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Does Steggall and Spender’s new party go against the independent movement — or strengthen it?
Published: June 26, 2026 05:46
Speaking to Crikey, Zali Steggall and Allegra Spender articulate their reasoning behind forming their new political party, which has emerged at a critical moment in Australian politics. The post Does Steggall and Spender’s new party go against the…
Farewell aspiration, slain by tax reform, we hardly knew ye!
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/26/labor-tax-reform-capital-gains-discount-aspiration/
Published: June 26, 2026 02:15
Investors are presumably fleeing the country en masse, after Labor’s tax reforms — designed to bring passive income more in line with wages — passed through both houses of parliament. The post Farewell aspiration, slain by tax reform, we hardly knew ye!…
ABC introduces Claude AI as staff voice concern over job security
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/26/abc-claude-ai-artificial-intelligence-job-security-hugh-marks/
Published: June 26, 2026 01:59
The ABC has informed staff it will roll out Anthropic's Claude across the organisation — but won't answer questions as to how much the broadcaster is paying for it. The post ABC introduces Claude AI as staff voice concern over job security appeared first…
The Snoop: Internal Nine email about Karl leaked, Pauline’s conundrum on workers rights, and more
Published: June 26, 2026 01:47
Plus: Is Todd Sampson okay? The post The Snoop: Internal Nine email about Karl leaked, Pauline’s conundrum on workers rights, and more appeared first on Crikey.
The Fair Work Commission says AI is behind its workload woes. The evidence for that seems thin
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/26/fair-work-commission-artificial-intelligence-applications/
Published: June 26, 2026 00:58
Documents released under FOI show a different story compared to the one the FWC has trumpeted. The post The Fair Work Commission says AI is behind its workload woes. The evidence for that seems thin appeared first on Crikey.
The lucrative business of doom thrives on despair. Our duty is to hope
Published: June 25, 2026 23:36
Radical optimism is a decision about how to behave under uncertainty. It involves acting as though a better world is possible before we even have proof. The post The lucrative business of doom thrives on despair. Our duty is to hope appeared first on…
Ben Roberts-Smith wants there to be less to forget
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/26/ben-roberts-smith-war-memorial-anzac-hall-aaron-billings/
Published: June 25, 2026 22:48
The decorated soldier decorated soldier turned accused war criminal had to miss the Australian War Memorial’s new Anzac Hall ceremony due to a stomach flu. Terrible timing! The post Ben Roberts-Smith wants there to be less to forget appeared first on…
Government celebrates as contentious tax reforms become law
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/26/albanese-greens-tax-reforms-stefanovic-venezuela-earthquake/
Published: June 25, 2026 21:46
Karl Stefanovic has left Nine. The Albanese government is very happy at passing the first tranche of its budget so quickly. In Venezuela, hundreds have been killed in two large earthquakes. The post Government celebrates as contentious tax reforms become…
Pauline Hanson’s years in the wilderness, through the Crikey archives (warts and all)
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/25/pauline-hanson-one-nation-crikey-reporting-history/
Published: June 25, 2026 02:09
She was never far from the nation's screens during the near 20 years she spent outside parliament. The post Pauline Hanson’s years in the wilderness, through the Crikey archives (warts and all) appeared first on Crikey.
The Snoop: Shorten goes ‘inside baseball’ on Stefanovic, One Nation MP’s mishaps, and more
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/25/karl-stefanovic-tommy-robinson-david-farley-the-abc/
Published: June 25, 2026 02:09
Plus: The Snoop gets hold of an internal ABC email about the broadcaster's AI future. The post The Snoop: Shorten goes ‘inside baseball’ on Stefanovic, One Nation MP’s mishaps, and more appeared first on Crikey.
As Britain prepares to crown yet another PM, is it a battle of the vibes against Nigel Farage?
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/25/andy-burnham-britain-pm-nigel-farage-keir-starmer/
Published: June 25, 2026 01:03
The UK has made quite a habit of crowning prime ministers at a dizzying pace. This time, it's Labour's last roll of the dice against Nigel Farage. The post As Britain prepares to crown yet another PM, is it a battle of the vibes against Nigel Farage?…
The Stefanovic saga and Hanson’s haymaker: it’s all part of Australia’s surging right-wing moment
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/25/karl-stefanovic-pauline-hanson-tommy-robinson-nine-right-wing/
Published: June 25, 2026 00:14
Nine's axing of Karl Stefanovic after his interview with far-right British extremist Tommy Robinson — and Pauline Hanson's intervention in it all — has lit up the map of Australia’s shifting right-wing landscape with a big, red arrow that says: we are…
ASIO admits agency limits after Bondi antisemitic mass shooting
Published: June 25, 2026 00:05
ASIO chief Mike Burgess warns Australia faces a more complex, fragmented and volatile security threat landscape. The post ASIO admits agency limits after Bondi antisemitic mass shooting appeared first on Crikey.
