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Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather (Image: AAP/Mick Tsikas)

Australia deserves a better left populist than Max Chandler-Mather

If the popular Greens MP can’t make room for evidence, then young progressives have misplaced their hope in him.

Whistleblower and former military lawyer David McBride (Image: AAP/Mick Tsikas)

Why is whistleblower David McBride on a podcast for far-right conspiracists?

The ‘Afghan Files’ whistleblower has enjoyed too little scrutiny from those on the left.

Anthony Albanese, Christian Porter and Scott Morrison (Images: AAP/Private Media)

Outgoing ministers can no longer keep their secrets buried. What could be unearthed?

Christian Porter, Scott Morrison, Anthony Albanese. Whose ministerial secrets could be aired after a Federal Court closed a dodgy loophole?

Australian spies tight-lipped on new deal with the US that allows intelligence agencies to tap phones abroad

The deal was signed by the Morrison government in 2021 and brought into effect earlier this year. But how often is it actually being used?

John Pesutto, Gideon Haigh and Andrew Bolt (Images: AAP/Supplied)

An unusual Israel trip participant, Sky’s aversion to facts, and the ABC settles

This week’s Media Briefs brings you a most unusual AIJAC trip participant, along with some rogue corrections and a settlement in a big case for Victorian politics.

Liberal candidate for Goldstein Tim Wilson (Image: AAP/Luis Ascui)

What the hell has Tim Wilson been up to lately (other than tweeting cringe)?

Lover of cringe politics rejoice: former Liberal MP Tim Wilson is going to be back on the campaign trail.

Which do you want, corporate profits or competition? Think carefully

We need divestiture powers to curb corporate abuses like price gouging — but remember that super funds own a large chunk of these companies.

The Jacqui Lambie Experience triumphs with absolutely no policies

Jacqui Lambie’s tactics are both a perfectly legitimate way to campaign, and maddening to anyone who believes in generative politics.

ABC chair Kim Williams (Image: AAP/Mick Tsikas)

‘Truthful, not neutral’: Why the ABC’s ‘impartiality’ warning isn’t the full story

New journalism students are pushing back against the old school of impartiality — the idea of which has merit but is built on shifting sands.

Calls renew for Australia’s corporate religious institutions to pay ‘fair share’ of tax

‘Why should the amount of tax paid by a cereal company or an aged care manager depend on the religious beliefs of their board?’

Labor’s refugee-bashing bill is terrible law. Minority government can’t come soon enough

‘It is bad law, in flagrant disregard of our international human rights obligations.’

Do Dan Andrews stans give a shit about integrity?

For a decade, Victorian ombudsman Deborah Glass tried to hold Labor to account. For her efforts she was smeared by the party’s supporters.

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Former senator Rex Patrick (Image: AAP/Joel Carrett)

‘Stops democracy decay’: Sports rorts FOI documents saga a win for former senator

A loophole that once allowed governments to avoid disclosing documents via a cabinet shuffle has now been closed, following a long battle led by self-described transparency warrior Rex Patrick.

Anthony Albanese speaks to Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek (Image: AAP/Lukas Coch)

‘Never trust or vote Labor again’: Plibersek, do the right thing or face voters’ wrath

Crikey readers implore the environment minister to do her job and protect endangered birds from greedy developers.

NSW Minister Rose Jackson (Image: AAP/Bianca De Marchi)

Will these other red-faced Q+A guests bravely return like Rose Jackson has after pavlova-gate?

NSW Minister Rose Jackson returns to Q+A for the first time since a memorable gaffe. Here are a few other people who’ve had bad times on the bad show.

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What’ll happen when Facebook stops paying for news? Here’s what happened when radio stopped paying for music

The news media bargaining code allows the government to force Meta to pay, but only if it continues to link to news. It’s given every indication it won’t.

New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon and Australian PM Anthony Albanese (Image: AAP/Mick Tsikas)

Anthony Albanese and Christopher Luxon are no match for powerful offshore petroleum industry

Two vastly different governments on either side of the Tasman are taking divergent paths to unlock the treasure troves of offshore drilling. 

Pro-Palestine protesters outside Anthony Albanese's office (Image: Supplied/Cherine Fahd)

PM refuses to comment as Gaza protest outside Marrickville office enters sixth week, interrupts QT

As the 24-hour sit-in outside the prime minister’s office enters its sixth week, Anthony Albanese gives Gaza protesters the silent treatment.

A depiction of two lines of cocaine (Image: Adobe)

Sydneysiders, here’s the best way to bring down the cost of cocaine

Demand for cocaine by affluent people is a straightforward economic problem: remove the regulatory constraints on its supply.

Queensland Premier Steven Miles at a press release for a new battery project in Ipswich (Image: AAP/Darren England)

AUKUS labor shortages tip of the iceberg: We need an ‘anti-industry’ policy now

We need the opposite of an industry policy — one that targets industries for shrinking, in order to free up workers for more important jobs.

Pharmacy Guild of Australia president Trent Twomey (Image: SBS)

Lobby group’s dire predictions turn out to be incorrect, surprising nobody

Remember the Pharmacy Guild president’s tearful warnings about what would happen if consumer-benefitting changes to the PBS went ahead? Shockingly, they never happened.

Queensland Liberal Senator Gerard Rennick (Image: AAP/Mick Tsikas)

Senator’s vaccine report calculations don’t add up

A senator has claimed that COVID-19 vaccines caused an ‘enormous’ increase in injuries compared to other vaccines.

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek and the critically endangered Eastern curlew (Images: AAP/Adobe)

Will Plibersek let a property developer destroy the habitat of our critically endangered birds?

The environment minister will soon decide whether to allow a $1.4 billion property complex to be built on a conservationally recognised habitat.

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek at a Threatened Species Day event (Image: AAP/Lukas Coch)

Australia’s new environment laws are being drafted behind closed doors

In a highly unusual process, dozens of representatives from key groups have found themselves in three closed-door sessions to view sections of draft environment legislation.