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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 4h

"I think social media needs to be safer... but pretty much everyone agrees that it shouldn’t be banned," says one 14-year-old.

How Australian teens are already planning to dodge the social media ban

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 5h

The Times Higher Education global universities rankings have again swept through the marketing departments of Australia's unis, putting a thin lacquer over an industry plagued by endemic wage theft and poor student satisfaction outcomes.

Australia's universities may win in global rankings, but they're failing teachers and students

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 15h

Susan Metcalfe provides accountability for a greyhound abuse industry that has little or none. So the industry is sending its lawyers after her.

Greyhound Racing NSW doesn't like people watching greyhound races

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 16h

The late Jane Goodall becomes one of the figures both lucky and unlucky enough to have known the end was soon, and to leave behind a message.

Jane Goodall and what we leave behind

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 18h

Opinion | "If there was a category for a business causing deep and prolonged damage to Australia — News Corp by a mile."

Rio Tinto, James Hardie and... Crikey? Your picks for the Alan Bond Award for Corporate Misconduct

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 20h

Annastacia Palaszczuk makes a modest pitch for her next big move.

Tony Abbott is American! Palaszczuk runs for office (kinda), and lobbying takes a quantum leap

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 23h

Seven’s merger with SCA might not put a dent in the company’s horrendous finances, writes Daanyal Saeed.

SCA an unorthodox lifeline for sinking Seven

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 1d

The Hack is a pacy and entertaining bit of journalist flattery. It's also a litany of missed opportunities, writes Charlie Lewis.

Fictional journalists and the missed opportunities of The Hack

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 1d

Exclusive | In a proposed plan sent to all university staff, Monash administration explained their intention to “disestablish” the Monash Sustainable Development Institute by January 1 next year.

'Completely flawed': Monash University is scrapping its flagship sustainability institute

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 1d

Under Australian capitalism, big, concentrated companies run by lazy boards and managers make large profits. Where does that money go? In many cases, back to us.

Who's responsible for our dud companies? Bad management, bad governments — and us

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 2d

"I think social media needs to be safer... but pretty much everyone agrees that it shouldn’t be banned," says one 14-year-old.

How Australian teens are already planning to dodge the social media ban

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 2d

The military’s target audience are in two demographics: 16-to-24-year olds, and 24-to-35-year-olds.

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 2d

Opinion | News Corp is an American company that pays no tax in Australia and has a business model of wrecking our social cohesion. Now it's whingeing about AI.

Grand Theft Australia? Foreigner News Corp pays no tax, but has the hide to complain about stealing

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 2d

The Times Higher Education global universities rankings have again swept through the marketing departments of Australia's unis, putting a thin lacquer over an industry plagued by endemic wage theft and poor student satisfaction outcomes.

Australia's universities may win in global rankings, but they're failing teachers and students

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 2d

This is not a new phenomenon — Australian companies have been dire for a long time. We unpack why on today's episode of the Cut Through podcast.

How we decided Australia's worst company

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 2d

Teens are using TikTok to share tips on getting around Australia’s upcoming social media ban, from changing bios to using their parents' emails.

How Australian teens are already planning to dodge the social media ban

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 2d

While high global rankings may make Australian universities look good, they remain disingenuous in the face of endemic wage theft, poor satisfaction outcomes, and an overreliance on foreign students.

Australia's universities may win in global rankings, but they're failing teachers and students

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 2d

If you’ve watched content creators playing video games live on the platform Twitch, you might have been targeted with an Australian Defence Force ad.

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 2d

Inquiring listeners want to know: why wasn't News Corp crowned Australia's Worst Company? Bernard Keane explains the nitty gritty on today's episode of the Cut Through podcast.

How we decided Australia's worst company

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 2d

The late Jane Goodall becomes one of the figures both lucky and unlucky enough to have known the end was soon, and to leave behind a message.

Jane Goodall and what we leave behind

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 2d

Opinion | News Corp is warning of "grand theft" by AI. Wait until it checks its own tax records and discover how long it's been since it paid any tax, writes Bernard Keane.

Grand Theft Australia? Foreigner News Corp pays no tax, but has the hide to complain about stealing

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 2d

The teen social media ban "is not a blank cheque to use personal or sensitive information," warns Australia's privacy commissioner.

Excessive data collection for teen social media ban is illegal, warns privacy commissioner

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 2d

Opinion | "If there was a category for a business causing deep and prolonged damage to Australia — News Corp by a mile."

Rio Tinto, James Hardie and... Crikey? Your picks for the Alan Bond Award for Corporate Misconduct

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 3d

It’s time for estimates season, where senators chase their pound of flesh and departmental secretaries across the APS bang their heads on tables in frustration. @daanysaeed.bsky.social rounds up the highlights.

All the key bust-ups and golden nuggets from Senate estimates

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Crikey @crikey.com.au · 3d

As the prosecution of former FBI director James Comey gets underway, countries like Australia may find themselves part of Trump's show trial process, writes Bernard Keane.

Trump is killing the rule of law in the United States. We need to suspend our extradition agreement

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