Who killed Meanjin?
Published: September 16, 2025 05:38
And why won’t Melbourne University Publishing engage with efforts to save it? The post Who killed Meanjin? appeared first on Crikey.
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Australia hands half a million to Israeli weapons company, Tesla chair’s salary, and an AFL star on Charlie Kirk
Published: September 16, 2025 03:10
Plus an Aussie tech founder simply loves the media! The post Australia hands half a million to Israeli weapons company, Tesla chair’s salary, and an AFL star on Charlie Kirk appeared first on Crikey.
Charlie Kirk’s martyrdom in the US is to be expected. Here, it’s baffling
Published: September 16, 2025 02:29
Australian media and politicians have taken a huge interest in an overseas figure the vast majority of their constituents would have never heard of before September 10. The post Charlie Kirk’s martyrdom in the US is to be expected. Here, it’s baffling…
Australia’s way of life is being destroyed right in front of us. That’s not a warning, but a Labor promise
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/16/climate-report-labor-economic-burden/
Published: September 16, 2025 01:31
The National Climate Risk Assessment Report spells out the economic dangers of the climate crisis — and how they'll be shared very unequally. The post Australia’s way of life is being destroyed right in front of us. That’s not a warning, but a Labor…
Inside the US lobby group banking on the $6.7 trillion future of data centres
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/16/data-center-coalition-usa-big-tech-invisible-hand-lobbyists/
Published: September 16, 2025 01:18
Predicting a cloud computing gold rush, one US lobbying group in particular is getting ahead of the competition. The post Inside the US lobby group banking on the $6.7 trillion future of data centres appeared first on Crikey.
A bizarre picture of Australia’s right in 26 photos from Melbourne’s latest anti-immigration march
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/16/march-for-australia-rallies-australia-charlie-kirk-right-wing/
Published: September 16, 2025 01:08
After the anti-immigration March for Australia saw thousands hit the streets, protests have continued. But in-fighting on the right has left a confusing picture of what they're for. The post A bizarre picture of Australia’s right in 26 photos from…
ANZ’s $240 million misconduct is another black mark for a contemptible banking sector
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/16/anzs-240-million-dollar-misconduct/
Published: September 16, 2025 00:44
ANZ is going to wear a quarter-billion dollar fine for misconduct against the government and its own customers. The bank's long list of scandals begs an important question. The post ANZ’s $240 million misconduct is another black mark for a contemptible…
The company they keep: Where does your MP invest their money? Search our database
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/16/what-shares-do-australian-mps-own/
Published: September 15, 2025 23:37
See which companies and industries are popular with MPs and their families, and check out parliament’s biggest shareholders. The post The company they keep: Where does your MP invest their money? Search our database appeared first on Crikey.
‘Terrifying’ climate report lays out Australia’s apocalyptic future
Published: September 15, 2025 21:03
A landmark climate change risk report has provided a dire warning to Australia should the planet succumb to severe global warming, and the government is releasing its 'lighter-touch' social media ban details today. The post ‘Terrifying’ climate report lays…
This one word is notably missing in the Islamophobia report
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/15/islamophobia-envoy-report-aftab-malik-christchurch/
Published: September 15, 2025 06:01
The landmark report on Islamophobia in Australia attributes little significance to a major Islamophobic hate crime committed on this country's doorstep by one of its citizens. The post This one word is notably missing in the Islamophobia report appeared…
On Notice: Albanese heads to PNG and New York, and Sky News hit CPAC, live!
Published: September 15, 2025 02:45
All that and more in your guide to the week ahead in Australian politics. The post On Notice: Albanese heads to PNG and New York, and Sky News hit CPAC, live! appeared first on Crikey.
How the true cost of data centres’ energy consumption is hidden by ‘industrial secrets’ and NDAs
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/15/big-tech-invisible-hand-data-centres-energy-water-use/
Published: September 15, 2025 02:42
While an accurate picture remains obscured by secretive industry practices and incomplete public data, the pressure from some of the richest companies in the world to expand electricity production is intense. The post How the true cost of data centres’…
Labor’s climate and AUKUS decisions prove Australia is a fossil fuel-addicted US protectorate
Published: September 15, 2025 02:29
On defence and climate, the Albanese government can only double down on policies that clearly aren't working. It appears incapable of understanding the real challenges Australia faces. The post Labor’s climate and AUKUS decisions prove Australia is a…
Victoria’s treaty is historic. What happens next will prove its importance
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/15/victoria-treaty-first-nations-peoples/
Published: September 15, 2025 02:08
'These are not symbolic acts. They are structural. They represent power, resources, and authority being shifted, at last, into First Peoples’ hands at the detriment of no-one.' The post Victoria’s treaty is historic. What happens next will prove its…
The record-breaking Coalition does it again!
