In an age roiled by a rogue US, Hastie would be the Liberals’ best bet
As the West struggles to deal with the collapse of the post-WWII international order, at least one Liberal is prepared to ask hard questions about the US alliance that Labor wants to ignore.
For all the glorious efforts of the Murdoch media to lay the blame for the destruction of Adelaide Writers’ Week on director Louise Adler and Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, nobody has bought that narrative.
Controversial prediction market Polymarket has signed a deal with the owners of Foxtel, despite the crypto-betting app being banned in several countries, including Australia.
While the Liberal Party's post-election review remains tangled in legal brawling, Crikey has its own version that covers the crucial failures of the 2025 election — and what to do about them.
The malignant Anti-Dumping Commission is ramping up efforts to lift costs in our housing construction sector — and the government is encouraging it. It's a Future Made In Inflation.
Much like an inept Walter White, politicians are convinced it's all, always, about them.
People really, really hate inflation, which explains a lot about the world right now.
The Nationals and Liberals splitting joins a long history of the smaller conservative Coalition partner exercising its influence over the larger party’s leadership.
Plus: Clive Palmer and Tony Abbott take digs at the (now former) Coalition.
Ley and Littleproud both facing potential leadership spill after dramatic Coalition split
Both leaders of the now former Coalition parties are facing the chop in the aftermath of yet another falling out, and Donald Trump's farcical 'Board of Peace' has launched in Davos.
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The Coalition, egged on by the media, gets what they deserve from exploiting Bondi
When the Coalition and the media used Bondi to attack Anthony Albanese, it meant opening up issues that were always going to risk tearing the Coalition up. And they have.
Why it’s so easy to lobby to extend Australia’s deadliest coal plants
The news that Origin Energy is extending the lifespan of Australia’s largest coal-fired power station suggests something is going extremely wrong in Australia’s power sector.
Our allies have a Plan B as geopolitical tectonic plates shift, and Australia needs one too
Allied nations are openly reassessing their global relationships with China and Russia in light of the US' increasing unpredictability. Australia? Not so much.
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Steve Waugh, T20 slop leagues and the international business of big cricket
Revealed: NACC’s $30 million office fit-out broke laws designed to thwart corruption
Leaked email shows SBS managing director asking own staff to suggest cost-saving ideas
Recent antagonistic confrontations between the White House and the press, fronted by press secretary Karoline Leavitt, signals a worsening relationship ahead between the media and the Trump administration.
Collective grief and nation-making via mourning
Russia’s occupation regime in Ukraine confirms the imperialist nature of its invasion
Nationals were right to oppose Labor’s terrible laws — but Ley has to sack them anyway
Once these powers are granted, they are very rarely relinquished.
Thanks to Trump, the Nobel Peace Prize is being used like a diplomatic Groupon
Peace, apparently, is conditional on prize distribution.
The bigotry deep within the MAGA movement is infecting our politics
The bigotry spreading out from Donald Trump’s MAGA movement should be part of the post-Bondi discussion of antisemitism in Australia.
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Plus a new geopolitical phrase is taking hold.
The struggle for Greenland shows that climate denial was only intended for the rubes. For Trump, a melting ice sheet is a golden opportunity.
Probably not, but imagine finally having a substantive national conversation about what constitutes antisemitism.
With the impending departure of Kevin Rudd from the US ambassador role, News Corp will need a new subject for slow news days.
Tackling hate is not just a legal issue; it is a social and structural one. Laws matter, but they work best alongside education.
Recent developments in the Bruce Lehrmann case in Toowoomba show how complicated the justice system is to navigate.
'We’ve got no chance,' one CFA member said, as they tried to battle the Longwood Fire, one of many that scorched Victoria over the weekend.
Welcome to a little something I like to call 'the data centre black hole effect'.
Despite claims of a tight labour market, it seems Australian employers are waiting to see what impacts higher inflation might have.
Australia's economy looks to be in good shape — especially when you compare it to what's happening in Donald Trump's America.
The government's handout to Rio Tinto last week to ensure the future of the expensive, enormously energy-hungry Tomago plant in NSW rewards a strange collection of bedfellows.
Labor is handing millions of taxpayer funds to private equity firms with no rationale beyond propping up manufacturing. Along with its new raid on super, it shows a disregard for being careful with other people's money.
Instability in the Indo-Pacific is increasing, bringing the geopolitical uncertainty caused by the actions of Trump 2.0 right to Australia's doorstep.
Plus the French embassy in Washington is having a time.