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Crikey’s editor says farewell, shares some gossip, and argues why independent media has never been more important

On her last day at the publication, Crikey’s editor Gina Rushton reflects on her years working at Australia’s most surprising, informative, challenging, gossipy and ridiculous outlet.

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Syrian rebels to form government

Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is beginning the process of forming government after toppling former president Bashar al-Assad, and Australia has significantly increased its navy strike range with new long-range missiles.

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No, we shouldn’t abolish the NACC — the problem is with its leader, not the institution itself

The National Anti-Corruption Commission isn’t perfect, but under better management it could be a real threat to the corrupt.

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Yes, we should abolish the NACC — it doesn’t even know what corruption is

The commissioner of the anti-corruption commission does not seem to know — or wilfully attempts to redefine — what corruption actually is.

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No, a Trump presidency isn’t business as usual for Australia — he threatens our economy, security and political stability

On the economy, on foreign policy, and even in the way we conduct politics, a Trump victory would be bad news for Australia.

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Yes, a Trump presidency would be business as usual in Australia — the enshittification of political culture will continue unabated

It will be business as usual in America, so it will be business as usual Down Under.

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No, we shouldn’t care about the PM’s new $4.3m house — it is a hall of mirrors for media stupidity

Journalists warning Anthony Albanese is ‘out of touch’ for buying a house reflect a state of journalism in which ‘optics’ are analysed ahead of substance.

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Yes, we should we care about the PM’s new $4.3m house — it’s terrible optics, whether it bothers you or not

‘Why make this unnecessary purchase now, knowing the storm that would ensue, knowing your enemies would use it against you?’

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Adam Bandt’s super-profits tax proposal is bang on the money and far from being a ‘zero-sum game’

Crikey readers volunteered their own economic analysis of the Greens’ latest tax plans, and ask whether it’s time for more radically leftist ideas in Parliament.

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One in three students not meeting benchmarks

The latest NAPLAN results show Australian students are struggling with literacy and numeracy, and the City of Melbourne has banned e-scooters, saying they ‘create havoc’.

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Keating slams Albanese, AUKUS

The former prime minister says the defence pact will turn Australia into the ’51st state of the United States’, and Labor’s proposed childcare pay rise has summoned the inflation hawks.

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Interest rates hold steady… just

The Reserve Bank considered a rate hike but ultimately held firm yesterday, and Tim Walz is Kamala Harris’ new running mate.

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Interest rates could fall by Christmas

A shocking day on the stock market has stoked fears of a US recession (though Australian rate cuts could be the silver lining), and crossbenchers are mad about the government’s proposed gambling ads policy.

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Could government bail out Rex?

Any potential buyers for the airline would need to make a massive investment in new planes, and the latest Closing the Gap report is deeply concerning for First Nations peoples.

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Can Harris beat Trump? Maybe, maybe not, but at least she can save some of the furniture

Crikey readers agree Kamala Harris is a better option than Donald Trump. But are her credentials for president up to scratch?

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No, Labor shouldn’t ditch its caucus rules — they’re compromised and collectivist but more democratic

Arguing for the negative in this week’s Friday Fight: Crikey’s political editor Bernard Keane.

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Biden vs Trump: Old men yell at cloud

Joe Biden and Donald Trump will square off at 11am AEST today in the first presidential debate of 2024, and the government could be facing a debt of up to $300 billion over the next decade.

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Trump claims he’ll consider pardoning Julian Assange if reelected

If winning the November election, the former US president says he would give ‘very serious consideration’ to pardoning the WikiLeaks founder, and only 10% of rental properties in Australia cost less than $400 per week.

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Treasurer frolics under the budget tree, Crikey heads into lock-up, and Seven reprimands itself

This week’s tips and murmurs includes a dispatch from Parliament on budget day, and some fun times for Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

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Liberal MP referred to police for alleged abuse

Taylor Martin has been reported to the police for alleged verbal abuse of a former MP, Mike Pezzullo claims he shouldn’t have been sacked, and Elon Musk takes on Albanese over free speech.

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When two become one: Would proposed reforms have halted these mergers and acquisitions?

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has announced sweeping changes to the ACCC’s powers in an attempt to slow surging concentration. The watchdog may appreciated these new teeth a bit earlier.

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Albanese must go further in his response to the killing of Zomi Frankcom

In today’s Your Say, Crikey readers weigh in on the death of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom following an airstrike by the Israeli Defence Forces.

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Ex-Seven producer’s $10k massages claim

Former Seven producer Taylor Auerbach reportedly told his then boss that $10,315 spent on massages on the company card ‘had nothing to do with work’. Plus Linda Reynolds, Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz are likely heading to trial in July.

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Will we ever even get the AUKUS subs?

Malcolm Turnbull says it’s unlikely we will ever see the AUKUS submarines, state premiers backtrack on a new disability system, and big companies rush to prop up cash service Armaguard.

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How I got turned by China — at least according to the mainstream media

Bernard Keane went to China, and apparently is now an example of the ‘coercive powers and surveillance capabilities’ of China’s intelligence services. Aw shucks, Keane writes.

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