Published: September 15, 2025 01:28
Didn't we just do this? The post The record-breaking Coalition does it again! appeared first on Crikey.
Gina Rinehart among slew of people bankrolling Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s defamation defence
Published: September 15, 2025 00:59
With Jacinta Nampijinpa Price facing a defamation case and a booting from the shadow cabinet, it pays to have friends in high places. The post Gina Rinehart among slew of people bankrolling Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s defamation defence appeared first on…
Australia’s strategy of denial in engaging with its ‘Pacific family’
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/15/australia-strategy-pacific-islands-china/
Published: September 14, 2025 23:39
As Australia announces a historic defence pact with Papua New Guinea, it's clear that Australia sees the Pacific as a battlefield for control and influence — with China a looming presence. The post Australia’s strategy of denial in engaging with its…
Coalition marks worst-ever Newspoll result
Published: September 14, 2025 20:58
The Coalition's primary vote has dropped to an all-time low in the latest Newspoll survey, and Anthony Albanese is hopeful of getting his face-to-face Trump meeting this weekend in New York. The post Coalition marks worst-ever Newspoll result appeared…
When Bell resigned, staff cheered. The ANU drama reveals a broken university sector
Published: September 12, 2025 06:07
The downfall of now-ousted ANU boss Genevieve Bell is just a microcosm of a broader crisis in Australian university governance. The post When Bell resigned, staff cheered. The ANU drama reveals a broken university sector appeared first on Crikey.
What Albo can learn from Dan ‘getting shit done’ Andrews
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/12/catch-and-kill-joel-deane-anthony-albanese-daniel-andrews/
Published: September 12, 2025 04:32
Much of the praise and criticism of Dan Andrews — who, like Kennett, incited adoration and hatred — is one-eyed, if not cross-eyed. Andrews was neither dictator nor saviour. The post What Albo can learn from Dan ‘getting shit done’ Andrews appeared first…
Bolsonaro said he was destined for death, victory or prison. We now know which — despite Trump’s trantrum
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/12/jair-bolsonaro-jail-sentence-coup-attempt-assassination-brazil/
Published: September 12, 2025 02:44
As ex-Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro is sentenced for an attempted coup d'état, is Brazil ready to leave behind its legacy of military dictatorship? The post Bolsonaro said he was destined for death, victory or prison. We now know which — despite…
A series of probably unrelated events involving Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, Tony Abbott and Peta Credlin
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/12/jacinta-price-tony-abbott-peta-credlin-timeline/
Published: September 12, 2025 02:29
Just a coupla things we noticed, it's nothing probably. The post A series of probably unrelated events involving Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, Tony Abbott and Peta Credlin appeared first on Crikey.
Porn age-check rules will risk users’ privacy and lead to censorship, sex workers and adult industry say
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/12/porn-age-check-rules-data-breaches-censorship/
Published: September 12, 2025 01:48
Australian sex workers and a company representing the world's most popular porn websites say that rules requiring more stringent age checks online could backfire, sending people towards 'dangerous non-compliant sites'. The post Porn age-check rules will…
If America descends into fascism, does Australia just grin and bear it?
Published: September 12, 2025 01:19
America is fast becoming a fascist autocracy; some argue it already has. Are Australian policymakers grappling with what this means for our security? The post If America descends into fascism, does Australia just grin and bear it? appeared first on…
What Donald Trump taught me about renewable energy
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/12/what-donald-trump-taught-me-renewable-energy/
Published: September 12, 2025 00:58
The replacement of fossil fuels with cleaner alternatives is inevitable, but it's the rate of change that decides exactly how screwed we are by the combustion of coal, oil and gas. The post What Donald Trump taught me about renewable energy appeared first…
The international rule of law is dead, and life is about to get very nasty indeed
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/12/international-rule-of-law-dead-trump-putin-netanyahu/
Published: September 11, 2025 23:07
An alarming number of recent examples prove the international rule of law is dead. What was once an unprecedented act is now an almost daily occurrence. The post The international rule of law is dead, and life is about to get very nasty indeed appeared…
Here’s to Lachlan Murdoch, winner of Succession IRL
Published: September 11, 2025 22:52
It's all just as Rupert planned. Kind of... The post Here’s to Lachlan Murdoch, winner of Succession IRL appeared first on Crikey.
