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No wonder he wants to suppress it: Election review goes to the heart of why Taylor's all wrong for the Liberals The Liberals' 2025 election review may not mention him by name, but it identifies exactly why Angus Taylor is so wrong for his party when it comes to women, young people and migrants.

Opinion | What exactly did Angus Taylor think would happen the moment he agreed with the Liberal Party’s federal executive that the review of the 2025 election disaster should be consigned to a vault? www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/04/l...

Should we have more politicians? Yes, it's better for democracy 'The evidence tells us that parliament's size directly impacts how representative politicians are of voters’ preferences and how responsive politicians are to their needs.'

"The evidence tells us that parliament's size directly impacts how representative politicians are of voters’ preferences and how responsive politicians are to their needs."

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War with China in three years? Paul Keating unleashes on Nine's 'Red Alert' hysteria In March 2023, Nine newspapers unleashed an extraordinary series warning of war with China within three years and our unpreparedness for it. On the third anniversary, former prime minister Paul…

Opinion | Former prime minister Paul Keating eviscerates what he calls the “extravagant untruth” of the Nine newspapers' 2023 "Red Alert" series that predicted war with China in three years.

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Impotent until the death: A short history of the media regulator’s inaction on Kyle and Jackie O Kyle and Jackie O have been unencumbered by the media regulator in their juvenile, explicit race to the moral bottom of broadcast media. We looked back at just how many complaints it took for the…

ACMA received a litany of complaints about The Kyle and Jackie O Show over the years and never once took them off the air.

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PornHub to block Australians, as top porn websites restrict access over new age-check rule PornHub, Redtube, YouPorn, Tube8 and other popular free video platforms owned by Canadian porn giant Aylo have begun blocking all Australians just days before a March 9 deadline to introduce…

The world’s most visited porn website PornHub is set to block Australians of all ages, as many top adult video platforms have already restricted access ahead of the industry’s imminent deadline for introducing age-check requirements.

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A Beginner’s Guide To Having An Expert Opinion On The Iran–Israel–US war (Australian Edition) Because nothing says informed geopolitical engagement like a suburb-specific moral panic.

Opinion | This is Australia, and no global crisis is complete without us immediately turning it into a domestic moral personality test, writes Sami Shah.

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War with China in three years? Paul Keating unleashes on Nine's 'Red Alert' hysteria In March 2023, Nine newspapers unleashed an extraordinary series warning of war with China within three years and our unpreparedness for it. On the third anniversary, former prime minister Paul…

Opinion | Writing exclusively for Crikey, former prime minister Paul Keating eviscerates what he calls the “extravagant untruth” of the Nine newspapers' 2023 "Red Alert" series that predicted war with China in three years.

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Israel's president should not have visited ASIO. It raises serious issues for Labor and the spooks If Isaac Herzog was here in a ceremonial capacity, as the government insists, why was he given a special briefing by ASIO? And did ASIO tell him why it has failed to protect Australians?

Opinion | Labor insisted Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit was purely in a ceremonial capacity. So why, asks Bernard Keane, did he get a special personal briefing from ASIO?

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Top porn websites block Australian users ahead of age-verification deadline Redtube, YouPorn, Tube8 and other popular free video platforms owned by Canadian porn giant Aylo have begun blocking all Australians just days before a March 9 deadline to introduce 'appropriate age…

Exclusive: Several of Australia's most popular porn websites have begun blocking users of all ages ahead of next week's deadline to introduce age verification.

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New NDIS reform is in chaos, insiders say Documents seen by Crikey show that senior staff at the National Disability Insurance Agency have warned that the policy design of the so-called New Framework Planning is in disarray.

Exclusive: Senior NDIA staff have warned that the policy design aimed at overhauling the scheme by relinquishing human involvement to an algorithmic “engine” is in chaos, writes Rick Morton.

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Exclusive: NDIS algorithm designed to put scheme back on track at 'critical risk' Documents seen by Crikey show that senior staff at the National Disability Insurance Agency have warned that the policy design of the so-called New Framework Planning is in disarray.

"The agency is investing in a workforce which is actively building a product which may be wrong. The entire program is just hanging," one senior staff member tells Crikey. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/05/r...

‘I’m begging for people’s understanding’: The dangerous binaries of the US attack on Iran Despite being trapped between the violence of the extremist Islamic Republic regime on one side and US imperialism on the other, the Iranian people have been largely left out of the geopolitical…

The cost to the people of Iran is desperately high: “Every male member of our family was imprisoned. No one escaped imprisonment.”

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IWD website is full of AI women, Mamamia spruiks AFP, and Rinehart's Hancock solves gender inequality Plus: Barnaby Joyce cuts in line.

Whatever the question, Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting can always get to its desired answer. This time, it’s the gender pay gap. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/05/c...

Centimetre perfect: Remembering the life of Dennis Cometti The football world has been left 'misty-optically' in the wake of the death of legendary broadcaster Dennis Cometti.

Football lost a bit of magic this week with the passing of Dennis Cometti. Crikey looks back at a legacy of kindness, presence, and incomparable wit. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/05/v...

