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Crikey Re-read | "As ever, the devil will be in the detail. Pinning down tricky terms like 'revenue' and 'location' will...
29/12/2025

Crikey Re-read | "As ever, the devil will be in the detail. Pinning down tricky terms like 'revenue' and 'location' will be technically demanding."

The Albanese government is finally implementing local content quotas for streaming platforms. It’s a win for the local screen sector — and for Tony Burke.

Crikey Re-read | "There lies the challenge for anyone trying to write cohesively about American politics in 2025, this '...
29/12/2025

Crikey Re-read | "There lies the challenge for anyone trying to write cohesively about American politics in 2025, this 'We Didn’t Start the Fire' verse of a year."

Christ, where do we start?

Crikey Re-read | "Their names are shorthand for certain kinds of politics ... But just how accurate are these political ...
29/12/2025

Crikey Re-read | "Their names are shorthand for certain kinds of politics ... But just how accurate are these political hagiographies?"

Historic prime ministers Robert Menzies and Gough Whitlam are lionised by their respective parties. But just how accurate are the myths that have built up around them? And how relevant are they anyway?

Crikey Re-read | "Oh look, it’s the biggest rake we’ve encountered this decade. Let’s step on it and hope for the best."
28/12/2025

Crikey Re-read | "Oh look, it’s the biggest rake we’ve encountered this decade. Let’s step on it and hope for the best."

Australia's climate ambitions are being completely screwed by the tech industry’s panicked data centre frenzy.

Crikey Re-read | "This glorious and shameless purloining of rock and roll moves ushered in a mass culture where nostalgi...
28/12/2025

Crikey Re-read | "This glorious and shameless purloining of rock and roll moves ushered in a mass culture where nostalgia is the dominant mode."

Oasis took the (white) musical culture of 1966-76 and mixed into music that evoked a non-specific past; in many ways we're still living in the cultural moment they created.

The government says its next round of Privacy Act reforms are coming to stop charities from “tracking and targeting” don...
28/12/2025

The government says its next round of Privacy Act reforms are coming to stop charities from “tracking and targeting” donors without clear consent.

Australia's privacy regulator is 'very concerned' about findings from a Crikey investigation that charities are making it exceedingly difficult for individuals to know how their data is being used.

Crikey Re-read | "If you don’t care about spelling, Victoria’s dominance over NSW is complete. But there is a wrinkle......
27/12/2025

Crikey Re-read | "If you don’t care about spelling, Victoria’s dominance over NSW is complete. But there is a wrinkle..."

There's more than meets the eye when you compare the NAPLAN results of Australia's states and territories.

Crikey Re-read | "I’m sick and tired of Barnaby Joyce," said one Pauline Hanson in 2018.
27/12/2025

Crikey Re-read | "I’m sick and tired of Barnaby Joyce," said one Pauline Hanson in 2018.

Barnaby Joyce is officially joining Pauline Hanson's One Nation bandwagon. Let's take a look at the colourful exchange of words the pair have shared over the years.

Crikey Re-read | "A committee tasked with reviewing AUKUS should have been a good thing, but creating one designed to en...
27/12/2025

Crikey Re-read | "A committee tasked with reviewing AUKUS should have been a good thing, but creating one designed to ensure that there are no contrary voices destroys its value from the start."

A committee tasked with reviewing AUKUS should have been a good thing. But one designed to ensure that there are no contrary voices destroys its value from the start.

Crikey Re-read | "While Netflix has about 300 million subscribers, YouTube has 2.74 billion active users ... but only Ne...
27/12/2025

Crikey Re-read | "While Netflix has about 300 million subscribers, YouTube has 2.74 billion active users ... but only Netflix had to pay for most of its content."

What does the sale mean for the industry... and for audiences?

Crikey Re-read | "I crunched the numbers on the past 12 months of food stopped at the border by the Imported Food Inspec...
26/12/2025

Crikey Re-read | "I crunched the numbers on the past 12 months of food stopped at the border by the Imported Food Inspection Scheme, and it tells the tale."

Australia’s borders are under threat from waves of dangerous, poisonous food imports. Is our 'risk-based' scanning system able to hold the line?

Crikey Re-read | "I would be utterly thrilled if all of my coverage about the potential downsides of the ban was wrong o...
26/12/2025

Crikey Re-read | "I would be utterly thrilled if all of my coverage about the potential downsides of the ban was wrong or overblown."

I closely covered the bumps, flaws and potential pitfalls of this 'world-first' ban for the same reason that the government is so proud of it: because it's important.

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