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...

Opinion | Child sexual abuse by adults does not happen because of a lack of respect or consent. It happens because adults weaponise their power over children, writes Grace Tame.

I wrote this. Every journalist, social media producer and news influencer in Aus should read it & memorise @whiterosesociety.bsky.social principles of reporting. Huge thank you to @kurtsengul.bsky.social for invaluable expertise, I was very tempted to publish all your answers verbatim. #auspol

Essential listening

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price must be wondering what she did wrong. She's only rehashed the Great Replacement Theory that Peter Dutton peddled in February, writes Bernard Keane.

The United Kingdom’s former director general for AUKUS has scored a top job with controversial tech firm Palantir….

IRL GASP at this!!

Scoop -- Meanjin, a mainstay of Australia’s cultural landscape and the nation’s second-oldest literary publication, is shuttering.

Plus, @rachelwithers.bsky.social is baaaaack! Today she has some questions for Sarah Witty. The Adam Bandt-toppling Labor MP owns three rental properties, while claiming to be an advocate for housing. Can she do both? www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/02/l...

“Social media algorithms have rewired brains, dulled empathy, and stripped away nuance. They reward outrage, punish reflection, and train users to seek validation in rage. Whole generations have had their nervous systems hijacked by the constant drip of dopamine tied to grievance and contempt.”

Online anonymity is often a lifeline for those "most at risk" in the community. Experts say the government's proposed social media ban could cut off vulnerable people from critical digital spaces www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

"The applause on the steps of state parliament earlier in the day spilled into terror a few blocks away, granting these men the illusion of validation." Searing piece by @mrdtjames.bsky.social on the moment the line between rhetoric and violence dissolved www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/02/a...

Scoop: @cameronwilson.bsky.social combed through almost a decade’s worth of Dezi Freeman’s private Facebook posts

Everything you need to know about where the teen social media ban is at, and what we know before it launches in December.

"If he would like to be seen as a visionary, I recommend to him to have a vision, rather than a committee meeting." @jasemurphy.bsky.social drops the truth bombs about Jim Chalmers' roundtable for Crikey's latest episode of Cut Through www.crikey.com.au/2025/08/22/j...

We're all trying to find the guy who did this... thank you @amyremeikis.bsky.social

Opinion | Labor was scathing of the Job Ready Graduates scheme when it was introduced under Scott Morrison. So why hasn't Anthony Albanese scrapped it?

The Wiggles’ lobbying against the teen social media ban proves the restriction is not solely about mental health harms. It's also about cash.

"Capitalism likes fossil fuels more than it likes anything else," @ketanjoshi.co writes.

Another must-read from @nesrinemalik.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Do as he says! This is very excellent!

Likelihood the Alaska summit would end the war, according to Trump: 75% Amount Trump claimed to have cut US drug prices in August 2025: 1,200, 1,300 and 1,400, 1,500% Level of actual unemployment, according to Trump in 2015: 42% www.crikey.com.au/2025/08/18/d...

Targeting journalists is a war crime. As colleagues, we remember them. meaa.io/45A4vZ5

Our @cameronwilson.bsky.social on how the teen social media ban’s focus has subtly, but crucially, shifted. But it still “misses an opportunity to reform in favour of revenge.” www.crikey.com.au/2025/08/12/t...

The people demanded a weekly Crikey podcast, and who am I to deny the people? First episode of CUT THROUGH is live this morning, feat @keanebernard.bsky.social and @sophieblackwords.bsky.social discussing what kind of journalism the 48th Parliament calls for. Listen everywhere! #auspol

New by me for @crikey.com.au: ‘Double standards’: Confidential DFAT documents warn inaction on Gaza will cost Australia credibility www.crikey.com.au/2025/08/06/d...

Has anyone told Minns about this other massive disruption and inconvenience?: www.news.com.au/entertainmen...

Google has called off its Parliament House event tonight just hours after the Albanese Government announced YouTube would be in the teen social media ban. Google said it's "out of respect for the grieving families" which appeared alongside the PM today. www.crikey.com.au/20...

This is such an inspiring story. At a time when so many feel powerless, these students have made real change

How does our newsroom continue to assess and challenge this government, in a way that informs but still challenges our readers? Firstly — pull no punches, @sophieblackwords.bsky.social writes.

“The presence of normies was what made social media worth tuning into. In their wake, like detritus on a once busy beach, there will be only dry corporate marketing, A.I.-generated slop, and dreck from thirsty hustlers…” www.newyorker.com/culture/infi...