We’ve got Kevin Rudd to thank for the Pfizer delivery
ScoMo’s knack for intervention not extending to a Pfizer suck-up, and other hot tips from the Crikey bunker. Former Labor…
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How Scott Morrison’s words contradict his government’s actions
In between periods of absence, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has popped up to share photos of homemade curry, kicked back…
NSW outbreak, slow vaccine rollout make economic recovery a harder task
Lockdowns, border closures and a sluggish vaccine rollout are all threatening to stall the much-vaunted recovery of the Australian economy.…
Empty ‘defeat’ of critical race theory feeds assault on new curriculum
With reactions to the draft national curriculum blowing up, reaching a consensus on how to teach children about Australia’s past…
Australians, Nine celebrate the Barty party
Australians stayed up late en masse to watch Ash Barty bring home the win in Wimbledon. Ash Barty (Image: AAP/Julian…
They’ve nudged Australians to get vaccinated, soon they’ll start shoving
The ‘nudge’ is the policy maker’s weapon of choice in shaping public behaviour. But when it comes to overcoming vaccine…
Crikey Worm: Ups and downs
CASE NUMBERS RISE IN NSW NSW is bracing for at least 100 new COVID-19 cases today, Gladys Berejiklian says, which…
Bloodless coups, bloody assassinations: Haiti is a calamity
A nation beset by poverty, political turmoil and natural disaster for the last three decades, Haiti this week experienced a…
Scott Morrison reappears to peddle COVID-19 vaccine falsehoods
Can Scott Morrison open his mouth without causing further confusion about vaccines? And can he open his mouth without lying?…
Two books on Labor’s quest for a progressive utopia
Books by two Labor giants offer a way out of stuck politics — but also reveal progressivism’s deep contradictions and…