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Hello, thanks for opening this email. I appreciate your time. But I know you didn’t click on it to read me, so let’s cut straight to it. There are always plenty of great articles in Crikey, but in this chaotic world you might be too busy to read everything we publish. So here’s a curation of some of our finest pieces of the week. |
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Behave badly, get sacked. Why treat MPs differently?
Politicians are debating whether MPs should be expelled for breaking the rules. There's no point maintaining the status quo that differentiates them from every other worker in the country. |
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Temby pans ‘wrongheaded’ federal ICAC powers proposed by teal independent Kylea Tink
'It should never be the function of such a body to sack anybody,' said the inaugural NSW anti-corruption commissioner. |
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First Nations, the way forward: lessons from Canada
Canada has dozens of treaties with its land's First Nations peoples — why is Australia yet to sign one? |
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Public servants tried to stop government’s digital identity scheme de-anonymising social media accounts
When former minister Stuart Robert wanted to use the digital ID scheme to reveal the names of people behind anonymous social media accounts, Digital Transformation Agency staff balked. |
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How men without substance squander success and leave politics diminished
Boris Johnson says he had a large mandate as prime minister but he squandered it, and the political tactics of 2019 were no longer going to save him. |
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As Albanese globe-trots, News Corp wastes little time making the case for regime change
Publications like The Australian have been quick to criticise the prime minister for... visiting war-torn nations? |
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Liberal Party returns to its political kabuki known as gender quotas, as ex-minister finds her voice
Senator Linda Reynolds has this morning voiced support for gender quotas in the Liberal Party. It's a familiar debate — will this time differ? |
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‘It isn’t working’: the government’s Workforce Australia launch derailed by outages and errors
Australians who risk losing welfare payments if they don't fulfil Workforce Australia's requirements were unable to access the service at launch. |
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If COVID-19 gave you the blues, it might help to know you’re not alone
COVID-19 made us poorer, more depressed and less social, data shows. |
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Australia’s Timor-Leste intervention has a dark history — one perpetrators want to hide
Australia's intervention in East Timor saw serious misconduct by soldiers and bureaucrats. Some paid a terrible price for the cover-ups and harassment that followed. |
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When BoJo leaves Number 10 he will take with him the gift of the non-apology. For that, will we be sorry?
Boris Johnson has tried to atone for his awful behaviour by using wriggly words. But he's only talked himself into a corner. |
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If Nick Kyrgios played rugby league, would he be on the team this weekend? Unlikely
A criminal allegation hangs over Kyrgios' head as he charges on through Wimbledon. Should he be allowed to continue playing? |
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Australia is still waiting for a code of conduct for MPs. It’s time politics caught up with the public
It's bizarre how much poor behaviour political figures such as Donald Trump, Scott Morrison and Boris Johnson can get away with. |
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Dutton wants an education fight — but his ‘solutions’ help Liberals, not schools
The opposition leader's keenness to fight on education picks up on a real concern in the electorate. His reforms, however, will do more to address the fears of the Liberal Party than most parents. |
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Brandis the buffoon returns to plague taxpayers
George Brandis is joining ANU as a professor. Isn't it time he stopped living off the public purse? |
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