Rich James
@richjamesuk.bsky.social
Newsletter Editor @crikey.com.au
Previously: Executive News Editor at The i Paper, News Director at BuzzFeed.
Email: [email protected]
https://www.crikey.com.au/author/richard-james/
My daughter calls me a writer.
Previously: Executive News Editor at The i Paper, News Director at BuzzFeed.
Email: [email protected]
https://www.crikey.com.au/author/richard-james/
My daughter calls me a writer.
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The Coalition parties remain in stasis with both incumbent leaders clinging to their jobs, and former Liberal senator Cory Bernardi has joined One Nation.
Littleproud survives spill, but talks with Ley come to nothing
The Coalition parties remain in stasis with both incumbent leaders clinging to their jobs, and former Liberal senator Cory Bernardi has joined One Nation.
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February 2, 2026 at 7:52 PM
The Coalition parties remain in stasis with both incumbent leaders clinging to their jobs, and former Liberal senator Cory Bernardi has joined One Nation.
Going to be a "fun" week in Canberra.
All the latest this morning:
All the latest this morning:
Nationals leader David Littleproud is favoured to easily emerge victorious in a spill against his leadership today, and new polling shows that Pauline Hanson's popularity is still rising.
Littleproud to bat away spill challenge as Hastie drops out of Liberal leadership race
Nationals leader David Littleproud is favoured to easily emerge victorious in a spill against his leadership today, and new polling shows that Pauline Hanson's popularity is still rising.
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February 1, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Going to be a "fun" week in Canberra.
All the latest this morning:
All the latest this morning:
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Six right-wing Liberal men were yesterday unable to decide who should challenge the party's first female leader. Meanwhile, the federal government is battling it out with the states and territories over hospital funding.
Liberal 'cabal' looking to usurp Ley conspire on the day of colleague's funeral... and agree on nothing
Six right-wing Liberal men were yesterday unable to decide who should challenge the party's first female leader. Meanwhile, the federal government is battling it out with the states and territories over hospital funding.
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January 29, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Six right-wing Liberal men were yesterday unable to decide who should challenge the party's first female leader. Meanwhile, the federal government is battling it out with the states and territories over hospital funding.
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NEW: Australia’s sovereign wealth fund now owns more than $100 million worth of shares in Palantir, a controversial tech company that’s powering the Trump administration’s anti-immigration efforts.
Revealed: Australia's $100 million investment in controversial surveillance giant Palantir
Australia's Future Fund drastically increased its stake in Palantir in the year since Donald Trump took office, according to its latest figures.
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January 29, 2026 at 1:20 AM
NEW: Australia’s sovereign wealth fund now owns more than $100 million worth of shares in Palantir, a controversial tech company that’s powering the Trump administration’s anti-immigration efforts.
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'It continues to blow my mind that people can feel uncomfortable in the presence of someone disabled'
Richard James with his daughter Holly, now two, says they have lost friends after people learn she has a rare genetic disorder
➡️Read more: trib.al/oETa4px
Richard James with his daughter Holly, now two, says they have lost friends after people learn she has a rare genetic disorder
➡️Read more: trib.al/oETa4px
January 6, 2026 at 2:22 PM
'It continues to blow my mind that people can feel uncomfortable in the presence of someone disabled'
Richard James with his daughter Holly, now two, says they have lost friends after people learn she has a rare genetic disorder
➡️Read more: trib.al/oETa4px
Richard James with his daughter Holly, now two, says they have lost friends after people learn she has a rare genetic disorder
➡️Read more: trib.al/oETa4px
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This is a very moving, brave piece whch starkly puts the wretched state of support for families with disabled children into vital focus
'One awful statistic that stands out is that in 2016/17 almost 97 per cent of new DLA claims were processed within 40 days. In 2023/24 it was just 3.5 per cent'
'One awful statistic that stands out is that in 2016/17 almost 97 per cent of new DLA claims were processed within 40 days. In 2023/24 it was just 3.5 per cent'
Starting the year reflecting on what I've learnt so far being a parent carer to our youngest daughter and the staggering lack of empathy and unfairness we (and so many other families) have experienced:
inews.co.uk/inews-lifest... - @theipaper.com
inews.co.uk/inews-lifest... - @theipaper.com
My daughter has a disability - the lack of empathy in Britain is mind-blowing
In the year since Holly's diagnosis, we have experienced incredible kindness, frustrating delays and awful indifference
inews.co.uk
January 20, 2026 at 12:04 PM
This is a very moving, brave piece whch starkly puts the wretched state of support for families with disabled children into vital focus
'One awful statistic that stands out is that in 2016/17 almost 97 per cent of new DLA claims were processed within 40 days. In 2023/24 it was just 3.5 per cent'
'One awful statistic that stands out is that in 2016/17 almost 97 per cent of new DLA claims were processed within 40 days. In 2023/24 it was just 3.5 per cent'
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The Albanese government has said almost five million social media accounts believed to have belonged to children under 16 were deactivated within two days of the ban coming into force.