Nine has had enough of Karl Stefanovic
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/25/nine-has-had-enough-of-karl-stefanovic-today-show-robinson/
Published: June 24, 2026 22:22
Karl Stefanovic has discovered where Nine draws the line on his podcast side-gig, as the network resolves to part ways with its Today star. Meanwhile, in Washington DC, Donald Trump has clashed with a fellow Republican after a rare bipartisan rebuke of the…
The dirty world of greenwashing is rampant in Australia. And it’s costing you $1.2bn
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/24/greenwashing-accc-environmental-advertising-grilld/
Published: June 24, 2026 02:21
The ACCC’s greenwashing case against burger joint Grill’d highlights the scale of misleading environmental advertising, from airlines to supermarkets. The post The dirty world of greenwashing is rampant in Australia. And it’s costing you $1.2bn appeared…
The Liberals are no monoculture on how to deal with One Nation. To fight, or capitulate?
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/24/liberal-party-one-nation-angus-taylor-andrew-hastie/
Published: June 24, 2026 02:17
Angus Taylor and Andrew Hastie offer two very different paths forward on how to handle to the existential threat posed by Pauline Hanson — and thus on the future of the party itself. The post The Liberals are no monoculture on how to deal with One Nation.…
The Snoop: Low-gie standards for Seven, Stefanovic disappears, and more
Published: June 24, 2026 02:17
Plus: How the ADF responded to a Ben Roberts-Smith protest movement in real time. The post The Snoop: Low-gie standards for Seven, Stefanovic disappears, and more appeared first on Crikey.
From Nigel Farage to Giggle for Girls, this US Christian group has fingerprints everywhere. Who are the ADF?
Published: June 24, 2026 00:29
With a foothold in 112 countries, the Alliance Defending Freedom is a US Christian legal advocacy group with a far reach and deep pockets — and Australia is in its sights. The post From Nigel Farage to Giggle for Girls, this US Christian group has…
Social media’s parasocial turn is fuelling the Pauline Hanson moment
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/24/facebook-meta-social-media-pauline-hanson-grievance-politics/
Published: June 23, 2026 23:41
Big tech has fomented an algorithmic shift to the right, letting social media platforms loose and giving grievance politicians like the One Nation leader a launching pad. The post Social media’s parasocial turn is fuelling the Pauline Hanson moment…
Jeff Bezos said human water consumption was limiting AI’s potential. Except he didn’t.
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/23/jeff-bezos-amazon-artificial-intelligence-media-journalism/
Published: June 23, 2026 02:40
Even though it was quickly corrected, a false, likely AI-hallucinated quote from Jeff Bezos about human water consumption spread quickly across the internet. The post Jeff Bezos said human water consumption was limiting AI’s potential. Except he didn’t.…
The Snoop: Labor MP’s ‘violent’ on-field incident, Hanson speech omissions in The Nightly, and more
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/23/josh-wilson-football-ban-nightly-pauline-hanson-andy-burnham/
Published: June 23, 2026 02:07
Plus: What are the odds that your gift to a senior defence official is properly recorded? A coin flip! The post The Snoop: Labor MP’s ‘violent’ on-field incident, Hanson speech omissions in The Nightly, and more appeared first on Crikey.
The man who wasn’t there
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/23/keir-starmer-uk-prime-minister-resigns-labour/
Published: June 23, 2026 02:06
Keir Starmer's time as UK prime minister gives the impression of a man who was never the main character of his own story. The post The man who wasn’t there appeared first on Crikey.
