Australian media has been publishing AI-manipulated Barnaby Joyce images
Edited images of Joyce lying on a Canberra footpath were published by The Australian, 2GB, 9NEWS and other outlets run by Australia’s biggest media companies.
Qantas’ chair must revamp the airline’s tired, profit-hungry strategy
Amid falling profits, pilot strikes and an eroded public reputation, Qantas’ new chair has a big job on his hands.
As Banducci checks out of Woolworths, another woman is tasked with saving a sinking ship
Amanda Bardwell replaces the humiliated Woolworths CEO at a time of public scrutiny, price gouging claims and a falling share price. It’s a familiar example of pushing someone off the glass cliff.
Why are your insurance premiums so high? Blame 20 years of allowing mergers
Think you’ve got choice in insurance? Wrong — thanks to market concentration, all you’ve got left is an illusion that you can shop around.
Nine saved by Stan, bursting a Hubbl, and corrections galore
This week’s Media Briefs brings you Nine’s lifeline in a tough ad market, corrections galore, and a burst Hubbl.
Frozen embryos are now people in Alabama as the US tips closer to theocracy
In a ruling guided by pure biblical interpretation, frozen embryos — microscopic collections of cells — are now legally people in Alabama.
PwC Australia CEO claims he ‘doesn’t have’ key tax leaks report, despite Oz exec’s access
PwC CEO Kevin Burrowes has told a Senate inquiry he can’t hand over a key report on last year’s tax scandal because he can’t access it. But it seems he could try asking one of his Australian-based executives to hand it over.
Keating redux: Competition is having a moment with politicians, but powerful enemies are gathering
While politicians might now be talking about competition, there’s a powerful constituency that prefers things just as they are, thanks.
Keep talking about stage three tax cuts. A turd rolled in glitter is still a turd after all!
The fact Gina Rinehart and well-paid FIFO workers are in the same tax bracket is insane. Labor made the cuts fairer, but it’s not suddenly a champion of progressive tax reform.
Only the public sector is keeping wages momentum going
Wages are growing slightly higher than inflation — but mainly because of strong growth in education, health and caring services.
The simple, uncomplicated, welcome joy of Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift soars above her peers not because her fanbase is addled and easily led, but due to the exact opposite.
With billions heading to polls, how will democracy handle the AI age?
Ask not why people are inclined to believe fake content, but instead why they distrust those telling them it’s real.
In Western Australia, it’s too damn hot, I tellsya! I’m going troppo!
Mining megacorps have evisercated my fair state for untold billions. Now we’re baking in the job’s final, sweltering days.
Crikey reader reply: Recent coverage of public housing misses the mark
Dr Kate Shaw hits out at Victorian Labor’s ‘sorry’ record on public housing — and questions Crikey’s coverage of the issue as well.
Women are more likely to experience burnout than men. Could the government’s new suite of IR reforms change that?
While local acts and promoters are struggling to find audiences and sell tickets, international superstars are packing out Australia’s largest stadium venues.
Meet Australia’s most anonymous but important politicians
Get ready to do some googling as we celebrate the most anonymous politicians and more in Tips and Murmurs.
The AFP could learn a lesson from Oregon about engaging the public on surveillance technologies
Australian police seem only to use new surveillance technologies to court scandal. In the US, one city council is taking action to win back public trust.
Assange’s Belmarsh torture is an attack on journalism, free speech and inquiry
The UK and US are applying deliberate psychic torture, which may become extrajudicial execution.
Australia’s political donations and lobbying system is broken by design
‘Do ut des’ — Latin for ‘You give in order to have given back’ — strikes at precisely what’s rotten with federal donations and lobbying laws.
Employer groups cry wolf on working from home. Like they absolutely always do
Employer groups are furious at minor improvements to workers rights? What else is new?
Culture warriors line up to take credit for Brad Banducci’s self-checkout
Forget Four Corners — according to parts of the media and certain politicians, a certain exhausted word was responsible for Brad Banducci’s exit.
Why did Julian Assange’s legal team accuse the CIA of a murder plot?
As Julian Assange faces a legal crossroads, his team is using explosive claims to try to convince a pair of judges his case is worth another examination.
‘So… un-Labor’: Albanese lily-livered as whistleblowers head for extradition or jail
The prime minister makes big promises on integrity and secrecy, but sits on his hands as our nation’s whistleblowers face the full brunt of the law.
‘Remain in the Yes’: Walk with us to keep Aboriginal women and children safe
We need properly funded, community-controlled specialist services to combat domestic violence against Indigenous women and children.
The end days of mass media are upon us
With a growing number of journalists losing their jobs, talk of an ‘extinction-level event’ in the industry is becoming more and more common.
Strained attempts to shoehorn Taylor Swift references in politics and media — a list
‘But surely, Crikey, you’re doing exactly the same thing?’ Damn right.
‘The last chapter of the book of death’: Palestinian messages from Rafah and on Gaza
As Rafah in Gaza contends with a looming Israeli ground offensive, messages over the past month from Palestinians reflect fear, disbelief and persisting hope.
Lawyers in uproar over order not to discuss Israel-Palestine
Exclusive: An all-staff email to Victoria Legal Aid employees said they should avoid discussing the conflict at work.
There’s high inflation in insurance. Now there’s high profits too. Coincidence, Michele?
Two of Australia’s biggest insurers have revealed big rises in profits and dividends. What was that about profiteering?
Let’s talk about… tax, baby
The Australian media’s love of conflict and willingness to kowtow to vested interests have prevented us from having a serious conversation about tax reform. That needs to change.
We need Aboriginal health in Aboriginal hands — not another Close the Gap report
Aboriginal community-controlled health organisations are the key to improving health outcomes for all First Nations peoples.
Will AI replace doctors’ ‘gut instincts’?
Doctors’ intuition plays a key role in healthcare, even when computers suggest another treatment approach. But with AI advancing, is that all about to change?
Australia could miss a huge opportunity to fight climate change after world’s hottest January
Most Australians believe environmental laws protect from the impacts of climate change, but the Senate committee has recommended rejecting a bill aimed to achieve just that.
Australia has no national plan for climate change adaptation. Why?
Climate adaptation, which is about keeping our most vulnerable communities safe, is not a diversion from reducing emissions. We need to do both.
The simple, uncomplicated, welcome joy of Taylor Swift
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Assange’s Belmarsh torture is an attack on journalism, free speech and inquiry
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Keating redux: Competition is having a moment with politicians, but powerful enemies are gathering
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