Ley leadership speculation begins in earnest
Published: September 11, 2025 20:56
Speculation over the leadership of the Liberal Party is coming thick and fast in the wake of the Jacinta Nampijinpa Price fiasco, and the FBI has released images of a 'person of interest' in the Charlie Kirk shooting. The post Ley leadership speculation…
Bolsonaro walked into Facebook’s office for a secret meeting. Brazil’s ‘fake news bill’ was on the agenda
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/11/big-tech-invisible-hand-jair-bolsonaro-facebook-regulation/
Published: September 11, 2025 02:28
Two years before aligning with Donald Trump’s government, big tech executives were already applying the formula to avoid regulation in Brazil. The post Bolsonaro walked into Facebook’s office for a secret meeting. Brazil’s ‘fake news bill’ was on the…
Marles’ AUKUS mutterings, Betoota’s News Corp prank, and a cursed editor’s note on Charlie Kirk
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/11/crikey-tips-betoota-news-corp-jezebel-charlie-kirk/
Published: September 11, 2025 02:21
Plus a Women in Leadership summit should have done more research before picking a venue. The post Marles’ AUKUS mutterings, Betoota’s News Corp prank, and a cursed editor’s note on Charlie Kirk appeared first on Crikey.
Minutes after Charlie Kirk was murdered by an unknown sniper, the blame game began
Published: September 11, 2025 02:00
Charlie Kirk's assassination has immediately prompted right-wing figures to assign blame. Many have explicitly called for 'revenge'. The post Minutes after Charlie Kirk was murdered by an unknown sniper, the blame game began appeared first on Crikey.
Gambling company uses creepy CGI goat head to sneak secret ad into charity footy broadcast
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/11/gambling-company-cgi-goat-head-seven-afl-broadcast/
Published: September 11, 2025 01:52
Footy broadcasters in conjunction with gambling companies have appeared to sneak guerrilla gambling ads into charity AFL broadcasts. The post Gambling company uses creepy CGI goat head to sneak secret ad into charity footy broadcast appeared first on…
The Martyrdom of Saint Jacinta didn’t quite go according to plan
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/11/jacinta-price-sacked-frontbench-sussan-ley-opposition/
Published: September 11, 2025 01:22
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price's sacking isn't surprising because it happened, but rather that it happened so quickly — and that so many of her backers think it had to happen. Where to from here? The post The Martyrdom of Saint Jacinta didn’t quite go according…
Why Powerball can make millions from losing customers, as it ponders 16.7% price rise
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/11/powerball-ticket-price-rise-lose-customers/
Published: September 11, 2025 00:15
With a huge price rise expected on Powerball tickets next year, the lottery could easily lose customers. But that's probably what its bosses want. The post Why Powerball can make millions from losing customers, as it ponders 16.7% price rise appeared first…
Is Israel above the law?
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/11/israel-above-the-law-hamas-qatar-strike/
Published: September 10, 2025 23:17
The muted response to this flagrant violation of international law sends a clear signal to Israel under Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership: you are free to violate any laws and hurt anyone. The post Is Israel above the law? appeared first on Crikey.
Sussan Ley boots Jacinta Nampijinpa Price from frontbench
Published: September 10, 2025 21:12
The opposition leader has unceremoniously dumped the NT senator to the backbench after she refused to back Ley's leadership, and Donald Trump ally Charlie Kirk has been shot dead at a Utah university. The post Sussan Ley boots Jacinta Nampijinpa Price from…
Big tech’s tactics: Mapping thousands of lobbying actions, bills and lawsuits across the world
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/10/big-techs-invisible-hand-interactive-lobbying-map/
Published: September 10, 2025 02:44
Sift through the numbers below for a comparative snapshot that shows some of the methods companies like Meta, Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, TikTok, and others use to change political agendas and reshape the rules. The post Big tech’s tactics: Mapping…
How tech companies directly infiltrated Latin American regulators
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/10/big-techs-invisible-hand-companies-inflitrate-latin-america/
Published: September 10, 2025 02:43
Through international organisations, law firms, and corporate lobbyists, these giant corporations build influence and relationships to block or modify regulation to fit their interests. The post How tech companies directly infiltrated Latin American…
How Google, Meta, Amazon and Microsoft responded to this investigation
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/10/google-meta-amazon-microsoft-response-big-techs-invisible-hand/
Published: September 10, 2025 02:42
Four of the world's largest tech companies respond to the multinational investigation into big tech lobbying. The post How Google, Meta, Amazon and Microsoft responded to this investigation appeared first on Crikey.