The Art of Opposition, with the Democrats This would seem a good time, morally and practically, for the Democrats to step up and oppose President Trump's actions. And yet...

It’s almost impressive, the consistency and innovation of the Democrats commitment to failure, writes Charlie Lewis. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/05/a...

During an illegal war, Albanese and Wong treat us like idiots Anthony Albanese and Penny Wong obsessively talk about international law, but go silent when Israel and the US breach it. It's part of a broader picture of refusal to be honest with Australians.

Opinion | Labor will go to any lengths to refuse to describe the attack on Iran as illegal. It’s part of a broader patterns of hostility to transparency, writes Bernard Keane. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/05/i...

Exclusive: NDIS algorithm designed to put scheme back on track at 'critical risk' Documents seen by Crikey show that senior staff at the National Disability Insurance Agency have warned that the policy design of the so-called New Framework Planning is in disarray.

Exclusive | Senior NDIA staff have warned that the policy design aimed at overhauling the scheme by relinquishing human involvement to an algorithmic “engine” is in chaos, @squigglyrick.bsky.social reports. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/05/r...

Delta Goodrem, Eurovision and Australia's eternal 2004 At the core of Eurovision is the simple truth that it is always 2004. This is why it remains so popular in Australia — and has always felt, impossibly, Australian.

Opinion | No country is better at remaining in political and cultural stasis than Australia. That's why Delta Goodrem — 2004's girl next door — is the perfect choice as our Eurovision representative, @cormacmccafe.bsky.social writes. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/05/d...

Investment, productivity and other sacred mysteries of the rent-seekers We're routinely lectured about the need to lift investment so we can boost productivity growth — but any link between the two is hard to find in the data.

Trying to work out how to improve productivity is complicated — and certainly isn’t just a case of lifting business investment, write Bernard Keane and Glenn Dyer. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/05/b...

IWD website is full of AI women, Mamamia spruiks AFP, and Rinehart's Hancock solves gender inequality Plus: Barnaby Joyce cuts in line.

Which politician was caught cutting the line for the buffet lunch at the AFR’s swanky Business Summit this week? www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/05/c...

Centimetre perfect: Remembering the life of Dennis Cometti The football world has been left 'misty-optically' in the wake of the death of legendary broadcaster Dennis Cometti.

Legendary broadcaster Dennis Cometti’s passing has left us all misty-optically. @daanysaeed.bsky.social pays tribute. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/05/v...

What’s a story only Crikey would publish? Murdoch's financials, Grace Tame, Scott Morrison’s AC YouTube video by Crikey News

Been a while since I've shilled for the masthead, but this seems a good excuse: If you appreciate these kind of stories, and wish Australian media would produce more of this kind of work, the best way to make that happen is subscribing to @crikey.com.au!
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The Art of Opposition, with the Democrats This would seem a good time, morally and practically, for the Democrats to step up and oppose President Trump's actions. And yet...

Since the attack on Iran, the Democrats have failed on every level an opposition can fail — political, moral and organisational, @theshufflediary.bsky.social writes. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/05/a...

During an illegal war, Albanese and Wong treat us like idiots Anthony Albanese and Penny Wong obsessively talk about international law, but go silent when Israel and the US breach it. It's part of a broader picture of refusal to be honest with Australians.

Opinion | Who do Albanese and Wong think they’re kidding with their limp refusal to describe the attack on Iran as illegal? www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/05/i...

Exclusive: NDIS algorithm designed to put scheme back on track at 'critical risk' Documents seen by Crikey show that senior staff at the National Disability Insurance Agency have warned that the policy design of the so-called New Framework Planning is in chaos.

Exclusive | A new algorithmic "engine" designed to save the NDIS billions is at a 'critical risk', with senior staff warning that the new framework planning is in chaos, Rick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social writes.
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Delta Goodrem, Eurovision and Australia's eternal 2004 At the core of Eurovision is the simple truth that it is always 2004. This is why it remains so popular in Australia — and has always felt, impossibly, Australian.

Opinion | At Eurovision, the simple truth is that it is always 2004. And in true 2004 spirit, we're sending Delta Goodrem, @cormacmccafe.bsky.social writes.

Investment, productivity and other sacred mysteries of the rent-seekers We're routinely lectured about the need to lift investment so we can boost productivity growth — but any link between the two is hard to find in the data.

If only we had more investment from business, we’d have better productivity, we’re told. Except, good luck finding the evidence, write Bernard Keane and Glenn Dyer. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/05/b...

US sinks Iranian warship IRIS Dena, at least 80 killed A US submarine has sunk an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka in the latest escalation of its war with Iran.

A US submarine has sunk an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka in the latest escalation of its war with Iran.

We're publishing the Liberal Party election review in full The Liberals wanted it buried, with the election post-mortem calling the 2025 campaign 'the worst campaign the party has ever fought.' Now you can read it all in full.

Crikey is publishing the Liberal post-mortem of what it calls “the worst campaign the party has ever fought” in its entirety, because we believe it is in the public interest to do so. www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/04/l...