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Coalition ‘to vote against’ government’s hate speech laws as religious groups raise concerns
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/15/crikey-worm-coalition-vote-against-hate-speech-laws/
Published: January 14, 2026 19:45
The Coalition is reportedly set to vote against the government's hate speech laws with religious groups raising concerns. Meanwhile members of the Trump administration have met with representatives from Denmark as the US president's obsession with annexing…
Okay but Bill Clinton maybe should be in jail?
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/14/bill-clinton-epstein-scandal-donald-trump-jail/
Published: January 14, 2026 01:49
Even ignoring Bill Clinton's friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, his administration rivals Trump's for sheer grubbiness. The post Okay but Bill Clinton maybe should be in jail? appeared first on Crikey.
SA Premier Malinauskas refuses to apologise over Abdel-Fattah ‘hateful rhetoric’ remarks
Published: January 14, 2026 01:28
The axed Adelaide Writers' Week Palestinian-Australian speaker has taken the first step in defamation proceedings against the SA premier after remarks he made about her in a press conference on Tuesday. The post SA Premier Malinauskas refuses to apologise…
In Australia’s tinpot civil society, ‘power speech’ is on the cusp of defeating free speech
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/14/australia-free-speech-power-speech-bondi/
Published: January 14, 2026 00:56
Free speech in Australia is under attack from multiple directions. And its assailant is power speech: the right of the powerful to dictate terms to and attack those with less power. The post In Australia’s tinpot civil society, ‘power speech’ is on the…
In Dunstan’s Adelaide, the city’s elites are pushing writers out of the Australian story
Published: January 13, 2026 23:53
By abandoning the hands-off restraint that 1970s Premier Dunstan brought to Adelaide and that Gough Whitlam made national through the Australia Council, the Writers' Week imbroglio threatens to push Australian storytellers out of the Australian story. The…
Don’t ban Elon Musk’s X — force it to have safeguards, say anti-child abuse and women groups
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/14/elon-musk-x-ai-grok-deepfake-australia-esafety-commission/
Published: January 13, 2026 23:52
Civil society groups are pressuring the Australian government to act quickly using existing powers to end the production of deepfakes and alleged child abuse material by X's AI bot, Grok. The post Don’t ban Elon Musk’s X — force it to have safeguards, say…
If you can’t get online in Iran, do you still count as human?
Published: January 13, 2026 23:22
An internet blackout is a powerful tool in a regime's armory — obscuring the extent of the state's oppression and fracturing reality by fanning whataboutism and conspiracy theories. The post If you can’t get online in Iran, do you still count as human?…
Conroy, Fitzgibbon, Morrison… or Ian Thorpe? Breaking down the guessing game over Rudd’s replacement
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/14/kevin-rudd-replacement-us-ambassador-donald-trump/
Published: January 13, 2026 22:40
Media outlets have responded to Kevin Rudd's resignation with trademark restraint, suggesting just about all of Australia's ex-politicians and celebrities as possible contenders for his job. The post Conroy, Fitzgibbon, Morrison… or Ian Thorpe? Breaking…
Thousands killed in Iran as Trump declares ‘help is on the way’
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/14/crikey-worm-iran-protests-donald-trump-help/
Published: January 13, 2026 19:49
US President Donald Trump has told anti-government demonstrators in Iran to keep protesting, saying 'help is on the way', as reports suggest thousands of people have been killed. The post Thousands killed in Iran as Trump declares ‘help is on the way’…
Gina Rinehart to the rescue, Schwartz get stuck in, and… kids love reading now?
Published: January 13, 2026 02:16
Plus an exclusive excerpt from a future (and not at all made up) News Corp exposé. The post Gina Rinehart to the rescue, Schwartz get stuck in, and… kids love reading now? appeared first on Crikey.
Could the Bondi royal commission actually be good for our public discourse?
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/13/bondi-royal-commission-could-be-good-for-australia/
Published: January 13, 2026 01:28
Probably not, but imagine finally having a substantive national conversation about what constitutes antisemitism. The post Could the Bondi royal commission actually be good for our public discourse? appeared first on Crikey.
