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Pauline Hanson gave a speech at UK CPAC this weekend, organised by former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss. Crikey's Ben Clark was there to document the "bleak" vibe of the event, including one high-profile Australian journalist leaving Hanson's speech halfway through. www.crikey.com.au/2026/07/20/c...
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Opinion | "Technological sovereignty does not arise from having ministers supervise the physical footprint of foreign technology companies," writes Sinclair Davidson on the new "Office of AI". www.crikey.com.au/2026/07/16/o...
Podcast | Australia won't introduce a wealth tax any time soon. But Bernard Keane says we could soon see a change to another tax setting to address the "fairness problem". www.crikey.com.au/podcast/cut-...
Opinion | It would be fine for Jillian Segal to be confused about what she means by "modern-day antisemitism" if we weren't paying her salary from the public purse, writes Michael Bradley. www.crikey.com.au/2026/07/15/j...
Opinion | "It has become clear that many senior executives and heads of governance throughout Australia’s university sector suffer from moral blindness," writes Julie Hare. www.crikey.com.au/2026/07/14/u...
WA Inc, HIH, Crown, the Moonlight State — all were signal moments of Australian corruption, but none can compare to the Big Build. www.crikey.com.au/2026/07/13/b...
Bernard Keane is answering your questions on politics, the economy, foreign affairs and more on the Cut Through podcast this week. Got a question for him? Let us know! letters@crikey.com.au
From "24-carat fuckwit" to "boy-wonder", there’s no shortage of opinions from junior producers and senior Nine executives alike about the breakfast TV stalwart. www.crikey.com.au/2026/07/09/k...
The inspector of the NACC has announced it will stop its investigation into complaints about former commissioner Paul Brereton. This and more in today's instalment of The Snoop: www.crikey.com.au/2026/07/08/n...
Data centre production in Australia has fallen victim to the politics of the US-China AI "war". www.crikey.com.au/2026/07/07/a...
Opinion | Anthony Albanese has cautioned Labor colleagues not to push an "anti-wealth" sentiment — but News Corp doesn't care. He should stop caring what they think, too. www.crikey.com.au/2026/07/06/l...
Opinion | The Christian Brothers has been granted a pause on paying out victims of child sexual abuse — after transferring millions of dollars worth of property to an associated entity. www.crikey.com.au/2026/07/03/c...
Opinion | "Gambling legislation, you can bet on that?" Read the full comic by Aaron Billings: buff.ly/mD2BrJP
There are numerous influential Christian nationalist organisations in Australia, whose proponents want changes to our laws, society and national identity, writes Lucy Hamilton. Read: www.crikey.com.au/2026/07/01/c...
"Either knowingly or through ignorance, Services Australia has been failing for years to process social security payments and benefits across 93 separate matters," writes Crikey's correspondent-at-large Rick Morton. Read: buff.ly/Rgnily4
Broadcasting misinformation during a national tragedy didn't stop 7NEWS from earning a Logie nomination. Read more in The Snoop: www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/24/s...
At News Corp’s Bush Summit in Far North Queensland, Gina Rinehart performed such a display of dominance over Pauline Hanson that even One Nation’s most ardent supporters may be wondering if the “Orange Bulldozer” is truly calling the shots. As Margo Kingston writes, it may have been a fatal mistake.
Which Labor MP has copped a five-match ban from their local sporting league over a "violent" on-field incident? Find out in the first instalment of The Snoop. www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/23/j...
Why have so many journalists given up their role as watchdogs and turned into guard dogs? www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/19/p...
Opinion | Is it really "50,000" foreign nationals bidding against Australians at auctions, or is it… Hughesy? Read the full cartoon by Aaron Billings: www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/19/d...
Crikey unfortunately did not get a chance to ask Pauline Hanson a question at her National Press Club address, but we had a list ready to go. We’ve sent them to her directly. You can read reporter Charlie Lewis’ full account of the Press Club address now on the website. In the meantime… we wait.
Much of the press have given their verdict on the One Nation leader's speech to the National Press Club yesterday. Get your morning news in the Crikey Worm: www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/18/p... Subscribe: campaigns.crikey.com.au/subscribe/
Pauline Hanson just gave her first speech at the National Press Club and it… certainly was something. Reporter-at-large Charlie Lewis shares his first impressions, with a full report up on the site soon.
The Sydney Swans have positioned themselves as the most progressive team in the AFL. So why is their chairman seemingly spruiking gambling stocks to players?
Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce visited Melbourne for a One Nation “Evening for Victoria” fundraiser, which did not go to plan. Photographer Alex Zucco was there to document the chaos, before chatting with three people who had attended the event. *Attendees’ names changed for privacy reasons.
"For younger generations, Abbott is a relic, a dinosaur best remembered for regularly embarrassing himself." www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/02/t...
It's easy to claim voters "flocking" to One Nation are doing so because of the budget. However, it would be just as easy to claim this latest spike was because the budget didn’t go far enough, writes Rachel Withers.
Opinion | The NACC bends over backwards to find excuses for the powerful, but doesn't need direct evidence to conclude that low-level bureaucrats are corrupt, writes Bernard Keane. Read: www.crikey.com.au/2026/05/29/s...
Gina Rinehart bankrolling a stake in the Kerry Stokes-owned Southern Cross is good news for One Nation, writes Christopher Warren. Read it here: www.crikey.com.au/2026/05/28/g...