Crikey

The true meaning of AUKUS, the ABC’s new Q+A is a turn off, and news.com’s TikTok mystery

Cochon Truffier — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 01:22:09 +0000

Plus... Andrew Hastie 4 the Greens?

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At the intersection of strategy and productivity, the security hawks fail

Bernard Keane — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 01:15:07 +0000

The people urging an increase in defence spending are pursuing an anti-productivity agenda, in which one of our worst sectors would receive ever more funding. And where will that funding come from?

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These young women helped Albanese get elected. Now? They’re done with him

Crystal Andrews — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 01:07:33 +0000

Why did the prime minister's 'difficult' description of former Australian of the Year Grace Tame spark such a visceral reaction from young women?

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Donald ‘I am peace’ Trump’s track record of breaking every promise he made on the campaign trail

Charlie Lewis — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:06:23 +0000

It's almost impressive.

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What is Axel Springer, the European media giant expanding into Australia?

Daanyal Saeed — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 22:53:36 +0000

German media conglomerate Axel Springer recently announced an expansion into Australia, and has now agreed to purchase the UK's Telegraph newspaper.

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The rise and demise of Albo’s secrecy bill

Rex Patrick — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 22:47:11 +0000

Transparency might not be a top of mind issue for most voters, but Prime Minister Albanese's assault on the FOI Act was a direct assault on citizen rights.

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Iran soccer players seek Australian police protection as Donald Trump cheers on

Rich James — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:55:49 +0000

Donald Trump has praised Anthony Albanese and Australia for 'taking care of' members of the Iranian women's soccer team who evaded their handlers, and the Greens are urging Jim Chalmers to take a bolder stance on intergenerational inequality at the May budget.

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Defamation writs and taking on Teflon Jeff: Stephen Mayne on Crikey’s origin story

Stephen Mayne — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:05:29 +0000

On March 9, 2005, Crikey landed into responsible hands of Eric Beecher and the team at Private Media. It professionalised a ragtag outfit that had warded off defamation battles while working out of five different home-turned-offices.

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Trump is taking America back to old-fashioned stagflation. It will impact us all — and our super balance

Glenn Dyer — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 01:07:43 +0000

Under the hood, the American machine is breaking, impacting the global economy and engendering uncertainty. Every Australian working through our superannuation funds can expect to be affected.

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Q+A successor show launches, Grace Tame says ‘no to violence’, and Queen Mary returns

Anton Nilsson — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:53:13 +0000

Plus Australia’s independent national security legislation monitor will hold a public hearing to discuss the legal definition of a 'terrorist act'.

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