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Sea Shepherd loses its pirate captain
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when an organisation founded on radical activism decides to work with, instead of against, authorities? For Captain Paul Watson that con...
Kylie Moore-Gilbert on the Iranian protests
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The notorious Evin prison in Iran, which holds the Islamic Republic’s political prisoners, was on fire over the weekend.Around the country, protests...
China’s 'leader for life': Kevin Rudd on Xi Jinping
16 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Xi Jinping is ascending to a historic level of power.He is the leader of the Chinese Communist Party, which has 95 million people who are members, and...
The Weekend Read: Cate Kennedy on the collective power of song
15 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, author Cate Kennedy reads her piece from the latest edition of the Monthly. Beginning in the first months of lockdown, it asks the question: w...
Setting the cultural agenda: The Monthly one-on-one with Tony Burke
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Arts policy in Australia has been virtually non-existent for ten years, and in those ten years the arts have suffered enormously.Today, we bring you a...
Albanese can’t be haunted by Labor’s ghosts
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Labor party keeps saying this coming budget is full of hard decisions.We know the budget is already in deficit, but services are underfunded and i...
Will we ever be dry again?
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Much of the country has been hit by torrential rain, and communities across Victoria and New South Wales are inundated with floodwaters.But this is ju...
Are we on the brink of global recession?
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday, Treasurer Jim Chalmers offered a grim warning to Australia: we could be on the brink of a global recession.While Australians are already fa...
What Labor says about unemployment behind closed doors
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Labor has been shy to propose any major changes to the unemployment system.During the election, it ruled out raising the rate of unemployment benefits...
Zoe Daniel on the power of Julia Gillard's misogyny speech
09 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ten years ago the then-prime minister Julia Gillard delivered a speech to parliament about misogyny.At the time, the speech was poorly received by the...
Is Albanese about to axe the stage three tax cuts?
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
They are the tax cuts Scott Morrison promised and Anthony Albanese said he would deliver.If Australia cancels the stage three tax cuts, experts say we...
Vladimir Putin has unleashed dangerous forces in Russia
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this week, Vladimir Putin held a rally in Moscow.Even as Russia continued to lose ground in his war in Ukraine, he was defiant; calling the we...
Decline of the IPA: How the right’s favourite think tank ran out of ideas
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For decades now some of the most important public policy that's shaped our country hasn’t been designed by politicians or public servants – it has...
Reducing good teachers to a single test
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
All of us know that a great teacher can make a huge difference in a person’s life – and a bad one can be a disaster for a young person who’s try...
Nigel Farage, the pornographer and their weird Australian tour
02 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The right-wing anti-immigration politician who led the Brexit campaign in Britain is currently touring Australia.Nigel Farage has become increasingly ...
The trauma of robo-debt is finally being investigated
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mothers whose families were torn apart by the robo-debt scheme have welcomed the start of the long-awaited royal commission into the policy this week....
The Optus hack: How 10 million people got pwned
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Millions of Australians will need new drivers licences and passports, after Optus’s lax data management exposed the details of around 10 million Aus...
‘A shell of a hospital’: opening new facilities without more staff
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As populations move and grow, communities are in desperate need of more hospitals.But what good is a building without staff? What good is a bed withou...
'This is not justice': the law keeping more people locked up after their sentence
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you are ever jailed for a crime, you would hope to do your time in jail and be released at the end of it.For a small number of people who are deeme...
‘Collective delusion’: Why Britain can’t face up to the empire’s past
25 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Last week on the public holiday to mourn the Queen's death, there were protests against the monarchy in major cities across Australia. The marches re...
How agencies access personal phone data
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Police and security agencies often have access to a wealth of personal information about the people they’re investigating — including phone calls,...
Spotlight: A night at the opera — How Whitlam and Kerr fell out
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After a 10-year legal battle, the “palace letters” were finally released. In full, they show how Gough Whitlam’s relationship with the governor-...
How much will Labor pay to hold refugees on Nauru?
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Next year will be 10 years since Australia began offshore processing – sending refugees that arrived by boat to places like Papua New Guinea and Nau...
The dirty secrets inside one of our biggest casinos
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The very idea of a casino was invented with the involvement of the American mafia.But for decades we’ve been reassured that everything at Australian...
