The award that inspired the unforgettable response from the desk of Gina Rinehart: “Surely you can and should do better, instead of wasting your time and agenda proving you are the ones who should be the recipients of your own childish award?”

The School Strike for Climate was built on social media. Activists fear the teen ban means there won’t be a next one, writes Cam Wilson.

"When your defeat is so abject that even your avowed enemies wonder if they went too far, you might need to engage in some reflection," @keanebernard.bsky.social writes.

Very clever use of FOI by @cameronwilson.bsky.social means we can read a rundown of the national security’s chiefs AI prompts.

Opinion | Sussan Ley's leadership looks more and more done for as the days tick by. Is there a lesson to be found in the mess? @rachelwithers.bsky.social writes.

Donald Trump may have endorsed Andrew Cuomo, but some MAGA supporters see more in Zohran Mamdani… www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/04/n...

Opinion | You'd have to be mad to run for 17 company boards in 23 days. Enter Crikey founder Stephen Mayne...

The Labor government has raised a Senate motion to try to get David Pocock out of the gym, in what he has called a "petty" move of retaliation. @daanysaeed.bsky.social reports.

This is such a fascinating chat with Jenny Hocking on the Whitlam dismissal, the impenetrable nature of Australia’s archives on this issue, what her years of dogged research has revealed and what remains cloaked in secrecy …also a few suggestions on reviewing the constitution…

Bernie Sanders told the 13,000 strong Zohran rally that Trump “seems to be very, very concerned about who wins this election”. But it was the establishment Democrats who looked really worried on Sunday night.

Very nice to have @rachelwithers.bsky.social back in the building for a bit of myth busting... www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/28/t...

Waymo is setting its sights on Sydney streets, reports @cameronwilson.bsky.social www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/28/w...

Exclusive from my colleague Anton Nilsson: Ecuador's armed forces are using rocket launchers to attack illegal miners operating at a site licensed to a subsidiary of Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting www.crikey.com.au/20...

Very clever way of digging into an issue that seems so big it's hard to know where to start... www.wired.com/ai-issue/

"A governor-general can intervene just once to influence the democratic game, after which he must leave. He is like the bee that can sting only once and then dies… That is the case for Sir John Kerr." -- Canadian governor-general Jules Léger, 1977.

This week on Cut Through @keanebernard.bsky.social & @crystaljane.bsky.social pick through the Fraser manifesto: a former PM’s plan to replace the Liberal Party. "Describing these things as left wing reflects the way in which our politics is being twisted." www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/24/c...

"A 74-year-old Pakistani couple, my parents, apply for a short visit to see their grandchildren. They’ve held this same tourist visa many times. Same applicants, same evidence, different outcome. Something has changed." Sami Shah on the cost of our migration panic www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/23/s...

Opinion | If the Liberals chase the One Nation vote, they’ll render themselves unelectable among women, younger voters and in the cities, writes Bernard Keane.

We set a world record* for the most FOI requests filed in a single session to protest the government’s proposal to weaken the system and exclude people from using it, @cameronwilson.bsky.social writes.

Content warning: contains extreme amounts of cringe

Did someone say shares in rare earths? Check out the MPs who could benefit from our minerals deal with the US....

Scoop: The federal government was warned last month that 1 in 3 parents plan to help their kids get around the social media ban. The risk of "non-compliance snowballing and becoming normalised" could "undermine" the ban, the report says, based on polling done in Feb/March www.crikey.com.au/20...

“He really did say ‘if I’m going down, you’re going down with me!’” Catch up on the entire Australian Parliament Sports Club saga on the podcast.

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We smuggled* @theshufflediary.bsky.social into the very heart of Tony country, former PM Abbott’s Mosman book launch… *bought a ticket

Scott Morrison has registered himself as having a relationship with a $2.5 trillion Saudi fossil fuel company whose board member was once appointed by Morrison to a COVID recovery taskforce. www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/15/s...

The data center boom is a real estate story, with developers often using their large war chests to overwhelm local opposition. This tiny Michigan town was forced to cave to Related Digital's demands because it couldn't afford a lengthy legal battle.

Exclusive | The Australian Parliament Sports Club has been deregistered as a lobby organisation after less than a month, CEO Andy Turnbull tells @daanysaeed.bsky.social

Hang on tight and read every paragraph of this update without suffering whiplash challenge www.news.com.au/world/north-...

It’s time for estimates season, where senators chase their pound of flesh and departmental secretaries across the APS bang their heads on tables in frustration. @daanysaeed.bsky.social rounds up the highlights.

love when you get Microsoft Teams as a source of traffic -- lets you know that an article is being shared around people's offices

Reporters and healthcare professionals worldwide are scrambling to repair the damage wrought by Trump and his band of bad faith businessmen, writes Grace Tame.

One third of parliamentarians have disclosed at least one trust. The true number of politicians with assets in a trust is likely much higher. @openpolitics.bsky.social reports.

"Despite 715 days of being steadfast in Gaza and working with people and trying to save as many lives as possible... Finally, I decided to leave Gaza City."

Turns out, Tony Blair has been a very busy man...

Feeling disloyal? Take Crikey's six step guide to offing your leader! all thanks to @theshufflediary.bsky.social www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/24/a...

No one better than the very sane, very understated, very funny @richjamesuk.bsky.social to walk you through the latest Trump news. Crikey Worm subject line says it all, really.

Scrolling through Dezi Freeman's Facebook feed illustrates in stark detail the alleged cop killer's slide from innocuous family posts to full conspiracy theory mode -- @cameronwilson.bsky.social plots out the timeline

“The bargaining codes in Australia and Brazil and Canada weren’t put forward by the little guys. They were put forward by Globo, News Corp and Postmedia.”

Must read piece here from @nickfeik.bsky.social www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/16/m...

How News Corp Australia’s support for the news media bargaining code was used as a scare tactic by tech giants in Latin America.

Scoop: ...with Jacinta Nampijinpa Price facing a defamation case and a booting from the shadow cabinet, it pays to have friends in high places.

In the absence of any information, many figures were very happy to assign blame for the murder of Charlie Kirk.

The ugly Murdoch family fight for control of the media empire has ended in estrangement, huge transaction costs and even bigger reputational damage. And it ain't over yet, writes Stephen Mayne.

Crikey's Anton Nilsson was one of several dozen journalists who traveled to Bogotá, Colombia to plan a global investigative series into the lobbying tactis of big tech. Here's how the project took shape.

Exclusive | Porn websites will be legally required to check users' ages and restrict access to proven adults, under a new internet regulation introduced in Australia today. @cameronwilson.bsky.social reports.

The federal government wants fewer FOIs. Crikey wants more. We know filing FOIs can be daunting — so let us do it for you! For the next few weeks, we're accepting ideas for requests that we'll take, shape, file and then will keep you in the loop when we hear back. www.crikey.com.au/20...

Go on, pick up the phone today!* *don’t actually call us please we beg you, fill out this form thanks.

Great piece: "When people talk about cultural vandalism and the insult to the legacy of Meanjin, I think they mean that the decision to close the journal severs a connection to this history, to the possibility of a cultural nationalism that isn’t defined by racism and imperial fealty."

Catriona Menzies-Pike does the maths on Meanjin www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/08/m...