Richard James
Newsletter Editor at Crikey
Newsletter Editor @crikey_news. Before: Executive News Editor at @theipaper, News Director at @BuzzFeed. E: [email protected] My daughter calls me a writer.
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3 weeks ago |
crikey.com.au | Richard James
A VERY PUBLIC UNCOUPLINGWho could have predicted it would all end in tears? Answer: Absolutely everyone. Anyway, here we are, with US President Donald Trump and his former DOGE figurehead Elon Musk having the most public break-up imaginable while the rest of the world sits back and reaches for the popcorn. In the past few hours, Musk has posted on his X social media platform: “Without me, Trump would have lost the election”, adding: “Such ingratitude”.
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3 weeks ago |
crikey.com.au | Richard James
TREASURER ‘NOT CONVINCED’ COALITION WANTS CHANGEThe main themes of the week — namely Labor’s superannuation tax plans, defence spending and Dorinda Cox’s defection — have continued to dominate news coverage overnight, with most publications leading this morning on one of the topics. Let’s look at the super reforms, shall we?
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3 weeks ago |
crikey.com.au | Richard James
IT’S THE ECONOMY, STUPIDAfter a couple of days of arguments over defence spending and political defections, economic news is back in the spotlight with plenty of updates for us to focus on this morning. The Australian Financial Review has led overnight on the continuing negotiations over a free trade deal between Australia and Europe, “as insurance against Donald Trump’s tariff war”.
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3 weeks ago |
crikey.com.au | Richard James
PM UNDER DEFENCE PRESSURE AS COX DEFECTSAmid the continuing clamour for increased defence spending as demanded by the US, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese yesterday chose to focus on the defection of Western Australian Senator Dorinda Cox from the Greens ahead of his cabinet meeting in Perth today. Albanese and Cox held a press conference in the WA capital on Monday after the latter gave her former boss, new Greens leader Larissa Waters, just 90 minutes’ warning.
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3 weeks ago |
crikey.com.au | Richard James
PM NOT IN THE MOODPrime Minister Anthony Albanese had a few things to say this weekend about the Trump administration’s raising of steel and aluminium tariffs and the pressure for greater defence spending.
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RT @crikey_news: Good morning, early birds! The US government has launched a review into the multibillion-dollar AUKUS deal with Australia…
On today's theme of UK's woeful and embarrassing paternity leave. I wrote this last year and I think it still stands up: https://t.co/mZaJRanTbH @theipaper
Obviously, yes. Give new dads six weeks off work at nearly full pay, MPs say: https://t.co/xEKAFMODPR
