I did not know of the massacres, I am ashamed to say’: Premier’s education gap has lessons for us all
Jacinta Allan’s admission that she only learnt the horrific history of massacres in Victoria while prepping for the Yoorrook Justice Commission points to a much broader social problem.
Age verification won’t work, but idiot verification is doing fine in the male violence debate
Imposing age verification in an effort to block kids’ access to pornography will just send Australians to the darker and more sinister parts of the internet.
So just how long have humourless protected groups been ruining comedy?
Bad news folks! Comedy was conclusively ruined at least as far back as the 1950s.
‘Get rid of that tie’: We asked the viral suit guy to rate and roast Aussie politicians’ fits
Twitter’s ‘menswear guy’, Derek Guy, went viral for roasting the outfits of celebrities and athletes. We asked him to judge the fits of Aussie politicians.
It’s algorithms, targeting and ads: The worst online harms stem from the systems that feed content
Content can harm, but not all harms come from content. Our underlying digital systems must be the focus — and we can’t rely on the industry to fix them.
Rent, debt, food, petrol: The mighty task of tackling cost of living, by the numbers
Across rent, education, food and petrol, Crikey breaks down the surging cost of living crisis ahead of Jim Chalmers’ third Labor budget.
If we’re cracking down on market monopolies, our next target must be Qantas, which holds undue power in the aviation sector.
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…
Albo’s changing tune, and are you accidentally running for president of Iceland?
Plus: a New Zealand arts spokesman once saw a musical!
Social cohesion is impossible when the national business model is division
We’re spending millions on social cohesion. But how cohesive can Australia be when it deliberately excludes so many groups?
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.
Climate change will displace millions of people. Australia’s asylum seeker policy must be ready
Australia’s cruel immigration policy is in desperate need of an overhaul — particularly given the huge influx of climate refugees we can expect in the coming years.
Let’s get this right and avoid knee-jerk decisions on misogyny and men’s violence against women
The reality is that many young people access adult content on social media sites, rather than dedicated pornography sites.
University Gaza protests ‘spread like wildfire’ despite lashing rain
Crikey visited the activist encampment at Sydney University, where students are pitching tents to protest Israel’s war in Gaza.
It is time to cut off anti-journalism at its source
Now that most of social media is cutting off distribution from the anti-journalism factories maybe we should shut up the workshops.
Anatomy of a Sky News headlines: What happens behind the scenes at News Corp?
Hard news headlines are often constructed with three standard features. Sky News frequently trashes these conventions.
PNG ‘blessed’ with back-to-back high-level visits from China and Australia
China is lashing out at the AUKUS pact and have sent a top official to Papua New Guinea, as Anthony Albanese seeks to shore up Australia’s relationship with its northern neighbour.
Germany’s distortion of memory culture holds warnings for Australia
Nothing could have prepared me for the censorship, repression and anti-Palestine propaganda I’ve witnessed.
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.
As Chinese demand for iron ore fades, Australia’s golden goose is looking a little ill
Until now, resource exports have largely shielded Australia from China’s economic problems. No longer.
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.
Australia’s long-sought stronger environmental laws just got indefinitely deferred. It’s back to business as usual
Labor was elected promising to fix Australia’s broken environmental protection laws. But this week the government walked back its commitments.
Are we really prepared for the climate crisis when it comes to infrastructure?
While neoliberals might dream of market solutions to climate risk, the reality is that most of the cost of adaptation will need to be socialised.
Governments can change the culture of male violence — by locking up more men
Bernard Keane
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Tetelestai, ScoMo? How our happy-clappy ex-PM put his faith in pills
Guy Rundle
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‘It wasn’t about him’: Anti-domestic violence activist says PM should apologise
Anton Nilsson
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