The Charles formerly known as Prince
18 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
King Charles III is now Australia’s head of state.As with all members of the Royal Family, the appearance of Charles’ political neutrality will be...
Australia is mourning the Queen longer than the UK
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will be in London on Monday, joining other world leaders at the funeral for the Queen.Parliament has been suspende...
Russia suffers a stunning collapse in Ukraine
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Ukrainian army has swept across areas in north-eastern Ukraine.Russian troops appear to have been thin on the ground, unprepared and quick to retr...
Why being a renter is getting more expensive
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Across the country, rents are going up.But it’s not because the value of the properties has risen - in fact values are largely going down.Instead, i...
Why a third wet summer could be the most dangerous yet
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We could be in for another wet, cloudy summer. The chances of another La Niña weather event are growing, and it’s now very likely the east coast o...
The end of Queen Elizabeth II’s 70-year reign
11 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Late last week, news broke that England’s longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II had died at the age of 96. During her 70-year reign the Quee...
Albanese's race to ease the cost of living
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, rates rose to seven-year-highs and inflation still won’t be easing off anytime soon.Cost of living is a problem the government has promis...
Will Lachlan Murdoch beat Crikey in court?
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rupert Murdoch’s son, co-chair of News Corp, Lachlan Murdoch is suing a small independent publisher in Australia over an article it published on its...
Scott Morrison and the secretive $18m grant
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Before he was voted out, the former Prime Minister Scott Morrison received a pitch from the Governor-General David Hurley: the taxpayer should fund a ...
What do the 35 new members of parliament believe in?
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The federal election marked a change in direction for the country but it also signalled the beginning of 35 new political careers.As parliament return...
Can Tanya Plibersek save the environment?
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tanya Plibersek is arguably Labor's most high-profile female politician. Once described as the next female prime minister, she rose through the ranks...
The Weekend Read: Jock Serong on the coral windows to our oceans’ past and future
03 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, journalist and author Jock Serong will be reading his piece from the latest issue.It's called 'Front-row seats to the end of the Reef' - in it ...
The truth about the jobs summit: it's the descent that kills you
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Labor has been spruiking its Jobs and Skills Summit for months, but is the gathering live up to the hype? Anthony Albanese has spent his senior polit...
‘If they want to survive, time for them to run’: Ukraine’s new plan
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There are signs that Ukraine has begun its biggest counter-offensive yet to win back territory held by Russian forces.It's too soon to know if the ope...
New questions over whether Scott Morrison acted lawfully
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Amid the controversy over Scott Morrison’s secret ministry appointments a new question has emerged: did the former Prime Minister act unconstitution...
Ghost cities: Is China’s economy about to crash?
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A crisis that began in China’s housing market is now threatening to drag down the country’s entire economy. If that happens, the repercussions wi...
Your order for employment rights has been cancelled: Deliveroo v Franco
28 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Diego Franco was a food delivery rider. He worked for Uber, DoorDash and Deliveroo, to transport food in Australia.What happened to him, and his subse...
Secret ministries are legal. Now what for Scott Morrison?
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Solicitor-General’s legal advice on Scott Morrison’s secret appointments painted a complex picture.What Morrison did was legal, but it fundame...
Not getting paid enough? It's not just a feeling
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Wages aren’t rising fast enough to keep up with inflation, and it means that many workers are actually falling behind.At the same time, the corporat...
The state that elected Pauline Hanson and Clive Palmer is changing
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With the balance of power in the senate, the Greens hold significant sway over what gets done under this government.But at the same time, the dynamics...
What’s next in the Morrison ministries saga?
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, the Prime Minister will reveal legal advice on Scott Morrison’s secret appointment to five ministries.While the country waits to hear about w...
What you need to know about monkeypox
21 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The spread of monkeypox is testing public health officials worldwide. It’s a virus that is challenging both our ability to get vaccines and medicin...
Scott Morrison’s secret ministries: everything you need to know
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's the rolling scandal that has dominated the week in politics, and permanently marked Scott Morrison’s legacy.This week it emerged that while in ...
Australia’s biggest tax bludgers REVEALED
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Australia’s wealthiest postcodes and the millionaires who pay no tax have been revealed in the latest data drop from the Tax Office.It gives us new ...
What the FBI found at Donald Trump’s home
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Right-wing groups in the US are holding armed rallies against the FBI, with one field office of the bureau attacked by a gunman.A raid last week by ag...
