Richard James

Australia

Newsletter Editor at Crikey

Newsletter Editor @crikey_news. Previously: Executive News Editor at @theipaper, News Director at @BuzzFeed. Got something? Email me: [email protected]

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Articles

Dutton and Albanese dodge difficult questions in second leaders debate

1 week ago | crikey.com.au | Richard James

DUTTON ON TRUMP: I DON’T EVEN KNOW HIMWe’ve got 16 days until the election, five days till early voting begins, one day till the Easter weekend, and a leaders debate to dissect, so grab a coffee and let’s get going. The ABC hosted the second debate between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Coalition leader Peter Dutton last night, and it’s probably fair to say it was the latter who provided more of the headline-grabbing moments, but not for the reasons he would have hoped.
Russian planes in Indonesia? Mudslinging prevails over informed debate

1 week ago | crikey.com.au | Richard James

DUTTON JUMPS ON RUSSIAN PLANESWe’re at the point of the election campaign where parties are known to start slowing down their announcements and giveaways and instead focus on trying to sell what they’ve already promised, while also turning increasingly negative on their competition. During this period, a single story can become the dominant theme for 24 hours, or much longer, with people jumping on the bandwagon to attack their opponents without necessarily knowing all the facts.
Chalmers and Taylor clash over housing affordability measures

1 week ago | crikey.com.au | Richard James

NO FANS FOR HOUSING PLANSWith just a few days before the Easter break and early voting beginning next week, the election campaign is set to get very negative and very busy. Overnight it was the major parties’ housing and economic plans leading the way in a lot of publications, with the latest polling making up the rest (more on that later).
Australia: 10 Shiraz, Grenache (etc.) reds.

1 week ago | winewriting.com | Richard James

d'Arenberg - McLaren Vale, South Australia. The Osborn family has farmed vineyards in the McLaren Vale since 1912, and chief winemaker Chester has been running the operation for over 40 years. Their eccentric and wide range is sourced from over 25 varieties including many Mediterranean and other French, Spanish and Italian grapes, some of which come from very old bush vines.
Labor, Liberal 'sugar-hits' roundly slammed

1 week ago | crikey.com.au | Richard James

BETTING THE HOUSEInto the third week of the election campaign we go, with Labor and the Coalition each accusing the other of offering “sugar hit” policies during their official campaign launches yesterday, while economists and commentators criticise both parties for their housing and tax announcements.
China's Trump tariff confusion causes another market tumble

2 weeks ago | crikey.com.au | Richard James

MARKETS FALL AGAINIn the last few hours it has been confirmed by the Trump administration that China has in fact not been hit with 125% tariffs as (checks notes) the president of the United States himself declared yesterday. Instead, the White House says the tariffs imposed on Chinese goods coming into the US now stand at 145%, The New York Times reports.
More tariff chaos: Trump follows China rise with 90-day 'pause'

2 weeks ago | crikey.com.au | Richard James

TRUMP BACKTRACKS ON TARIFFSRemember only yesterday when I said how nice it was to not lead off the morning with the global economic meltdown? Well, yeah, that didn’t last long. Since we last spoke, China announced an 84% tariff on US imports, starting on Thursday, in response to Donald Trump imposing a 104% tariff on Chinese goods entering America.
Anthony Albanese wins leaders' debate (at least according to the audience)

2 weeks ago | crikey.com.au | Richard James

THE LEADERS’ DEBATEIn a welcome change of pace, it’s not the collapsing global economy we start our morning with today (although that chaos is very much still occurring). Instead, the main story in town is the first leaders’ debate of the 2025 election campaign. The Sky News/Daily Telegraph People’s Forum took place in Sydney last night, moderated by Kieran Gilbert, and I think it’s fair to say it was… a fairly predictable affair.
Trump faces off with China as president doubles down on trade war

2 weeks ago | crikey.com.au | Richard James

TRUMP THREATENS CHINAI wish I could greet you this morning with news that the global economy is in a much calmer place than when you last checked yesterday. Alas, I’m here to inform you that if anything, things have become even more chaotic. Let’s take a very large gulp of coffee and dive in, shall we?
Sharemarket plummets as China responds to Donald Trump tariffs

2 weeks ago | crikey.com.au | Richard James

WEEK TWO: CHAOS AWAITSIn a parallel universe, if Cyclone Alfred had embarked on a different path, I’d be welcoming you to the last week of the election campaign ahead of polling day on April 12. As it is, we’ve still got four weeks to go and there are still plenty of twists and turns ahead of us, so let’s crack on, shall we? You may recall a certain US president imploded the global economy in the middle of last week and I’m afraid to tell you the chaos is not going anywhere anytime soon.