The government's push for religious freedom means nothing if it ignores the millions of religious minorities being persecuted by our trade partners.
Facts defy Fair Work Commission’s bizarre minimum wage logic
The Fair Work Commission has reduced wage increases for the one in five Australians on minimum wages, reflecting a complete misunderstanding of the state of the economy.
What I learned about poverty and mental health chairing the robo-debt inquiry
We should not allow our government to slowly erode our humanity and our human rights, year by year, sneaky budget measure by sneaky budget measure.
How will Scott Morrison react to world election results?
Now our own federal election is done and dusted, let's look at how the outcomes of other elections around the world could affect Australia's interests.
Can we really flip the story on the climate crisis?
2040 director Damon Gameau sees the election as a "failure of storytelling". One side failed to sell their vision — for the country and the environment.
Once again, the AFR Rich List misses the point
The Australian Financial Review thinks that its annual Rich List celebrates Australia's 'opportunity society'. In reality it is contemptuous of the struggles of regular Australians.
For Labor to win, Australia will need to change
Crikey readers discuss Labor's next step and the ABC's silence on Witness K.
‘Unholy’ and ‘irrelevant’: Jane Hume’s demonology of superannuation
The new Minister for Superannuation regards the industry super sector as "unholy" and in desperate need of reform to make it more like its inferior retail super counterpart
Ita Buttrose picks a side — and it isn’t the ABC’s
New ABC chair Ita Buttrose thinks the broadcaster's employees might have a bias problem. Plus other tips from the week.
Facts defy Fair Work Commission’s bizarre minimum wage logic
The Fair Work Commission has reduced wage increases for the one in five Australians on minimum wages, reflecting a complete misunderstanding of the state of the economy.
Labor needs to aim for a landslide to even get a rockfall. And some sort of narrative, no matter how minimal, has to be found.
Political polling is having an existential crisis
Pollsters now face a serious challenge in restoring their credibility, and there is no indication this can be accomplished with existing methods.
Labor mediocrities rise to the top as party struggles with defeat
Labor is showing every sign of abandoning the discipline it showed from 2013-19 and is busily promoting mediocrities.
The case for a Labor-Greens coalition
A progressive alliance would be a much-needed boon for Labor.
Australia just had its first social media election
Targeted misinformation and a quiet undercurrent of anti-immigration and anti-refugee sentiment — social media allowed the real election campaign to fly under the radar.
ABC missing in action on Witness K and Bernard Collaery persecution
The two outlets that led the coverage of the biggest scandal in Australian politics have fallen silent on its aftermath.
Labor mediocrities rise to the top as party struggles with defeat
Labor is showing every sign of abandoning the discipline it showed from 2013-19 and is busily promoting mediocrities.
Once again, the AFR Rich List misses the point
The Australian Financial Review thinks that its annual Rich List celebrates Australia's 'opportunity society'. In reality it is contemptuous of the struggles of regular Australians.
I had nothing to do with Russia helping me to get elected.
DONALD TRUMP
The embattled US president had a little Freudian slip as he hit back at special counsel Robert Mueller’s first public statement.
This week: conservatives despising Trump, life under an abortion ban, contrasts in wages growth and halal Macca's.
Deaths related to air pollution number in the thousands, and industry and big engineering projects are major contributors to our poor air quality.
How Stuart Robert can fix the NDIS
Greens spokesperson Jordon Steele-John offers some tips for the new minister.
How do you solve a problem like toxic masculinity?
Australian women are still facing an epidemic of violence, but the conversation about it has notably shifted to "men's behaviour".
Australia’s failure in offshore detention reporting
International media outlets have reported a shocking rise in suicide attempts on Manus. But you wouldn’t know about it from Australia's major papers.
Manus detainees are making sure they can no longer be ignored
More than 250 detainees have filed documents with the PNG National Court asking for enforcement of their human rights.
Crikey tries to unravel and distill some of the crucial questions we think the ABC should be asking itself in this post-Guthrie/Milne era.
Anthony Albanese's new Labor leadership team has made its debut, and not everyone is happy with the Fair Work Commission's minimum wage increase. It's the news you need to know, with Rachel Withers.
The two outlets that led the coverage of the biggest scandal in Australian politics have fallen silent on its aftermath.
Could a merger bring mercy to Bauer Media?
As another CEO bites the dust at Bauer Media, it's time for Australian magazine publishers to look to the future.
How the media created the Sydney lockout laws
With the review of the five-year-old laws now on its way, will we see the same media organisations turn on their heels?
Welcome Paul Fletcher, new communications undertaker
Paul Fletcher will have the best seat in the house for an extended funeral of the Australian media sector.
Gaming the algorithm: SEO and the battle between creativity and visibility
You can write something in the best way it can be written, or in the way it’ll get seen by the most people. These two things never align fully.
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