From crikey.com.au
Big ute popularity is an arms race. The price we pay is death
2 2
Why are we subsidising vehicles that make us all less safe?
on Sep 6
From crikey.com.au
If you remember The Beatles touring Australia, you probably support AUKUS
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Exclusive: Australians aged over 65 are about twice as likely to strongly agree AUKUS is a good idea, according to a new poll.
#auspol #fsckaukus #whyislabor #shitliteparty
on Sep 6
From crikey.com.au
Shorten, for all his faults, leaves with a substantial legacy
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As the Albanese government struggles to makes it mark, Bill Shorten is a reminder that if good policy isn't always good politics, politics can still be a vehicle for good policy.
on Sep 6
From crikey.com.au
Please stop selling your NBN boxes on Gumtree and Facebook, says NBN
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NBN connection boxes are listed for as much as $60 on online marketplaces despite being 1) free and 2) legally the property of NBN Co.
on Sep 6
From crikey.com.au
Why is no-one asking Anthony Albanese for proof a social media ban would work?
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The reaction to the Australian government banning under 16-year-olds from social media has focused on how the policy would work. But what if it won't help young Australians, no matter how it's done?
on Fri, 1AM
From crikey.com.au
Desperate Labor readies its digital Australia Card in huge assault on privacy
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The desperate Albanese government, anxious to please mainstream media companies, is readying the biggest assault on privacy since data retention.
on Thu, 4AM
From crikey.com.au
The 'influencer election' didn't happen by accident. It was a choice by big tech
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A major theme in US election post-mortems has been the ascendance of social media influencers over mainstream press. What's been left unsaid is how Silicon Valley masterminded the shift.
on Wed, 3AM
From crikey.com.au
The cost of living killed Kamala. It could end Albanese's leadership too
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Labor is in an even worse position to fight an inflation election next year than the Democrats were before losing to Trump.
on Wed, 1AM
From crikey.com.au
'We have no spare engines': Qantas planes are falling into disrepair, say pilots and engineers
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'The situation on the Fokkers is so bad that many crew members are wondering if it’s their plane that will crash,' a pilot said.
on Tue, 5AM
From crikey.com.au
A snottily superior plea for tolerance
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Shaun Micallef has been humbled by the election of Trump. And he really wants you to know it.
on Mon, 8AM
From crikey.com.au
Airstrip One: How Albanese has integrated us into Trump's military machine
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Thanks to the Albanese government, the new Trump administration will find Australia a well-established launch pad for any conflict with China.
on Mon, 5AM
From crikey.com.au
Social media ban: How did we actually get here?
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The government's proposed ban on children under 16 using social media came about in significant part thanks to News Corp. But that seems to have been forgotten in the rush.
on Mon, 5AM
From crikey.com.au
Selective reporting on Amsterdam attacks perpetuates anti-Palestine racism and antisemitism
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Until global leaders and the media are honest about events like the Amsterdam attacks, anti-Palestine racism and antisemitism will flourish.
on Mon, 3AM
From crikey.com.au
Lessons from Trump give Dutton a path to victory next year
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Peter Dutton already knows linking migration and inflation is electorally potent. Trump's victory will only confirm its power.
on Nov 8
From crikey.com.au
American Samson: Trump satisfies a white craving for destruction
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Why does Trump's record of failure matter so little to his voters? Because they support who he is, not what he does.
on Nov 6
From crikey.com.au
In the war we're waging on our young people, boomers always win
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Cutting back student debt will make life easier for young people... until the money flows into greater housing demand that we can't keep up with.
on Nov 4
From crikey.com.au
Biden is leaving behind a stronger, fairer economy than Trump did
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Real wages are up. Manufacturing is growing. Corporate profits are plump. Voting for Trump has nothing to do with the US economy.
on Nov 4
From crikey.com.au
The real threat to refugees like me is politicians who give the green light to neo-Nazis
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'This isn’t the first time that we have been attacked by neo-Nazis on the streets of the city we consider our home.'
on Nov 2
From crikey.com.au
Has Gaza signed the death warrant of Australia's traditional media?
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'The media is responsible for decades of omission, elision and misrepresentation of what has happened to the Palestinian people. The Australian public will be owed an explanation for their ignorance.'
on Oct 31
From crikey.com.au
So much for Greensland: Does Adam Bandt know why the Greens are stalling?
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The Greens' lacklustre results in Queensland have raised questions about the party’s strategy. Does Adam Bandt need to change his approach?
on Oct 31
From crikey.com.au
Fake 'white genocide' article reappears, gets retweeted by Elon Musk
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Musk's post has been viewed more than 15 million times.
on Oct 30
From crikey.com.au
'Just like Caligula': Crikey readers on why Trump is still pursuing a job he apparently hates
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Trump might not want to be president again but — given how much legal trouble he's facing — it's a job he desperately needs.
on Oct 30
From crikey.com.au
Introducing the Bullshit O'Meter: A tool for you to see how AI slop is mutating news
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Crikey's Bullshit O'Meter is your sandbox (with a few guardrails) to see just how easy it is to turn news into bullshit.
on Oct 29
From crikey.com.au
In Australia you can abuse public office any way you like and get away with it
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From war crimes and robodebt to the Leppington Triangle and the Thales scandal, no-one suffers real consequences for any abuse of public office.
on Oct 28
From crikey.com.au
Elbit: The Israeli killing machine that has been given billions by Australian taxpayers
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Elbit Systems, Israel's biggest defence manufacturer, is at the heart of one of the Australian Defence's most bizarre moments in recent years.
