Newsletter Editor @crikey_news. Before: Executive News Editor at @theipaper, News Director at @BuzzFeed. E: [email protected]
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Rich James retweeted
it didn't get as much attention yesterday but Australia's federal government saying it'll look into creating a new criminal offence for AI makers whose products cause harms seems pretty significant to me.
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Republicans aren't willing to blame Donald Trump for the disastrous midterm results — yet.
crikey.com.au/2026/11/06/kni…
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It was a night of endless good news for Democrats as America rejected the last two years of Donald Trump. Meanwhile, there is a “great fear” within the Albanese government over what Trump will do next.
crikey.com.au/2026/11/05/ame…
Rich James retweeted
Imagine if Elon's $500 million had been spent on education or healthcare. Or the arts. Anything.
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Introducing a new newsletter from Crikey, Lost Latitudes by politics editor Bernard Keane. Every Wednesday, it will tackle the world's biggest disruptions, spanning geopolitics, the economy, AI, culture, and more.
Subscribe: crikey.com.au/2026/10/27/los…
There's some quip to be made about indecision and backtracking here, but I'm too tired.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham took a tumble playing cricket in Antigua and Barbuda.
The PM is in the Caribbean for the Commonwealth heads of government meeting.
Watch more: trib.al/wiCWt7r
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Anthony Albanese is preparing for another overseas trip, leaving Treasurer Jim Chalmers to face the music. Meanwhile, the government has new plans for how to tackle copyright and AI, plus on where to build data centres.
crikey.com.au/2026/10/30/alb…
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Rich James retweeted
Leader of the Coalition Angus Taylor is firmly back in the headlines with his plans for more than $30 billion in spending cuts. Meanwhile, a series of globally significant elections are all happening at the same time.
crikey.com.au/2026/10/27/ang…
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The prime minister has accused social media of “promoting rage over reason” as MPs express concern over their safety amid online threats. Meanwhile, Nationals leader Matt Canavan might be looking to switch to the lower house and Treasurer Jim Chalmers has yet more bad news for us, but is trying to stay optimistic.
crikey.com.au/2026/10/23/soc…
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"When I was first released from the prison, my first night was spent in a hotel, and the thing that made the biggest impact on me was a light switch," Robert Pether says in his first Australian interview since regaining his freedom.
crikey.com.au/2026/10/16/rob…
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With only three sitting weeks left this year, Labor has a lot of work (and negotiating with the Greens) to do if it wants to end 2026 on a high. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has said a military execution will not now be livestreamed.
crikey.com.au/2026/10/16/lab…
This is basically my family's Spotify playlist for the last 5 years smashed together.
Delightful:
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“Too much of the gallery, in my view, is addicted to drops,” Rob Harris, national affairs editor at the Nine papers, tells Crikey.
crikey.com.au/2026/10/07/one…
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Podcast | Does hosting a data centre locally give Australia any real power? Or is it just more "sovereignty-washing" from the government? This week's episode of Cut Through is out now. #cutthroughpodcast
crikey.com.au/podcast/cut-th…
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This piece hasn’t made me popular with some, but far more journos have reached out to thank me for writing it.
Political access, press freedom, the gallery bubble, & the uncomfortable q’s our industry needs to ask itself.
My latest for @crikey_news 👇🏼
crikey.com.au/2026/10/07/one…
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There are yet more economic warnings this morning. Meanwhile, the Coalition is trying to "flood the zone" with its new immigration policy, despite the continuing criticism, and everyone has an opinion on the landmark climate ruling.
crikey.com.au/2026/10/08/gov…
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The Sun is always rising somewhere. 🌄
On the 4,982nd Martian day of its mission, our Curiosity rover captured this photo of dawn breaking over distant yardangs, jagged land formations carved by wind. go.nasa.gov/4sa4mXf
ALT A stark, grayish-tan Martian landscape featuring jagged rock formations and rolling mountain ridges beneath a pale, hazy sky.