Crikey

Crikey is an Australian digital publication that includes a website and an email newsletter for its subscribers. Mark Latham, a former leader of the Federal Opposition, referred to it as the "most popular website in Parliament House" in his book, The Latham Diaries. As of 2014, Crikey boasted approximately 17,000 paying subscribers.

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'Pretend Jew sellout': Ex-Footy Show producer unleashes tirade of online abuse

1 day ago | crikey.com.au | Daany Saeed

A notorious sports personality has been abusing members of the AFL media online for 18 months over the Israel-Gaza conflict, including calling a Jewish producer a “pretend Jew sellout”. Ralph Horowitz, one of the original producers of Nine’s The Footy Show in the early 1990s and now a self-employed horse racing blogger, posted more than 100 times about other media figures, including the likes of ABC sports reporter Marnie Vinall and AFL digital news producer Sophie Welsh.
Back to the '90s at Woolies, it's not coke, and X schools Canavan

2 days ago | crikey.com.au | Daany Saeed

It’s 1998 in Woolies world: Woolworths has announced it’s lowering the cost of “family favourites”, albeit, by its own admittance, not dramatically. But don’t worry, it’ll all add up, the supermarket, which made $1.7 billion in net profit last year, explained. Among the savings? 10c off baby wipes, 30c off camembert, and $1.50 off four chicken schnitzels. “Families spending $150 on their weekly shop could now save on average around $15 a week when buying Lower Shelf Price Products”.
Trump's direct assault on civil rights points to his grander project

2 days ago | crikey.com.au | Michael Bradley

Donald Trump’s promise of a golden age is being first exposed in the global markets — and indeed, his legacy will be judged on the financial ruin he creates. However, the ending of American financial supremacy — even if it results in another Great Depression — will not be the most important of Trump’s consequences. He is fronting a grander project. The Trump administration stands for white supremacy, patriarchy and social fascism, by which I mean the cultural extermination of human difference.
Sussan Ley and Angus Taylor face off in Liberal leadership ballot

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

LIBERALS TO PICK NEW LEADERYesterday we got Anthony Albanese’s new ministry, while the Nationals stuck with David Littleproud as leader. Today it’s the Liberals’ turn, with the partyroom meeting at 10am to decide who will succeed Peter Dutton as leader and be tasked with trying to pick up the pieces after the thumping election loss. The Nine papers led overnight on Sussan Ley’s camp saying they reckon they have the numbers to win the leadership ballot.
Cities should only house 150,000 people, says a top economist. Is he right?

3 days ago | crikey.com.au | Jason Murphy

How big should a city be? What works best? Australia hasn’t asked these questions until recently, when one of our most senior thinkers opened the can of worms. Australia has a pretty clear answer: as big as possible.
Ed Husic hits back as Anthony Albanese finalises new cabinet

3 days ago | crikey.com.au | Richard James

HUSIC VS MARLES, TAYLOR VS LEYThe fallout from the May 3 election will reach its crescendo this week with the Liberals, Greens and Nationals all confirming their leaders and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announcing the full make-up of his ministry. The political infighting and hot takes are going to be frantic and continuous, so let’s get going.
The first US pope is a moderate like Francis. Will he bump up against Trump?

6 days ago | crikey.com.au | Michael Sainsbury

By electing the church’s first-ever North American pope, the leaders of the Catholic Church have chosen to move forward with Pope Francis’ reforms. Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, a long-time educator and missionary in Peru, is seen as a moderate who has been a backer of Francis’ moves to modernise the church while retaining some conservative social positions.
How Advance's anti-Greens campaign backfired and helped elect Australia's most progressive Parliament ever

6 days ago | crikey.com.au | Cameron Wilson

If you read Advance’s election night liveblog, you’d think that everything went to plan for the right-wing lobby group. “It’s been a massive night for ADVANCE supporters. We’ve cleaned out at least three Greens and there’s a possibility we could take out three more,” it said. Since then, Advance has sent emails to supporters claiming responsibility for the scalps and making gleeful social media videos about the minor party’s wipe-out in the lower house.
'No silver medal in politics': Did Climate 200 get bang for its buck this election?

6 days ago | crikey.com.au | Rachel Withers

An evergreen point of clarification: Climate 200 does not select candidates or run independent campaigns. The funding aggregator supports community-nominated indies, trying to ensure donors’ money goes where it’s most effective.
'Counter-productive': Advance's anti-Greens campaign helped elect Labor and a left-wing Senate

6 days ago | crikey.com.au | Cameron Wilson

If you read Advance’s election night liveblog, you’d think that everything went to plan for the right-wing lobby group. “It’s been a massive night for ADVANCE supporters. We’ve cleaned out at least three Greens and there’s a possibility we could take out three more,” it said. Since then, Advance has sent emails to supporters claiming responsibility for the scalps and making gleeful social media videos about the minor party’s wipe-out in the lower house.