Four years on, has Trump delivered on his 2016 promises? Here’s a scorecard
Mexico hasn’t paid for a wall, manufacturing jobs are whacked and the swamp remains undrained — but Trump has managed to hit a few goals. US President Donald Trump
From the Spiv-tionary: when they say what they mean do they mean what they say?
Double meanings, or just double Dutch? Welcome to volume seven of Crikey’s Spiv-tionary. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian (Image: AAP/Dean Lewis) There is, we are swiftly learning, a full parallel
Australia Post spent $12,000 on Cartier watches for ‘hard-working’ bosses
Executives at Australia Post received luxury Cartier watches as a reward for stitching up a deal between the post office and the big banks, prompting outrage at the embattled organisation’s spending. Australia Post executives fronted a federal Senate estimates hearing in Canberra on Thursday. Already under a storm of controversy …
Watchdog without teeth: How funding cuts threatens our democracy
The same agency which shone a light on the Leppington Triangle dodgy land deal and the ‘sports rorts’ scandal is warning government budget cuts will make its job to uncover misbehaviour even harder. It’s a problem that threatens the integrity of the Australia’s public service. The work of Australia National …
Glad bad? Consider her ‘sins’ by their outcome not gender
How much of a part has Gladys Berejiklian’s gender played in how the media has condemned her? NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian. (Image: AAP/Dan Himbrechts) The “scandal” of New South