What early warnings about populism could teach us about One Nation paulkarp.substack.com/p/what-early...

The second week of budget estimates, minimum wage decision, budget legislation and all the rest. Catch it with @amyremeikis.bsky.social on #PointLive live.thepoint.com.au

An AI use leaderboard makes as much sense as ranking journalists by their lunch expenses. More lunch = more sources = more journalism!! Whatever happened to just measuring who actually produces the goods. www.afr.com//chanticleer...

I think if were at Richard Marles press conference in Singapore I would've asked "my first car was a 1984 Toyota Camry that cost $540. Can you tell us how much cheaper this used Virginia class sub is going to be relative to a new one?"

Royal Commissioner rejects bid to keep counter-terrorism funding info secret --Virginia Bell's decision says cabinet was "informed about and considered" the decreased focus on terror. www.afr.com//politics/co...

A thread on Albanese government trying to block info about reduced focus on counter-terrorism: On Tuesday royal commission released ASIO Mike Burgess statement, which revealed the Commonwealth is claiming public interest immunity over whether cabinet directed a changed focus

This is emphatically not true, and I cannot think of a writer I know and respect for whom it is true.

Labor gag would block Bondi inquiry from anti-terror funding decision www.afr.com//politics/la...

‘Go live in Trumpistan’: Investor blasts rich peers over CGT complaints www.afr.com//technology/...

Master plan for 3000 more homes at Bondi Junction comes with a warning www.afr.com//politics/ma...

I don't mean to be alarmist but Labor Denies Death Tax is exactly how the last successful anti-death tax scare campaign started... Notwithstanding that neither policy was a death tax.

Artificial intelligence issues a warm welcome to new Labor senator Tammi Terrell

A win for Australia. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

I've started as the ABC’s national AI tech reporter, after 5 unreal years at Crikey. AI is one of the biggest stories of our time. The sheer amount of money, influence and hype makes it ripe for critical, nuanced and accessible reporting. Got a story about Aussies and AI? email: [email protected]

What a One Nation win in the Farrer by-election would and wouldn't mean. open.substack.com/pub/paulkarp...

What a One Nation win in the Farrer by-election would and wouldn't mean. open.substack.com/pub/paulkarp...

Why Farrer is going One Nation. Dozens of voter conversations here confirm traditional conservatives are abandoning Libs and Nats at this by-election. (No paywall) www.afr.com/politics/we-...

This looks like a show Jack Donaghy would invent to tank a TV network

With Mark Butler at #npc now might be a good time to mention I'm looking for a BUDGET CASE STUDY of a 3-generation family (grandparent, parent, grandchild) to discuss what they'd like to see in there. Keen to discuss aged care changes? Want to be in the paper? DM me!! #auspol

On Sunday Catherine King told Insiders they don't want to disincentivise EV uptake "at all". ICYMI that's the opposite of what Chris Minns told me in March - he said fuel shock meant there's no harm in taxing EVs www.afr.com//politics/fu...

Impossible to disagree with a single word that Ben Rhodes (Obama era NSC official) is saying here:

Good lord. If we cede control of the strait to Iran…. And agree to REPARATIONS…. This will be the biggest humiliation in American history

Ben Roberts-Smith has been arrested in relation to multiple counts of murdering unarmed Afghan civilians and prisoners in what looms as the most significant war crimes prosecution in Australian history. www.theage.com.au/national/ben...

My brilliant choir Cafe of the Gate of Salvation will be singing at Bondi Pavilion on 26 April. Come! It's always seriously uplifting stuff.

Ate delicious home cooked leftovers all week, emptying the fridge while grocery stores were open. Now they're closed so I can fall victim to every cafe/restaurant holiday surcharge this blessed weekend.

PM answered cries to 'Do Something' - and still got panned paulkarp.substack.com/p/pm-answere...

Albanese says it has "proven incorrect" that states couldn't agree to hand back GST windfall. They disagreed Tues/Wed. It's only taken all bloody week to fix it!! www.afr.com//politics/gs...

Prince William told to go to therapy for the crime of...asking the monarchy to distance itself from Prince Andrew. Powerful institution shooting the messenger. www.skynews.com.au/lifestyle/ce...

Drivers around Australia are set to pay an extra $400-500m in GST on fuel in the next 3 months unless every state supports a NSW and Cth plan to hand it back. Victoria has caved, but QLD so far holding out. www.afr.com//politics/dr...

Wtf Italy missed the soccer world cup three times? Jeez.

Plan for extra fuel tax relief in disarray as states bicker over GST refund plan www.afr.com//politics/pl...

Andrew Hastie makes a play for suffering wage earners paulkarp.substack.com/p/andrew-has...

My brilliant choir Cafe of the Gate of Salvation will be singing at Bondi Pavilion on 26 April. Come! It's always seriously uplifting stuff.

Feel like pure shit just want her* back *The Straits of Hormuz

MAGA could happen here but for now Hanson is a wrecking ball for the right open.substack.com/pub/paulkarp...

Albanese heckled for Israel stance at Lakemba mosque event www.afr.com//politics/fe...

MinterEllison pulls logo from Sydney Biennale after DJ storm www.afr.com//politics/mi...

Today I'm attending a private concert by Budjerah ahead of launch of his single Gentleman tomorrow. It absolutely slapped at Tropfest and I can't wait. youtube.com/shorts/GfnMX...

This is why I never "buy" tickets, I send an all caps email saying they hold the money on trust* bsky.app/profile/crik... * I don't do this but you wouldn't fuck with someone if they did

Liberal election review really needed to drill down on the lack of novelty campaign vids like Dr Bill Glasson's One Day More youtu.be/z2rTJc36mlU?...

PwC pulls out of Sydney Biennale over DJ’s diatribe www.afr.com//politics/pw...

River to the sea’: DJ praises martyrs in antisemitic Biennale speech www.afr.com//politics/ri...

Robodebt royal commission sealed chapter has 3 references to this news break on Terry Carney labelling the scheme illegal. On shoulders of giants Chris Knaus and Luke Henriques-Gomes who wrote many more stories about it - I'm proud to have played a small part share.google/dtBNqGExF0Br...

Opinion | The National Anti-Corruption Commission’s reasons why Scott Morrison did nothing wrong on Robodebt are extraordinary and delusional, writes Bernard Keane. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/11/n...

Two robodebt officials engaged in serious corrupt conduct, NACC finds, but Scott Morrison cleared www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

United Australia Party senator Ralph Babet has announced Clive Palmer will seek election to the House of Representatives at next federal election

An ABC NEWS Verify investigation uncovers a raft of foreign Facebook accounts targeting Australian users. And they're just the tip of the iceberg.

I made cacio e pepe. I DO NOT want to know how much cheese goes into that at a restaurant. Cos I grated the whole 200g block and it barely made any.

NSW to crack down on trusts minimising tax www.afr.com//politics/ns...

Liberals fighting the last election, Labor the last loophole - open.substack.com/pub/paulkarp...