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What do Woodside, ExxonMobil, Shell and Chevron have in common (apart from the climatically obvious)? Well, in a perfect example of state capture, they all appear to be enthusiastic sponsors of WA's science awards.
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New data shows that the wealthiest Australians are cashing in on super tax concessions more than ever before, with 32 self-managed super funds now worth more than $100m – up from 27 just a year before [FREE TO READ]
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These 24 quotes from Fox News personalities in the wake of the 2020 election and the lead-up to the January 6 insurrection thoroughly shred the network’s claim of being "fair and balanced" [FREE TO READ]
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Andrew Tate's migration to Rumble has boosted the popularity of the 'free speech' YouTube alternative that's home to conspiracy and hate.
Here's why this alternative tech platform became the world's most popular video app [FREE TO READ]
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This week, three high-profile cases relating to sexual abuse and harassment in schools have made headlines.
Abuse of young people is endemic in Australia, writes – and consent education doesn't go far enough [FREE TO READ]
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After a 16-year-old was raped by another student at her school, the school did nothing to keep the boy away from her. Instead, she was told to leave class early to avoid him in the corridor.
This is just one of the ways this teen rape victim was failed.
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The Voice to Parliament and the Uluru Statement provides a credible and achievable pathway forward that no other reform option does, writes [FREE TO READ]
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It would seem that former PM Scott Morrison hasn't met a political convention that he isn't able to trample on. And by doing so, he's revealed just how fragile the conventions that hold up the system are, writes Michael Bradley #auspol
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Here's how Victoria – the state that often claims to be Australia's most progressive - deals with protest and dissent.
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From fanning Brexit falsehoods to obscuring his own pandemic lockdown violations, Boris Johnson is no stranger to a lie. Here's an (incomplete) list of his biggest fibs.
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There have been few very persistent conspiracy theories that have attached themselves to the design of money around the world. And it's with this in mind that we take a look at Australia's new commemorative 50c coin ...
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A new report has found sexual violence is more prevalent than previously reported, with 51% of women in their 20s having experienced it.
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Young people tend to lean more to the left politically than their parents, but recent research shows there's a growing number of young men who are tending to be more conservative in their attitudes – particularly when it comes to attitudes about gender.
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"The CDP has been far more effective at penalising and impoverishing remote-living Indigenous peoples than helping them into jobs."
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Peter Greste, director of the Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom, speaks to Crikey about how Australia’s democracy is being failed.
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"Lachlan Murdoch owns boats that are worth more than Crikey."
Read some of the best comments left by donors on the Crikey Defence Fund page [FREE TO READ]
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The CSIRO has warned the world could face two pandemic threats a year as infectious disease outbreaks become more common and more severe.
Here's what more Australia could be doing to respond to infectious disease outbreaks #publichealth
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The level of chumminess between the Western Australian government and the fossil fuels industry really is something to behold. Just check out which organisations offered their support at the Premier’s Science Awards last night ... #climatechange
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YouTube alternative and home of hate speech, Rumble, soared to number 1 on Apple and Google app stores after controversial figure Andrew Tate announced it as the home for his content.
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South Australia Health aged care staff were so overwhelmed by thousands of false alerts by an artificial intelligence CCTV trial that they didn’t respond when technology correctly identified a resident’s fall.
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After reporting boys at her high school for making rape "jokes" and in one instance, a threat, a 16-year-old girl was asked to “forgive” them by the acting principal. Not long after, she was raped by one of the boys involved.
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Supporters of Victorian Premier Dan Andrews were bristling at all the “Dictator Dan” jibes, but just how well does Victoria stack up when it comes to freedom to protest and dissent?
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A trans software engineer is trying to take far-right hate website Kiwi Farms offline using new Australian internet powers.
reports on the former Google engineer who has been targeted by Kiwi Farms and is now fighting back [FREE TO READ]
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Australia has arguably the most stable, least violent democracy in the world. But Scott Morrison's secret ministries have revealed just how fragile this system actually is – and how badly it needs fixing #auspol
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"For 233 years the rights of First Nations peoples have been denied."
The Voice to Parliament would mean First Nations peoples can take a big step forward, to be recognised and respected [FREE TO READ]
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Tax office data reveals that Australia’s wealthiest people are taking advantage of the superannuation system's favourable tax concessions more than ever before to avoid paying tax on hundreds of millions of dollars worth of assets [FREE TO READ]
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Mandatory consent education will be introduced into the national curriculum next year. But with it becoming clearer by the day that sexual abuse of young people is endemic in Australia, advocates are calling for stronger action.
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Australia’s media landscape and harsh defamation laws are failing democracy, says , one of the nation’s leading press freedom advocates.
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“We’re seeing the radicalisation of many young men."
The growing popularity of misogynistic online creators like Andrew Tate reflects a global trend: young people are politically divided over gender.
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More migrants means we need more housing, more nurses -- and we need to make sure migrants want to come to Australia, and are protected when they do
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Unemployed First Nations peoples in remote Australia are penalised due to an Abbott-era mutual obligation initiative.
The Albanese government must address this and other challenges faced in remote Australia where jobs are scarce [FREE TO READ]
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We've received overwhelming support for our defence against Lachlan Murdoch's lawsuit so far. Read some of our favourite comments from donors [FREE TO READ]
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Climate change, environmental destruction and globalisation are fuelling the emergence of new infectious diseases. Here's what more Australia could be doing to prevent against the next pandemic.
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Fox News styles itself as “fair and balanced”. Read these quotes from Fox coverage in the wake of the 2020 US election and the lead-up to the January 6 insurrection and decide for yourself whether that's true [FREE TO READ]
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More women are defining traumatic experiences as sexual violence as Australia's understanding of abuse evolves.
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The rise of right-wing parties throughout Europe, such as the Swedish Democrats in Sweden and Fratelli d’Italia in Italy, is forcing centrist politics to the fringes.
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The concept of Australia’s wealthiest people accumulating even more filthy lucre by exploiting the self-managed super funds scheme has enraged Crikey readers. Have a read and see for yourself [FREE TO READ]
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In a centenary celebration of the English poet Philip Larkin, Guy Rundle considers the lasting impact of this inimitable purveyor of life's ordinary wonders.
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