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Monarchists’ hot take on the games, News Corp’s crappy merch, and the ADF’s hilarious blunder!

The monarchists know why dictator Dan *really* cancelled the games. Read all about it, plus plenty more tips and murmurs from the Crikey bunker.

Crikey

Author, ambassador, commentator, critic? It's not always easy to earn a crust as a former PM

Few Australians are losing sleep over how Scott Morrison is going to earn a crust after politics. Few outside the federal Coalition, at any rate. His continuing presence on the opposition backbench serves as a distraction from the present and reminder of the past. Unfortunately, that past keeps intruding on…

The Conversation

The rise and fall of the Coalition’s favourite political tool: the royal commission

Once scarce, royal commissions have become common in recent years — the result of a Coalition government keen to politically manage crises.

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Matter of life and Blak deaths

The Coalition’s Indigenous Australians spokeswoman Jacinta Nampijinpa Price tells the ABC to rein in ‘activist employees’ after a reporter referred to ‘ongoing genocide’, and former NSW Liberal treasurer Matt Kean lashes out at the NSW ICAC over ‘unacceptable, unexplained and repeated delays’ in reporting its findings on former premier Gladys…

Crikey

Vale Simon Crean: a true believer in the Labor Party

On reflection, Simon Crean was probably the first domino to fall in a certain madness that seized Labor during the Howard era and presaged a decade of turmoil that only settled down under Bill Shorten’s leadership (2013-19).

The Conversation

Vale Simon Crean — a study in what happens to those who tell the truth

When Simon Crean opposed Australia’s involvement in the Iraq invasion, he was vilified by the Howard government and News Corp. After the utter disaster of that war, his stand should never be forgotten.

Crikey

Simon Crean, Labor 'loyal servant', dead at 74

Australian Labor is mourning the death of Simon Crean.

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Between nostalgia and amnesia: the legacy of Julia Gillard as PM, 10 years after her ousting

On June 26 2013, as she fronted the press gallery in Canberra after her removal as leader of the Labor Party, Julia Gillard was determined not to cry. In her prime ministerial resignation speech, she asked not for pity, but rather for a meaningful national conversation about gender and politics,…

The Conversation

‘Leader of conviction and courage’ Simon Crean dead at 74

The Australian Labor Party is mourning the death on Sunday of Simon Crean, a Labor prince who never became king.

The New Daily

Tributes flow after former Labor leader Simon Crean dies age 74

Crean, former opposition leader and ACTU president, died suddenly while overseas on Sunday

The Guardian - AU

Labor set to oppose Greens’ plea to establish a Murdoch royal commission

The Greens are trying to establish a News Corp royal commission. Now they need to find votes.

Crikey

Sun sets on David Koch’s 21 years of breakfast television with farewell extravaganza

Anthony Albanese, Kevin Rudd and the Beaconsfield mine disaster survivors among huge cast as ‘Kochie’ signs off. Plus: Peter Gleeson rescued from retirement

The Guardian - AU

Will Albanese live up to his own promises to end pork-barrelling? There is a sliver of hope

Like Kevin Rudd before him, Anthony Albanese is taking an odd approach to evidence.

The Conversation

Today Marks The 25th Anniversary of National Sorry Day – But Have We Actually Made Progress?

This year marks the 25th anniversary of National Sorry Day – a day acknowledging the Stolen Generations - but have we actually made progress?

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Australian envoy suggests 'smelling salts' for worries over Biden's Quad cancellation

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Australian Ambassador to the U.S. Kevin Rudd about President Biden deciding not to meet with leaders of Australia, India and Japan because of U.S. debt ceiling negotiations.

The Guardian - AU

How The Good Guys got it wrong on the risks of gas cooktops, and Bob Katter’s new vest

The sales pitch for new cookers ignored concern about the danger of burning fossil fuel in your home, and the move towards electric induction hobs

ABC News

Jim Chalmers says the Coalition racked up all but a 'tiny fraction' of $1 trillion in debt left to Labor. Is that correct?

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says that Labor inherited a trillion dollars of "Liberal debt" when it came to office, and that Labor's share of that, left to the previous Coalition government was "a tiny fraction". RMIT ABC Fact Check runs the numbers.

The Guardian - AU

How Sky News Australia turned watchdog’s rebuke over climate denial into an ‘exclusive’ story

Regulator finds commentator Rowan Dean broke accuracy and fairness rules, but Sky puts its own spin on things. Plus: is SBS moving to western Sydney?

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Watchdog raps Murdoch's Australian broadcaster over climate coverage

Sydney (AFP) - Australia's media watchdog has rapped the climate coverage on Rupert Murdoch's Sky News, finding multiple inaccurate and unfair statements that led to breaches of broadcasting rules.

The Guardian - AU

Sky News Australia’s Outsiders breached industry code for accuracy on climate science, media watchdog finds

Acma investigation highlights four segments on Sky News Australia that tried to play down the threat to Great Barrier Reef

Crikey

‘Systematically spreading lies’: Turnbull and Burrow laud watchdog’s Sky News climate crackdown

Foxtel now has four months to undertake an internal review and report back to the regulator with its findings.

The New Daily

Alan Kohler: Something strange and sad is happening to the Labor Party

Something strange and sad has happened to Labor. The policy courage of Whitlam, Hawke and Keating has been replaced.

Crikey

‘Rapid unscheduled disassembly’: a potted history of great political euphemisms

Following the ‘rapid unscheduled disassembly’ of SpaceX’s Starship rocket, Crikey looks at the great political euphemisms of history.

Crikey

The Indigenous No campaign is not Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and Warren Mundine

The No campaign fronted by prominent Black conservatives reeks of hypocrisy and self-interest — and drowns out other opposition.

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Medicare has been under pressure for years. So is it broken and can it be fixed?

These experts say Medicare is at breaking point and it's time for major reform.

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