The Adelaide Writers’ Week fight rolled out at board level months before Bondi
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/13/adelaide-writers-week-bondi-bondi-shooting-boycott/
Published: January 13, 2026 01:06
The emergence of a key letter casts new light on the rationale used by the festival board to uninvite Randa Abdel-Fattah. The post The Adelaide Writers’ Week fight rolled out at board level months before Bondi appeared first on Crikey.
Kevin Rudd quit as US ambassador, and with him goes a steady source of column inches
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/13/kevin-rudd-quit-us-ambassador-news-corp/
Published: January 13, 2026 00:14
With the impending departure of Kevin Rudd from the US ambassador role, News Corp will need a new subject for slow news days. The post Kevin Rudd quit as US ambassador, and with him goes a steady source of column inches appeared first on Crikey.
Taiwan, AUKUS and the US midterms: Australia will be forced to face global turbulence caused by Trump
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/13/australian-politics-2026-aukus-trump-midterms-taiwan/
Published: January 12, 2026 22:36
Looming political strife in the US and a potential conflict over Taiwan could make the next two years a very dangerous time. The post Taiwan, AUKUS and the US midterms: Australia will be forced to face global turbulence caused by Trump appeared first on…
Partisan fighting begins over hate speech, gun laws in the wake of Bondi shooting
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/13/bondi-shooting-hate-speech-gun-laws-parliament-debate/
Published: January 12, 2026 19:50
The government’s proposed hate speech and gun laws in the wake of the Bondi shooting will come under scrutiny after Anthony Albanese recalled federal parliament early. Meanwhile the death toll in Iran continues to grow. The post Partisan fighting begins…
Jacinda Ardern quits Adelaide Festival’s Writers Week in wake of growing boycott
Published: January 12, 2026 03:31
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has quit the Adelaide Festival's Writers Week in the wake of a boycott around the cancellation of Palestinian-Australian academic Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah. The post Jacinda Ardern quits Adelaide Festival’s Writers Week in…
Royal commission must focus on the role of Pezzullo and Dutton in serial intelligence failures
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/12/bondi-royal-commission-dutton-pezzullo/
Published: January 12, 2026 01:36
The failings of security agencies in the years leading up to the Bondi attack demand that two men face particular scrutiny in a royal commission — the men most closely associated with the Home Affairs portfolio. The post Royal commission must focus on the…
Trump’s checklist for establishing a fascist government (Part VI)
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/12/trumps-checklist-for-establishing-a-fascist-government-part-vi/
Published: January 12, 2026 01:09
Part six of an escalating list. The post Trump’s checklist for establishing a fascist government (Part VI) appeared first on Crikey.
I want detailed answers from the Bondi Royal Commission, for all of us
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/12/bondi-royal-commission-answers-anthony-albanese/
Published: January 12, 2026 01:09
Without a royal commission, many members of Australia’s Jewish community did not feel that we would properly be able to understand what allowed antisemitism to escalate. The post I want detailed answers from the Bondi Royal Commission, for all of us…
The Australian defended Bill Leak to the death. So why is it coming for Cathy Wilcox’s Bondi cartoon?
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/12/the-australian-cathy-wilcox-bondi-cartoon-bill-leak/
Published: January 12, 2026 00:32
The Australian has run at least 10 stories decrying Cathy Wilcox's controversial cartoon about the Bondi royal commission. The hypocrisy is staggering. The post The Australian defended Bill Leak to the death. So why is it coming for Cathy Wilcox’s Bondi…
Photo essay: Devastating bushfires sweep Central Victoria
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/12/photo-essay-devastating-bushfires-sweep-central-victoria/
Published: January 12, 2026 00:14
'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. The post Photo essay: Devastating bushfires sweep Central Victoria appeared first on Crikey.
Moscow’s calculus: Why a permanently excluded Russia endures in Ukraine
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/12/why-russia-fighting-ukraine-still/
Published: January 11, 2026 22:47
In Ukraine, Russia seeks neither decisive military triumph nor territorial aggrandisement for its own sake. The deeper purpose is to redraw Europe’s security map, restore credible deterrence and compel acknowledgement of Russia’s indispensable role in…
Victoria bushfires turn fatal
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/12/victoria-bushfires-turn-fatal/
Published: January 11, 2026 19:56
Victoria Police has confirmed one person has been found dead in an area affected by the Longwood bushfire. Meanwhile rights groups have said over 500 people have been killed in Iran following two weeks of protests. The post Victoria bushfires turn fatal…
Secret missile silos, millions in gold, and missing nukes: A history of American meddling in Greenland
Published: January 9, 2026 01:55
As with so much of the Trump presidency, the rhetoric and tone is new, but the ideas are very, very old. The post Secret missile silos, millions in gold, and missing nukes: A history of American meddling in Greenland appeared first on Crikey.