The award-winning Latin American journalists behind our investigation lift the lid on big tech’s tactics
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/10/big-tech-invisible-hand-mapping-lobbying-efforts-big-tech/
Published: September 10, 2025 02:41
Natalia Viana (Agência Pública) and MarÃa Teresa Ronderos (CLIP) on how they assembled journalists from 13 countries to investigate big tech's efforts to shape legislation and regulations, litigate against governments, and deploy its influence to avoid…
Why we joined an international investigation into how big tech lobbying is rewiring the future
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/10/big-techs-invisible-hand-crikey-international-investigation/
Published: September 10, 2025 02:41
The influence of lobbyists on media and tech policy is no secret, but this project gathered reporters from across the world to compare notes on the tactics and talking points of big tech. The post Why we joined an international investigation into how big…
Yes, Victoria is in the grip of a crime wave, and it’s much worse than anywhere else
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/10/victoria-crime-wave-statistics-jacinta-allan-government/
Published: September 10, 2025 02:18
It's not just a media beat-up. Victoria really is in the grip of a crime wave as both property and violent crime levels surge, with retail theft soaring to historic levels. The post Yes, Victoria is in the grip of a crime wave, and it’s much worse than…
For the secretive Murdochs, the succession drama has been a nightmare. It’s far from over
Published: September 10, 2025 02:01
Despite a 12-year ban on James Murdoch buying into the family business, there's still a lot he can do to fuel this compelling drama. The post For the secretive Murdochs, the succession drama has been a nightmare. It’s far from over appeared first on…
Australia is losing cultural institutions untied to the ‘logic of profit’, say Crikey readers
Published: September 10, 2025 00:10
Plus what 'keeping the bastards honest' means in 2025. The post Australia is losing cultural institutions untied to the ‘logic of profit’, say Crikey readers appeared first on Crikey.
Israel attacks Qatar, provoking international condemnation
Published: September 9, 2025 21:05
Hamas says Israeli attacks on Qatar's capital of Doha 'failed to assassinate' any of its members, and Anthony Albanese heads to the Solomon Islands for climate talks. The post Israel attacks Qatar, provoking international condemnation appeared first on…
Sorry, but the Murdochs’ battle was never going to end in a liberal coup. With rage profits like this, why would it?
Published: September 9, 2025 05:50
Progressives fantasised about the Murdoch media empire being turned in a more liberal direction. But it was always just a dream. There is no denying the power of the Murdoch business model. The post Sorry, but the Murdochs’ battle was never going to end in…
Journalism according to Lachlan Murdoch, as he wins News Corp succession battle
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/09/lachlan-murdoch-control-news-corp-journalism-approach/
Published: September 9, 2025 02:56
Lachlan Murdoch has succeeded in locking in his stewardship of News Corp. Here's how he approaches the business. The post Journalism according to Lachlan Murdoch, as he wins News Corp succession battle appeared first on Crikey.
Losing friends and alienating people: Price shows the Trumpian way
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/09/jacinta-nampijinpa-price-indian-migrant-comments-donald-trump/
Published: September 9, 2025 02:22
Indian Australians are being vilified by Jacinta Nampijinpa Price's supporters but she appears disinclined to speak out. Perhaps she's taking her cue from Trump? The post Losing friends and alienating people: Price shows the Trumpian way appeared first on…
Meanjin mumblings, Albo’s podcast parlay, and Trump masterfully pisses off absolutely everyone
Published: September 9, 2025 01:46
Plus the West Australian gets a little ahead of itself. The post Meanjin mumblings, Albo’s podcast parlay, and Trump masterfully pisses off absolutely everyone appeared first on Crikey.