on Oct 28
From crikey.com.au
Crunching the numbers on the Queensland election results, including silver linings for Labor
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While this was undoubtedly a less than brilliant performance by the ALP, it could have been a lot worse.
on Oct 27
From crikey.com.au
No, Australia couldn't have high-speed rail — take it from an economist
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'The risk is that if a system isn’t paying for its own infrastructure, it gets run down.'
on Oct 27
From crikey.com.au
Australia slumps in world press freedom rankings (again)
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International perceptions of press freedom in Australia continue to be affected by 'hyperconcentration', our defamation laws and threats from government.
on Oct 27
From crikey.com.au
Bruce Lehrmann set to haunt the headlines a whole lot longer
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'Lehrmann is targeting the finding of rape, as he must, but on a technical ground that promises an interesting appeal hearing (interesting in the legal sense, not the human one).'
on Oct 25
From crikey.com.au
Women in tech still face a torrid time from LinkedIn lechers
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The lack of consequences for WiseTech Global's Richard White suggests not much has changed in the tech industry when it comes to the treatment of women.
on Oct 25
From crikey.com.au
Trump is keeping his coup options open. Why isn’t the media paying attention?
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The Republican nominee and his billionaire backers are planning, in broad daylight, to steal the 2024 election. And the media doesn't seem to care.
on Oct 24
From crikey.com.au
'Paying it forward': The rise and rise of Australia’s independents
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Independents are increasingly working together. But does that undermine the very point of them?
on Oct 24
From crikey.com.au
Potential tech giant tax welcomed by news outlets, despite lingering questions
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A joint select committee has called for the creation of a new 'Digital Affairs Ministry' and suggested a big tech tax. Crikey asked media industry figures how they felt about the proposal.
on Oct 24
From crikey.com.au
The campaign by out-of-touch elites to ban abortion is now a federal election issue
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Peter Dutton needs to find a way to reassure voters he won't be changing abortion laws while satisfying extremists in his own ranks who want to end women's right to choose.
on Oct 23
From crikey.com.au
Why we're no longer publishing Guy Rundle
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'At Crikey we regularly criticise other outlets for not being open about their internal machinations, so for both these reasons we wanted to explain (as much as we can) what led to the decision.'
on Oct 23
From crikey.com.au
A $532m security contract and the NACC's corrosive secrecy
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The only thing the NACC's report into Paladin has revealed is how damaging the commission's lack of transparency is both for the public and potentially the people investigated.
on Oct 22
From crikey.com.au
Introducing SMOS Watch: Special Minister of State Don Farrell is patient... oh so patient
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Don Farrell is special minister of state. Or, at least, that's what his website says. But it's strangely lacking in any evidence for it.
on Oct 21
From crikey.com.au
The shocking truth: Australia has a world-leading health system — because of governments
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Despite claims that the health system is a poor productivity performer, Australia's public health system is more efficient than the private sector and delivers world-leading outcomes.
on Oct 18
From crikey.com.au
Before I subscribe, I want to know — who funds Crikey?
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'Have wanted to subscribe for quite a time,' writes a Crikey fan. 'But I keep stumbling over the starting line.' We enlisted our CEO to answer their questions...
on Oct 18
From crikey.com.au
Which Australian journalists and politicians have gone on trips to Israel and Palestine?
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It's become clear that a number of Australian politicians and journalists have been on organised tours to the Middle East — many of them sponsored by pro-Israel lobby groups and interest organisations.
on Oct 18
From crikey.com.au
Students asked to analyse a 'photograph' they suspect is AI-generated in HSC exam
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'I'm actually so mad they expected us to analyse AI slop and treat it seriously.'
on Oct 18
From crikey.com.au
SEEK is training AI on user data, according to a little-noticed privacy policy update
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Using AI to rank candidates for job applications is one of the possible uses listed by the employment platform company.
on Oct 17
From crikey.com.au
GasKeeper tax back on the agenda as WA Labor moves to gut climate action
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Australia's corrupt petro-state, Western Australia, is looking to gut climate regulation — by handing power to a weak federal Labor scheme.
on Oct 17
From crikey.com.au
Inside the moral panic at Australia's 'first of its kind' summit about kids on social media
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'The science is settled,' the SA premier touted. Meanwhile, experts raised concerns offstage in private breakout discussions.
on Oct 17
From crikey.com.au
It's not just a 'teen social media ban', it's a national age verification scheme
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Anthony Albanese's plan to boot kids off social media isn't just about how children use the internet. It's about how all of us use the internet.
on Oct 17
From crikey.com.au
Fox Sports executive leaves company after investigation into secret, abusive social media account
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Foxtel's general manager of Fox Cricket Matthew Weiss has left the company following a company inquiry prompted by a Crikey investigation.
on Oct 17
From crikey.com.au
Could Tim Wilson's weird desperation to get back in Parliament save Zoe Daniel?
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The teal's prospects in Goldstein are looking pretty good.
on Oct 17
From crikey.com.au
Australia's war on protesters should concern you
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Pro-Palestine marches and rallies across Australia have sharpened a long-developing governmental desire to crack down on protests.
on Oct 16
From crikey.com.au
Murderer's iPhone step data was ignored as proof that he was responsible for shooting
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A NSW Supreme Court justice said a murderer's Apple Health data could not prove that he was moving at the time of the attack.
on Oct 10