How the John Barilaro ‘sh**show’ engulfed a government
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It started with a job: $500,000 to be a trade envoy in New York.Now, an entire state government has become embroiled in a scandal over job appointment...
One year since the fall of Kabul: Who was left behind?
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been one year since the Taliban swifty took control of Afghanistan as the US pulled out after 20 years of war. In the days following the takeo...
China warns Australia to pipe down on Taiwan
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
China has a message for Australia: be quiet and take the trade money.In a chilling speech, China’s ambassador to Australia laid out his nation’s a...
Megan Davis on what’s next for the Voice
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When a Voice to Parliament was first proposed in the Uluru Statement from the Heart – it was dismissed by then-prime minister Malcolm Turnbull.It se...
The secret jailing of an Australian spy
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A former intelligence officer in Canberra, known as Witness J, was charged, sentenced, and jailed in complete secrecy in 2018.It was only after he bro...
The school funding gap the Coalition left behind
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The new government has inherited a problem that no one wants to talk about: the deep inequality of funding between public and private and independent ...
The threat to our food is here to stay
07 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our food supply is facing violent shocks — pandemic, war, and floods. And the threat to food security is unprecedented. Underpinning the problem is...
The Weekend Read: Bronwyn Adcock on a terror suspect held for almost 20 years without trial
06 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today on the show, journalist and author Bronwyn Adcock will be reading her piece from the latest issue. It follows the fate of Encep ‘Hambali’ N...
How Peter Dutton is making himself irrelevant
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Labor's first fortnight in power has been marked by a significant win — a successful agreement to pass a bill that would see a 43 per cent emissions...
Inside the Greens' climate deal with Labor
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For more than ten years, the Greens and the Labor Party have been blaming each other for holding back progress on climate action. Now, things have sh...
For some renters, being evicted is a death sentence
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As a homelessness crisis escalates around the country, there’s one jurisdiction where the situation is particularly stark. In the wealthiest state ...
The party within a party: How Labor’s factions work
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An investigation into factional misconduct in Victoria has created debate about how the Labor Party is structured and how it can be reformed.The stake...
Omicron #3: Stuck between anger and denial
31 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As Australia faces a new wave of Covid-19 variants, experts say the country has a chance to plot a different course with the virus.That involves ackno...
Another test for Anthony Albanese
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After five years of inaction, the Albanese government has made implementing the Uluru Statement from the Heart a key item of business. Anthony Albanes...
‘He saw the sky turn crimson the day the bomb was dropped’
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Labor is working through the specifics of the nuclear submarine deal Scott Morrison set up before he lost office. Some in the party believe AUKUS was ...
Who is that unmasked man? Covid-19 and the politics of fatigue
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As Covid-19 hospitalisations break records in almost all states, there is a curious absence of political leadership.Frontline workers wonder why there...
Earn $20k EVERY MONTH by being a Liberal Party hack
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
New figures show that the Morrison government stacked government boards and tribunals at a level unprecedented in Australian politics.These appointees...
The mess is the point: Nyadol Nyuon on Peter Dutton
24 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, opposition leader Peter Dutton called for policy reform to regulate social media due to its impact on civil discourse. He said debate in th...
It’s pronounced ‘climate targét’
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When parliament returns next week, Anthony Albanese’s Labor Party will sit on the government benches for the first time.It’s a significant test fo...
The first law of holes: stop digging
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Albanese government is partway through a successful reset of its relationship with China. The incredible thing is, they haven’t changed any poli...
Mutual obligations: ‘What they're selling is poor people’
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Many were surprised when the new employment minister, Tony Burke, announced it was “too late” to end mutual obligations. The decision was made to ...
Succession S4: The Murdoch divorce
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
New details have emerged in the divorce of Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall.After speculation their marriage ended over everything from smoking and drink...
Scott, Boris and Donald walk into a pandemic
17 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The rise of Donald Trump, Boris Johnson and Scott Morrison was seen as a triumph for a special kind of opportunistic populism. Much was written about ...
The Weekend Read: Don Watson on how to be a prime minister
16 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, author Don Watson will be reading his cover piece from the latest issue of The Monthly.It's called 'How to be a prime minister', and in it he d...
What Tony Abbott did next
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Tony Abbott re-emerged in a string of radio and television interviews. Some Liberals speculate it is part of a push he is making to become ...
