As the nation commemorates the 15 people killed in Bondi last December, Crikey examines the history and psychology of formal, public mourning. The post Collective grief and nation-making via
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Plus: Clive Palmer and Tony Abbott take digs at the (now former) Coalition. The post Australia has UK’s ear on teen ban, ‘forever chemicals’ on CDC agenda, and Canavan, Hastie
Crikey was unexpectedly invited to the launch of a new T20 competition. We went along, and found ourselves with more questions than answers. The post Steve Waugh, T20 slop
When the Coalition and the media used Bondi to attack Anthony Albanese, it meant opening up issues that were always going to risk tearing the Coalition up. And they have.
After three shark attacks in less than 24 hours, the government called an emergency session of Parliament and has now passed urgent new measures to restore public safety. Australians are being assured that action will be swift, fair, and guided by evidence.
To prevent future shark attacks, the government has voted to ban all sharks from having ...
The United States is set to become “the world’s undisputed [artificial intelligence-enabled] fighting force”. At least that’s the view of the country’s Department of War, which earlier this month released a new strategy to accelerate the deployment of AI for military purposes. The “AI Acceleration Strategy” sets an
The Albanese government managed to catapult its two combatting antisemitism bills through both chambers of federal parliament on 20 January 2026, and with the removal of the dubious incitement of racial hatred offence, the listed hate group regime has risen to the fore as the most dangerous laws within the package of kneejerk measures passed post-Bondi ...
The news that Origin Energy is extending the lifespan of Australia’s largest coal-fired power station suggests something is going extremely wrong in Australia’s power sector. The post Why it’s
The federal Coalition is dead, with Nationals leader David Littleproud on Thursday morning declaring it “untenable” after Liberal leader Sussan Ley stared down the Liberals’ minor partner. This followed all Nationals frontbenchers resigning from the shadow ministry on Wednesday night, in protest at Ley’s retaliation against three Nationals senators,
Stevens/NIWA/K061, CC BY-NC-NDBeneath Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf lies one of the least measured oceans on Earth – a vast, dark cavity roughly twice the volume of the North Sea. This hidden ocean matters because it is the ice sheet’s Achilles heel. The ice sheet is the continent’s enormous, kilometres-thick mass
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is explained by the imperialist mindset and authoritarian nature of Vladimir Putin’s regime, not fears of NATO expansion. The genocidal character of the Russian regime
In 2026, when machines have more control than users, cybersecurity is no longer protection — it’s survival. read now...
As the nation commemorates the 15 people killed in Bondi last December, Crikey examines the history and psychology of formal, public mourning. The post Collective grief and nation-making via
Plus: Clive Palmer and Tony Abbott take digs at the (now former) Coalition. The post Australia has UK’s ear on teen ban, ‘forever chemicals’ on CDC agenda, and Canavan, Hastie
Crikey was unexpectedly invited to the launch of a new T20 competition. We went along, and found ourselves with more questions than answers. The post Steve Waugh, T20 slop
When the Coalition and the media used Bondi to attack Anthony Albanese, it meant opening up issues that were always going to risk tearing the Coalition up. And they have.
After three shark attacks in less than 24 hours, the government called an emergency session of Parliament and has now passed urgent new measures to restore public safety. Australians are being assured that action will be swift, fair, and guided by evidence.
To prevent future shark attacks, the government has voted to ban all sharks from having ...
The United States is set to become “the world’s undisputed [artificial intelligence-enabled] fighting force”. At least that’s the view of the country’s Department of War, which earlier this month released a new strategy to accelerate the deployment of AI for military purposes. The “AI Acceleration Strategy” sets an
The Albanese government managed to catapult its two combatting antisemitism bills through both chambers of federal parliament on 20 January 2026, and with the removal of the dubious incitement of racial hatred offence, the listed hate group regime has risen to the fore as the most dangerous laws within the package of kneejerk measures passed post-Bondi ...
The news that Origin Energy is extending the lifespan of Australia’s largest coal-fired power station suggests something is going extremely wrong in Australia’s power sector. The post Why it’s
The federal Coalition is dead, with Nationals leader David Littleproud on Thursday morning declaring it “untenable” after Liberal leader Sussan Ley stared down the Liberals’ minor partner. This followed all Nationals frontbenchers resigning from the shadow ministry on Wednesday night, in protest at Ley’s retaliation against three Nationals senators,
Stevens/NIWA/K061, CC BY-NC-NDBeneath Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf lies one of the least measured oceans on Earth – a vast, dark cavity roughly twice the volume of the North Sea. This hidden ocean matters because it is the ice sheet’s Achilles heel. The ice sheet is the continent’s enormous, kilometres-thick mass
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is explained by the imperialist mindset and authoritarian nature of Vladimir Putin’s regime, not fears of NATO expansion. The genocidal character of the Russian regime
In 2026, when machines have more control than users, cybersecurity is no longer protection — it’s survival. read now...