Qantas has made a song and dance about its new ultra-long-haul planes. Pilots have concerns
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/23/qantas-long-haul-sydney-london-non-stop-route-pilots-question/
Published: June 23, 2026 02:05
Project Sunrise — aka Alan Joyce's vanity project of a non-stop flight from Sydney to London — has been repeatedly delayed. It's now around the corner apparently, and pilots tell Crikey they aren't convinced. The post Qantas has made a song and dance about…
Australia could shift the narrative Israel tries to control, but we won’t
Published: June 22, 2026 23:49
It is admirable that the AFP is investigating allegations of rapes, beatings and other abuses inflicted on Australians from the Gaza flotilla. But don't expect anything to come from it. The post Australia could shift the narrative Israel tries to control,…
Gina thinks she owns Pauline, her ‘Orange Bulldozer’. That’s bad news for the One Nation leader
Published: June 22, 2026 22:11
Why is no-one asking the One Nation leader about her very tight financial and policy relationship with Gina and Trump’s America, and how that relates to the priorities of her voters? The post Gina thinks she owns Pauline, her ‘Orange Bulldozer’. That’s bad…
Starmer resigns as UK PM, Burnham awaits coronation
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/23/keir-starmer-resigns-uk-pm-andy-burnham-albanese-ndis-delay/
Published: June 22, 2026 21:15
The new MP for Makerfield hopes to quickly replace Keir Starmer as UK prime minister, with the Labour Party weighing a formal leadership contest. And the Albanese government appears to be conceding more time is needed on its NDIS reforms. The post Starmer…
Labor is playing a dangerous game on gambling reform
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/22/labor-gambling-advertising-reform-murphy-report/
Published: June 22, 2026 02:19
Axing gambling advertisements should be an open-and-shut case. Anyone even vaguely engaged in the issue can grasp why it isn't: the government is putting vested interests above the well-being of its citizens. The post Labor is playing a dangerous game on…
KPMG whistleblower details the ‘serious failure’ behind their misconduct allegations
Published: June 22, 2026 01:57
During what resulted in at times a heated committee inquiry on Friday, observers watching KPMG's desiccation by parliamentary committee heard from the whistleblower via tabled statements. The post KPMG whistleblower details the ‘serious failure’ behind…
Why the whole country will be watching Victoria’s November state election
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/22/victorian-state-election-november-one-nation-jacinta-allan/
Published: June 22, 2026 01:39
Whatever the results, November will reveal important insights into the trajectory of Australian party politics. The post Why the whole country will be watching Victoria’s November state election appeared first on Crikey.
‘She does not need us anymore’: A warning from the journalists who covered Hanson at the very start
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/22/pauline-hanson-one-nation-media-journalism-accountability/
Published: June 22, 2026 01:10
How do you cover a politician who is simultaneously demonstrably flawed and undeniably resonant? After three decades, journalists are still asking that question. The post ‘She does not need us anymore’: A warning from the journalists who covered Hanson at…
AUKUS waste is a toxic topic. The Albanese government wants it kept quiet
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/22/aukus-submarine-radioactive-waste-anthony-albanese-secrecy-foi/
Published: June 22, 2026 00:42
One of the few things we know about the AUKUS deal is Australia will have to deal with the submarines' radioactive waste when they are decommissioned. Details about that plan are being kept under wraps. The post AUKUS waste is a toxic topic. The Albanese…
Negotiations over tax reforms and NDIS cuts underway
Published: June 21, 2026 21:04
The Albanese government seeks to get its planned tax reforms through the Senate ahead of the five-week winter break, but negotiations with the Greens will be key. Over in the UK, Prime Minister Keir Starmer is said to be preparing his resignation. The post…
Tim Wilson, you ’right babe?
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/19/tim-wilson-today-show-interview-amanda-rishworth-breathalyser/
Published: June 19, 2026 02:37
The shadow treasurer used a morning TV interview to angrily claim his Labor opponent needed to 'grow up' and 'get a breathalyser'. Perhaps those close to Wilson need to have a little word. The post Tim Wilson, you ’right babe? appeared first on Crikey.
A room of cowed journalists legitimised Pauline Hanson. It’s proof she’s muzzled the watchdog
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/19/pauline-hanson-press-club-muzzle-australian-journalism-media/
Published: June 19, 2026 00:22
Rather than challenge the premise of Pauline Hanson's press club speech with questions about its contents, reporters looked the other way. It proved we're dealing with a new type of journalism. The post A room of cowed journalists legitimised Pauline…
Part of enjoying Hanson’s rise? Seeing Australians discover they aren’t as enlightened as they thought
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/19/pauline-hanson-one-nation-popularity-trust-in-politics/
Published: June 19, 2026 00:09
The commentariat keeps trying to understand Pauline Hanson's popularity through single issues. But she is the intersection at which they all cross, the outcome of institutions, politicians and the media losing the trust of the public. The post Part of…
What’s in the US‑Iran peace deal? A lot of concessions and empty promises from Trump, in return for little
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/19/usa-iran-peace-deal-donald-trump-moa-nuclear-enrichment/
Published: June 18, 2026 23:32
The USA will get nothing from the Iran peace deal that it didn't already have before the war. The post What’s in the US‑Iran peace deal? A lot of concessions and empty promises from Trump, in return for little appeared first on Crikey.
Dave Hughes is coming from inside the house
https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/19/dave-hughes-immigration-housing/
Published: June 18, 2026 22:21
Is it really '50,000' foreign nationals bidding against Australians at auctions, or is it... Hughesy? The post Dave Hughes is coming from inside the house appeared first on Crikey.
Albanese government denies backflipping on tax reforms, business unimpressed
Published: June 18, 2026 21:12
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says tax changes aren't a climbdown, but business groups says they don't go far enough. Meanwhile, the US blockade of Iranian ports has been lifted. The post Albanese government denies backflipping on tax reforms, business…