The Australian government is spending millions supporting Elon Musk’s deepfake porn factory, X
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/09/australian-government-elon-musk-deepfake-porn-x/
Published: January 9, 2026 01:27
A spokesperson for the prime minister says the government is committed to protecting Australians from online harms. Tell that to the Australian victims of X-produced image-based abuse. The post The Australian government is spending millions supporting Elon…
A timeline of how the Bondi royal commission came about
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/09/bondi-shooting-royal-commission-timeline/
Published: January 9, 2026 00:59
A push for a federal royal commission into the Bondi massacre had been taking place for weeks. Now, finally, Anthony Albanese has got on board. The post A timeline of how the Bondi royal commission came about appeared first on Crikey.
Trump’s talk of the ‘Western Hemisphere’ has rubbed off on Australian media
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/09/donald-trump-western-hemisphere-australia-media/
Published: January 8, 2026 23:23
Trump’s framing of US strategic interests in hemispherical terms has started a trend. The post Trump’s talk of the ‘Western Hemisphere’ has rubbed off on Australian media appeared first on Crikey.
Decision to disinvite Palestinian-Australian writer from Adelaide Festival is pure, ugly politics
Published: January 8, 2026 23:00
The moral spinelessness in not only seeking to silence Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, but to link the cancellation to the abhorrent terrorist attack in Bondi, speaks volumes over who is allowed to have a voice in Australia. The post Decision to disinvite…
A billion here, a billion there: Why Sportswashing Inc needs your losing bets
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/09/sportswashing-gambling-australia/
Published: January 8, 2026 21:03
It's little wonder the Australian government is dragging its feet over reforms to the gambling industry. The post A billion here, a billion there: Why Sportswashing Inc needs your losing bets appeared first on Crikey.
Bondi royal commission to go ahead
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/09/bondi-royal-commission-goes-ahead-albanese-relents/
Published: January 8, 2026 20:47
Anthony Albanese has confirmed a royal commission will be held into antisemitism and social cohesion after weeks of pressure following the Bondi terror attack. And in the US, protesters have taken to the streets following the fatal shooting of a…
Venezuela: A very American precedent of Victory Without Aftercare
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/08/venezuela-america-wars-iraq-peace/
Published: January 8, 2026 00:42
America's takeover of Venezuela will eventually crash into the fact that power can't take the place of legitimacy indefinitely. The post Venezuela: A very American precedent of Victory Without Aftercare appeared first on Crikey.
The ABC’s Parliament House bureau has a bug problem
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/08/abc-parliament-house-bureau-bogong-moths/
Published: January 7, 2026 23:46
The public broadcaster's federal political bureau has been dealing with an influx of trapped bogong moths, with staff forced to watch their futile escape attempts. The post The ABC’s Parliament House bureau has a bug problem appeared first on Crikey.
There’s a glaring problem with calls for a royal commission into the Bondi terror attack
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/08/bondi-shooting-royal-commission-big-problem/
Published: January 7, 2026 23:24
Australians deserve answers after the Bondi Beach shooting — but a royal commission won't deliver them. The post There’s a glaring problem with calls for a royal commission into the Bondi terror attack appeared first on Crikey.
In the face of a Trump administration launching extraordinary attacks (see: Venezuela), Australia needs to change
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/08/donald-trump-venezuela-strike-australia-china-us/
Published: January 7, 2026 22:44
America's actions in Venezuela signal that Australia is entering an even more challenging phase of diplomacy between our two biggest partners: the US and China. The post In the face of a Trump administration launching extraordinary attacks (see:…
Will Albo U-turn on Bondi RC?
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/01/08/albanese-bondi-royal-commission-trump-venezuela-russia/
Published: January 7, 2026 21:00
Anthony Albanese is reportedly preparing to backflip on a royal commission into the Bondi attacks. Meanwhile Donald Trump continues to do... well, pretty much whatever he wants. The post Will Albo U-turn on Bondi RC? appeared first on Crikey.