A day after The Late Show ended, Colbert hosted an episode of public access program Only In Monroe, reviving his 11-year-old gag. How bad is CBS/Paramount taking it? They issued copyright complaints for a show they don't own. 🤣 CBS would hate it if you watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DlF...

I die for him

How One Nation bypassed media and conquered Facebook in its political rise www.crikey.com.au/2026/05/18/o... Thought so. Opponents have no chance of pushing back on an invisible campaign.

Exclusive | A long-serving BoM executive is leaving after almost a decade-long tenure — one marked by the widely panned rollout of its new $96 million website. @squigglyrick.bsky.social reports. www.crikey.com.au/2026/05/19/b...

The Albanese government’s tax reforms are some of the most politically risky changes we’ve seen in a long time. Here's how many Australians will stand to benefit from them. Read Jason Murphy's analysis here: www.crikey.com.au/2026/05/12/b...

The Albanese government is trying to fend off Trump, Netanyahu and its new threat: Pauline Hanson. www.crikey.com.au/2026/05/12/f...

It’s an interesting decision, to say the least.

It's one of the better days when you get to read @rachelwithers.bsky.social on Tim Wilson

It’s a gallery-worthy shot… but the caption sucks. www.crikey.com.au/2026/05/12/c...

Opinion | Angus Taylor owns the Farrer disaster. The Liberals’ only chance is Andrew Hastie — but the far right hate him, writes Bernard Keane. Read it here: www.crikey.com.au/2026/05/11/l...

how's this for an unintended consequence: some research suggests that teens perceive peers who comply with Australia's teen social media ban as less popular. i.e. banning social media for teens made it cool again

Opinion | "Assimilation, at its most desperate, often looks like volunteering to guard the gate that once kept you out," writes Sami Shah. www.crikey.com.au/2026/04/24/a...

Opinion | "Even without tempering military spending, there are plenty of clear, viable solutions to the government’s cash flow problem," writes Grace Tame. www.crikey.com.au/2026/04/24/n...

Fantastic to have @antonnilssonn.bsky.social in Farrar www.crikey.com.au/2026/04/21/f...

While MAGA is at heart a republican movement, by declaring himself Jesus, Trump is embracing an imperial tradition. Can the two co-exist? www.crikey.com.au/2026/04/15/t...

If you're wondering how the blockade is landing, this has been making its way around the naval nerds today

what a cluster, in other words

Local councils in NSW are sounding the alarm over the rapid expansion of data centres across Sydney. Excellent scoop by @cameronwilson.bsky.social @antonnilssonn.bsky.social

Lyon and Fox Sports have issued full apologies after Lyon was caught referring to Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek as minister for "bullshit". Cochon has the juiciest of tips today, treat yourself.

Spare a thought for Albanese’s speech writer right now

The ABC's protracted pay dispute with staff is set to end with a new pay offer expected to be accepted by staff. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/31/a...

It’s now undeniable. The kids have not left social media. @cameronwilson.bsky.social has the inside story of how the gov is under pressure from all sides as it fights to keep the teen social media ban from going off the rails.

While acknowledging that households will appreciate the move in the short-term, the nation's economists have warned the government's fuel excise cut will raise inflation. Meanwhile, Albanese has called on Trump to explain what he wants out of the war in Iran. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/31/f...

Our economics correspondent Jason Murphy on rising fuel prices, impending grocery pain and inflation rocketing… “We’re battle hardened at this point…”

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is expected to visit Australia next week, as the AI company looks to expand its global footprint amid bitter fight with the Trump administration. @cameronwilson.bsky.social reports. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/25/a...

Content creators were originally asked to submit a “content pitch” when applying for access to the 2026 federal budget lock up, but after pushback the government has changed its requirements. @crystaljane.bsky.social reports. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/25/c...

"If Labor merely manages, does it win the short-term while sacrificing the long term, steering the country through one crisis while steering it into another?" www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTJT... I never fail to be staggered by every part of this saga, and there is no better guide through it than @squigglyrick.bsky.social . Great interview by @crystaljane.bsky.social

funniest thumbnail art

Child exploitation material is easier to find on X than any other mainstream platform, according to eSafety’s investigations. @cameronwilson.bsky.social reports.

lol this is kind of the shortcut of the AIwashing with job cuts. www.404media.co/ceo-ignores-...

The Reserve Bank will deliver an interest rate decision today amid the global uncertainty caused by the US and Israel’s war in Iran — a war in which President Donald Trump increasingly appears to be on his own. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/17/r...

apropos of hollywood’s big day

The NACC report is astonishing for just how many non-sequiturs, excuses and naive assumptions can be packed into 455 pages. The deputy commissioner who authored it is not a judge, unlike Catherine Holmes. And it shows. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/13/n...

can confirm. it was so ludicrously easy to get around

“I’d rather be difficult than disappointing.” Grace Tame on the D word, and on the very precise timing of people leaping to her defence.

“Kilgour displays a naive understanding of the real-life behaviour of senior public servants, wondering aloud in her official report how or why such officials could ever do the wrong thing while at times finding they did just that.” @squigglyrick.bsky.social slams NACC’s “baffling” robodebt report

Very timely convo with Jo Tarnawsky about the ways that power protects itself in our political system: "You don’t need to become the system, but you certainly need to know the waters that you’re wading in to be able to get any traction." Watch on YouTube, listen on all podcast platforms. #auspol

🚨 scoop alert from @cameronwilson.bsky.social 🚨 -- the Business Council of Australia proposed, then ditched, a plan to amend the Copyright Act so AI training on copyrighted work is no longer considered infringement

"i think he bought the wrong size"

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There is only one trait that Matt Canavan will need as Nationals leader: his unslakable thirst for drama. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/11/m...

"To see NACC now portraying the hard work of so many people to reveal the tragedy of robodebt — often in the face of media hostility — as somehow an inevitable case of “deception soon being discovered” is sickening." Read @keanebernard.bsky.social on NACC's twisted reasoning.

"Are we at war? It's a reasonable question for Australians to ask, given the government is sending one of its most sophisticated reconnaissance planes — crewed by dozens of military personnel — to the Middle East." www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

The reality is the Canberra bubble was never going to allow their own to face consequences for Robodebt

The NACC held *35 days* of private hearings in its investigation into Robodebt corruption, but decided that these hearings didn't need to be public. I, for one, would have liked to have watched the corruption hearing of Scott Morrison

The NACC continues to be a joke

ACMA received a litany of complaints about Kyle and Jackie O over the years, and never once took them off the air for their various sins. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/06/t...