Living with long Covid
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At its worst, long Covid can lead to complete debilitation. It can cause fatigue and an inability to complete basic tasks.But understanding the cause ...
What happens when you leave Hillsong
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hillsong is in crisis. More and more people are leaving. But what happens after someone leaves the church? And what does it tell us about how the chur...
On trial for telling the truth
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Late last week, the attorney-general dropped charges against whistleblower Bernard Collaery. It was a sensational development in a case that has outra...
How Boris Johnson broke Britain
10 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Boris Johnson has announced he will resign as Prime Minister of the UK.He once delivered his party historic victories, but now he is being called a ri...
What Anthony Albanese needs to do about Covid-19
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony Albanese returned from Europe this week to several crises sweeping the country.Floods have devastated communities on the east coast, and now t...
Meet the Australian leading our search for life on Mars
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
NASA’s latest mission to Mars has the explicit aim of discovering whether or not there has been life on the red planet.It’s led by the first Austr...
The Reserve Bank doesn't know what it's doing
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday afternoon, the Reserve Bank of Australia lifted rates for the third time in three months – raising the cash rate by a full 50 basis points...
The police crackdown on Blockade Australia
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, environmental activists Blockade Australia shut down traffic in Sydney, causing hours of chaos in the city.But it was the police response t...
The lessons of Roe v Wade for our health system
03 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The decision of the US supreme court to overturn Roe v Wade, and the winding back of abortion rights in America has led to reflection on rights and ac...
Can Albanese win over world leaders?
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is in Europe and he’s there because of the war in Ukraine.Four Asia-Pacific nations, including Australia, have been ...
The ruling that could end trans inclusion in sport
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Trans athletes have effectively been banned from elite swimming, because of a decision last week by the international governing body of the sport, FIN...
How the Christian right overturned Roe v Wade
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The case that established the legal protection for people in the United States to choose to have an abortion has been overturned.The majority of Ameri...
What Murdoch asks from new prime ministers
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When you become prime minister, a lot changes – but there’s only a few people who know exactly what that's like.One of them is Kevin Rudd, and acc...
The crisis in our hospitals is not about Covid
26 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This winter flu, colds and Covid are all pushing hospitals to breaking point.Across the country, hospital staff are overworked and frustrated. And tom...
How much do you crossbench, bro?
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Australia has a new emissions reduction target.Last week, Anthony Albanese promised the United Nations Australia will cut emissions by 43 per cent of ...
The men who killed the Liberal Party
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Liberal Party is now in the political wilderness.As well as a devastating federal election loss, the party is only in government in New South Wale...
Airport chaos: The true story of the Qantas debacle
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In recent weeks, we’ve seen chaos at airports around the country, and it’s about to get worse.Major airports and airlines have warned that the Jul...
Why nuclear power won’t solve the energy crisis
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a type of power plant we don’t have in Australia. Advocates say that it could help us overcome both the climate crisis and the energy cris...
Is the road to recession paved with $7 lettuce?
19 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Right now, our grocery bills are soaring, with some common vegetables more than doubling in price.Part of the reason is that there’s a nation-wide s...
The Weekend Read: Anna Goldsworthy on the importance of music and learning
18 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, writer and pianist Anna Goldsworthy will be reading her piece from the latest issue.It's called 'The slow fade of music education', and in it s...
The energy crisis just got serious
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, the wholesale energy market was suspended. It’s the first time the Australian energy market operator has ever had to take that step to k...
Inside the chaos Morrison left behind
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As new Labor ministers begin their jobs in earnest, they say they’re discovering an unexpected challenge — the depth of disarray left behind.Accor...
The truth about the ‘gas crisis’
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There are power interruptions forecast around Australia and gas prices are skyrocketing.But the strange thing about high gas bills arriving at Austral...
How YouTube behaves when it goes to court
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, a legal battle involving the Australian YouTube sensation Friendlyjordies and the former deputy premier of NSW John Barilaro came to an end...
Spotlight: Keeping up with Jacqui Lambie
12 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie is known as one of the most outspoken conviction politicians in the country. Now, she’s poised to add to her influe...
The first steps towards integrity
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A fully independent commission to investigate federal corruption was one of the biggest issues for voters at the recent election.Now, the new Labor go...