Essays & reportage
7 March 2023
The Dominion Voting Systems legal suit against Fox News has already unearthed damning evidence from within the Murdoch-owned network
International
21 February 2023
Defending Adani and attacking the BBC and George Soros: it’s been a busy few weeks for India’s Modi government
National affairs
15 February 2023
There are good reasons to be sceptical about recent polling on the Voice referendum
Essays & reportage
7 February 2023
On Netflix and in print, the couple’s story has been informed by a historical perspective with implications for Australia
Books & arts
30 January 2023
Wrong, misleading or beside the point: bad data is bad for policymaking — and examples abound
National affairs
27 January 2023
The robot can tell you what everyone else thinks — and that creates an opportunity for journalists
National affairs
2 November 2022
Once a key player in Rupert Murdoch’s Australian empire, Ken Cowley ended up on the outer
Books & arts
2 November 2022
A new biography of Rupert Murdoch’s successor throws indirect light on why he is suing Crikey
Books & arts
1 November 2022
Hired young by Keith Murdoch, Michael Cannon made his name as a journalistic roustabout and gifted historian
National affairs
31 October 2022
$8 billion lost each year in Medicare fraud, errors and over-servicing? The evidence doesn’t add up
Books & arts
10 October 2022
Parents of the Sandy Hook victims took on conspiracy theorist Alex Jones with stunning results
Essays & reportage
3 October 2022
It was “harder to get into Fleet Street than to rob the bank of England,” wrote journalist Lorraine Summ. But she went on to publish one of the Pacific war’s great scoops
Books & arts
12 September 2022
Have Waleed Aly and Scott Stephens mistaken a symptom for the cause?
National affairs
4 September 2022
Did The Teacher’s Pet hinder the conviction of Chris Dawson?
National affairs
16 December 2021
Another inquiry has made recommendations to improve media diversity. All that’s lacking is action
Books & arts
11 December 2021
A thread of wealth, power and celebrity ran through three of 2021’s high-profile season returns
Books & arts
30 November 2021
A historian from across the Tasman has applied a forensic eye to one of the history wars’ greatest battles
National affairs
25 November 2021
This time the election campaign needs to be reported differently
Essays & reportage
22 November 2021
The Packers maintained their wealth and power through almost four generations. Then things went wrong
Essays & reportage
12 November 2021
Gaven Morris leaves the job of ABC news director after six of the broadcaster’s most controversial years
National affairs
25 October 2021
Are Google and Facebook picking and choosing who they’ll deal with under the news media bargaining code?
Books & arts
22 October 2021
Signs suggest the pen might no longer be mightier than the sword
International
14 October 2021
The political risk was missing from the price tag of the Czech PM’s luxury hideaway
National affairs
16 September 2021
With the Murdoch paper continuing to insist on a veto over adjudicators, it’s time for the industry body to bite the bullet
International
3 September 2021
Chinese podcasts offer revealing, moving and sometimes funny insights into life in the People’s Republic
From the archive
2 September 2021
Renewed allegations of corruption in 1980s New South Wales have reawakened strong feelings
Essays & reportage
31 August 2021
The former NSW premier’s time in office was dogged by allegations, but do they stand up?
International
13 August 2021
It might be a very bad film, but The Day After Tomorrow has a message for today
Books & arts
8 August 2021
Gillian Tett, the woman who predicted the global financial crisis, uses anthropological tools to probe how business works
From the archive
5 August 2021
Our media writer spends a fortnight watching the channel’s after-dark presenters preaching to the converted