Australians have little commitment to basic freedoms, which are again under threat in the hysteria over the Wakeley attack and demands for footage to be removed from the internet, writes @bernardkeane. crikey.com.au/2024/04/24/wak…

'They didn't plan to be back-to-back … but PNG is blessed,' PNG Prime Minister James Marape said of the recent Chinese and Australian visits. Anton reports. crikey.com.au/2024/04/24/pap…

'As with extreme hate speech and speech that incites violence, the critical element is not the intention of the person who made the content or posted it, but the nature and effect of the content itself.'
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For the 100th time, schools are not running protection rackets for 'furries', writes Charlie Lewis in this week's Tips and Murmurs. crikey.com.au/2024/04/24/bar…

If the government's new industry policy could help businesses 'get over the hump' during rough patches, why not for Australians at risk of losing their homes? crikey.com.au/2024/04/24/aus…

The willingness of many in the media and politics in Australia to support attacks on free speech, privacy and civil liberties demonstrates a persistent theme: the commitment to protecting free speech and basic rights is only skin deep, writes ... crikey.com.au/2024/04/24/wak…

As Anthony Albanese landed in Port Moresby earlier this week, China’s foreign minister had just departed, reports @antonknillson. crikey.com.au/2024/04/24/pap…

What if they held a culture war and no-one showed up? That and more in Tips and Murmurs. crikey.com.au/2024/04/24/bar…

Star Casino in Sydney hasn't lost its breathtaking arrogance. That's because NSW Labor, and its union mates, are right behind the company even as it defies regulators, writes @bernardkeane. crikey.com.au/2024/04/24/lab…

Political analyst Kevin Bonham runs through which minor parties have folded, renamed, disbanded and otherwise fallen off the face of the earth altogether. crikey.com.au/2024/04/24/min…

Free speech has limits, and this film sits outside them, writes marquelawyers, in a piece about the federal eSafety commissioner issuing notices to Meta and X over footage of the Wakeley stabbing.
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Many voters are disappointed the government they voted in to get serious about governing has proved haphazard, distracted and less than honest, writes Guy Rundle.
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Good morning, early birds! Nearly all surveyed women in the Australian Border Force say they have experienced sexual discrimination, calls for age limits on social media use, and the latest round of politicians found jetting around on taxpayer's money. crikey.com.au/2024/04/24/aus…

Neoliberalism tells us that half of all people are below average in terms of their economic value. The response of many is to embrace other identities, or alienation, writes @bernardkeane. crikey.com.au/2024/04/23/mal…

In the pointiest of ends of global media, it’s hard to miss the all-but-settled consensus: we’re done with late-20th-century neoliberalism. But not according to the Australian media class, writes Christopher Warren. crikey.com.au/2024/04/23/neo…

Many voters are disappointed the government they voted in to get serious about governing has proved haphazard, distracted and less than honest, writes Guy Rundle.
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Value of Australia’s iron ore exports in 2023: $136.1 billion

Proportion of those exports that went to China: 85%

Projected downturn in Chinese steel demand by 2050 compared with 2019 levels, according to the Reserve Bank of Australia: 80% crikey.com.au/2024/04/23/jim…