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From career feminism to care feminism: the case for reshaping our economy
The pandemic exposed the myth of ‘leaning in’ as a gender equaliser. It’s time we created a new deal for women.
The Teal Deal: you saw the result, now read the book (well, soon)
Margot Saville reported on the rise of the teal independents during the election; now she’s giving readers the whole story in an upcoming book.
Six months on, lies and lying still need close attention
Over the lifetime of a small book on Scott Morrison, his lying went from side-issue to front and centre in his political fate.
A decade of state capture is to blame for the energy crisis
Having gained massive power through political influence, fossil fuel companies decided to abuse that power to the point where the electricity market broke down.
RBA boss Philip Lowe is on the TV. Should we be worried?
A prime-time TV appearance by the governor of the RBA may have been engineered to calm nerves, but what is he really trying to tell us?
BHP can’t sell its Hunter coal mine, will shutter it in 2030
BHP has revealed it has been unable to sell its remaining thermal coal mine in the Hunter Valley — so it will shut it down in eight years and start rehabilitating the area.
Wages not fuelling inflation, Burke says
Employment Minister Tony Burke does not believe wages growth is about to fuel inflation, after minimum wage earners were awarded a 5.2 per cent increase.
Australia’s mainstream media is stumbling from crisis to crisis
Australia’s media landscape is turning into a disaster area littered by examples of spectacular misjudgment.
The Rebel Wilson story is a statement about the SMH’s news culture — and that’s a big problem
Clickbait threatens quality journalism at a once-hallowed masthead.
Federal Reserve opens fire with its big guns on inflation
The US Federal Reserve has delivered a huge 0.75 percentage point rate hike to address inflation, in a sign of what might be coming for Australians.
In news just in, media’s COVID boom looks like it’s going bust
People are more willing to pay for news they trust, even when they can’t recall who wrote it. The media had better take note of these survey findings.
If streaming services are the digital coalmine canary, Australian news and entertainment are going to have to rework their business model.
Stripping people of their rights as citizens is a punishment, and the High Court says that’s its bailiwick — not that of governments.
A biography of bullshit: some of the greatest lies in history
In this week spent highlighting the lies and falsehoods of our current prime minister, we need to remember that, in historical terms, he’s an amateur.
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Governments should seize the moment on a broken energy network
The moment for reform on energy markets is here — a business-as-usual approach by governments won’t cut it.
The long and the short of long COVID: what we know and what we’re still trying to understand
We are becoming increasingly aware of the toll long COVID can take on the body and mind.
SMH editor tells staff he wouldn’t have ‘outed’ Rebel Wilson if she had responded to request
In an internal message sent to the paper’s staff, Sydney Morning Herald editor Bevan Shields said a piece on Rebel Wilson’s relationship would only have gone to print if she answered their questions.
The ABC speaks a mistruth to power, and Buttrose takes control
ABC chair Ita Buttrose has established an independent ombudsman to handle complaints, delighting its harshest critics.
Rebel Wilson, Bevan Shields and the art of the Twitter (non) apology
While attempting to handle the backlash against his paper’s outing of Wilson, Sydney Morning Herald editor Bevan Shields’ ‘apology’ copped a backlash all its own.
Will the real PRGuy17 please stand up?
As Twitter is ordered to divulge the personal information behind popular pro-Labor Victorian Twitter account PRGuy17, we set out to examine the possible contenders…
The NDIA abandons best practice to save pennies in this blind man’s tribunal case
This legally blind man says the National Disability Insurance Agency doesn’t cooperate with people with disabilities. Instead it fights them.
The pandemic exposed our broken mental health system. It’s time to fix it
A surge in suicide-related ambulance calls across the pandemic suggests a worrying trend in Australians’ mental health.
Dear minister for health, here’s an agenda for change from someone in the system
Addressing the social and economic drivers of health inequality in Australia is of vital importance. We should not waste a day.
Remember COVID? It’s still changing politics
Both major parties largely avoided mentioning COVID during the election, but the results show how much of an issue it was, and still is, for some communities.
What happens when a loved one is consumed by anti-vaccine conspiracy theories? In Dyani’s case, she wrote a book
First came the texts. Then the links to YouTube videos claiming to know the ‘truth’ behind COVID-19.
Why don’t we hear ‘I told you so’ more?
Even as evidence mounts that climate change is very real and very dangerous, those who warned us aren’t crowing about it.
Does Zali Steggall have a solution to Labor’s twin dilemmas on climate?
Labor should look at the independent’s bill for a climate commission as a way to lock out the Greens and boost the teals.
Voter revolution delivers new politics
The major parties are looking at a new scenario — they can no longer hold urban seats while trying to keep ‘mainstream Australia’ happy.
Off the coast of Yemen, a timebomb bigger than the Exxon Valdez is primed to explode
A derelict tanker holding more than 1 million barrels of crude oil sits in the Red Sea, teetering on collapse.
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