Reforming Australia’s migration to favour skilled workers, not family reunion
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/09/reforming-australias-migration-skilled-workers-family-reunion/
Published: September 9, 2025 00:48
Australia’s migration program has failed to deliver what it promises. It brings in relatively few genuinely skilled workers, while favouring family migration. The post Reforming Australia’s migration to favour skilled workers, not family reunion appeared…
It’s neo-Nazis, not immigration, that’s the problem (will someone tell News Corp that?)
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/09/neo-nazis-immigration-australia-news-corp-coverage-media/
Published: September 9, 2025 00:39
The migration debate is proving challenging for Australia's legacy media. But they've found a simple solution: just reach for the culture wars hammer. The post It’s neo-Nazis, not immigration, that’s the problem (will someone tell News Corp that?)…
Australia to force porn websites to check users’ ages under new internet rules
Published: September 8, 2025 23:57
Adult websites will need to check ID, scan faces, use AI or other age check measures to restrict access to only adults, under new industry codes registered by the eSafety Commissioner. The post Australia to force porn websites to check users’ ages under…
ESafety commissioner announces AI codes to prevent childrens’ access to harmful material
Published: September 8, 2025 20:55
Julie Inman Grant will introduce new online codes to limit child access to harmful AI tools, and Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has doubled down on refusing to apologise for her Indian migrants comments. The post ESafety commissioner announces AI codes to…
Labor wants fewer FOIs. Crikey wants more — let us file them for you
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/08/foi-request-freedom-of-information-crikey-foi-4/
Published: September 8, 2025 06:03
For the next few weeks, Crikey is running a personal freedom of information concierge service called FOI-4-U where we will turn YOUR idea into a request. The post Labor wants fewer FOIs. Crikey wants more — let us file them for you appeared first on…
Beneath the pratfalls, there’s something malignant happening on race within the Liberals
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/08/jacinta-price-alex-hawke-sussan-ley-racism-liberal-party/
Published: September 8, 2025 02:40
While it's plenty of fun to watch the Liberal Party implode, the racism displayed by some of the party's supporters is no laughing matter. The post Beneath the pratfalls, there’s something malignant happening on race within the Liberals appeared first on…
On Notice: PM speaks to big end of town, Pacific leaders gather, and Telstra boss outlines future ‘vision’
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/08/business-council-pacific-islands-forum-telstra/
Published: September 8, 2025 01:56
All of that and more in this week's edition of On Notice. The post On Notice: PM speaks to big end of town, Pacific leaders gather, and Telstra boss outlines future ‘vision’ appeared first on Crikey.
Meanjin’s ‘financial’ shutdown doesn’t add up
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/08/meanjin-closure-financial-reasons-melbourne-university-press/
Published: September 8, 2025 01:32
Melbourne University reported a $273 million surplus in 2024 on an operating income of $3.2 billion. It is against these figures that the 'purely financial decision' to close Meanjin has raised eyebrows. The post Meanjin’s ‘financial’ shutdown doesn’t add…
Price says the media misrepresented her Indian migrants comments. Here they are in full
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/08/jacinta-nampijinpa-price-indian-migrant-comments-unedited-abc/
Published: September 8, 2025 01:28
Were Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price's Indian migrant comments 'wrenched from context', as she claims? You be the judge. The post Price says the media misrepresented her Indian migrants comments. Here they are in full appeared first on Crikey.
Golden age of stagflation beckons: Trump is becoming a job destruction machine
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/08/stagflation-unemployment-donald-trump-us-jobs/
Published: September 8, 2025 01:09
Despite a stagnating jobs market and the raging cost of living, Donald Trump and his apologists still insist he'll still turn the US economy around. The post Golden age of stagflation beckons: Trump is becoming a job destruction machine appeared first on…
Alan Joyce’s final $3.8m Qantas paycheck is par for the course across corporate Australia
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/08/qantas-flights-alan-joyce-pay-salary-vanessa-hudson-salary/
Published: September 8, 2025 00:55
While Qantas executives receive bloated paychecks tied to a soaring stock price, they see little to no penalties for mismanagement. The post Alan Joyce’s final $3.8m Qantas paycheck is par for the course across corporate Australia appeared first on…
Erin Patterson prosecution calls for life in prison at today’s sentencing
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/08/erin-patterson-sentencing-jacinta-price-alex-hawke/
Published: September 7, 2025 21:03
Infamous mushroom killer Erin Patterson will be sentenced at Victoria's Supreme Court this morning, and Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has thrown fuel on the fire of Coalition division. The post Erin Patterson prosecution calls for life in prison at today’s…