There is a conundrum at the heart of journalism: it acts to simplify a world that essentially isn’t simple. You might say that that’s OK, journalism is the first raw cut of events — events that may or may not prove to be significant. Or you might, as we endeavour to do at Crikey, always, instinctively aim to get behind the story — even in its early iteration.

Today’s edition of the Crikey Weekender offers some examples of where we’ve tried to add light and perspective to a running issue. Take, for instance, the suspension of Sky News from YouTube. A cause for relief (if not celebration) in certain circles. But Cam Wilson offers another way of looking at it.

In a similar fashion, Georgia Wilkins has a different take on the elevation of women as CEOs, while Amber Schultz goes deep on COVID vaccination rates and Bernard Keane does what so few journalists seem willing to do: call out the prime minister’s lies and falsehoods.

Read those stories, plus plenty more from the Crikey team, below.

BERNARD KEANE 3 minute read

It's now an established rule of Australian politics that when Scott Morrison is under pressure he tells more lies and falsehoods. And the last month has been no exception.

BERNARD KEANE 4 minute read

If Scott Morrison and Alan Tudge thought the scandal of rorting hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer money had been left behind, they had a rude awakening this week. And their efforts to escape the perception of corruption were laboured at best.

GEORGIA WILKINS 3 minute read

Women are increasingly taking on high-profile, high-powered corporate positions. But do they only get their chance once the blokes have stuffed it up?

AMBER SCHULTZ 3 minute read

National cabinet has released Australia's new vaccination goals – and experts worry that the bar has been set far too low.

MADONNA KING 3 minute read

Remember: your future is in your hands, so how you learn from this COVID crisis will be the making of you — and of Australia's future.

CAM WILSON 3 minute read

The former soldier's legal defence is homing in on an Islamic concept so obscure most Muslims are unaware of it.

GEORGIA WILKINS 3 minute read

Concerns are been raised that Senator Bridget McKenzie's latest community funding scheme has the perfect conditions for a repeat of sports rorts and other grants scandals. Is it a case of history repeating itself?

AMBER SCHULTZ 3 minute read

Most people shrug and soldier on when forced into lockdown. But some cannot accept the restrictions — and their personalities spur them into taking risks.

BERNARD KEANE 4 minute read

Australian politicians and experts have a weird — and self-defeating — relationship. It's time we sorted it out.

CAM WILSON 5 minute read

Police raids across the country earlier this week highlight how online chatter about conspiracy theories can mutate into real-world consequences.

TORY SHEPHERD 3 minute read

Viewers of the Olympics will have noticed cupping bruises on the bodies of our swimming champs. Is it a valid form of alternative medicine or just potentially dangerous woo-woo?

CHARLIE LEWIS 1 minute read

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