Millions of teens off social media following ban, government claims
The Albanese government has said almost five million social media accounts believed to have belonged to children under 16 were deactivated within two days of the ban coming into force. Meanwhile the Coalition remains divided over proposed hate speech laws.
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January 15, 2026 at 7:57 PM
The Albanese government has said almost five million social media accounts believed to have belonged to children under 16 were deactivated within two days of the ban coming into force.
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Starting the year reflecting on what I've learnt so far being a parent carer to our youngest daughter and the staggering lack of empathy and unfairness we (and so many other families) have experienced:
inews.co.uk/inews-lifest... - @theipaper.com
inews.co.uk/inews-lifest... - @theipaper.com
My daughter has a disability - the lack of empathy in Britain is mind-blowing
In the year since Holly's diagnosis, we have experienced incredible kindness, frustrating delays and awful indifference
inews.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Starting the year reflecting on what I've learnt so far being a parent carer to our youngest daughter and the staggering lack of empathy and unfairness we (and so many other families) have experienced:
inews.co.uk/inews-lifest... - @theipaper.com
inews.co.uk/inews-lifest... - @theipaper.com
Starting the year reflecting on what I've learnt so far being a parent carer to our youngest daughter and the staggering lack of empathy and unfairness we (and so many other families) have experienced:
inews.co.uk/inews-lifest... - @theipaper.com
inews.co.uk/inews-lifest... - @theipaper.com
My daughter has a disability - the lack of empathy in Britain is mind-blowing
In the year since Holly's diagnosis, we have experienced incredible kindness, frustrating delays and awful indifference
inews.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Starting the year reflecting on what I've learnt so far being a parent carer to our youngest daughter and the staggering lack of empathy and unfairness we (and so many other families) have experienced:
inews.co.uk/inews-lifest... - @theipaper.com
inews.co.uk/inews-lifest... - @theipaper.com
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The treasurer is warning Australians that the upcoming budget update will need to "make room for unavoidable pressures", and the PM is resisting calls to change MPs' travel rules — or sack Anika Wells.
Chalmers tells Australians to brace for reduced spending in budget update
The treasurer is warning Australians that the upcoming budget update will need to 'make room for unavoidable pressures', and the PM is resisting calls to change MPs' travel rules — or sack Anika Wells.
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December 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The treasurer is warning Australians that the upcoming budget update will need to "make room for unavoidable pressures", and the PM is resisting calls to change MPs' travel rules — or sack Anika Wells.
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After months of endless discussion, Australia's world-first teen social media ban begins today. But will it succeed in keeping under-16s off the apps?
It begins: The teen social media ban starts now. Will it work?
After months of endless discussion, Australia's world-first teen social media ban begins today. But will it succeed in keeping under-16s off the apps?
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December 9, 2025 at 7:57 PM
After months of endless discussion, Australia's world-first teen social media ban begins today. But will it succeed in keeping under-16s off the apps?
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The Prime Minister credited 36 Months for convincing him to ban teens from social media.
This group accused experts who opposed the ban of being 'bought' by big tech. Meanwhile, it was lining up brand deals, eyeing global expansion & developing an AI tool to track students
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This group accused experts who opposed the ban of being 'bought' by big tech. Meanwhile, it was lining up brand deals, eyeing global expansion & developing an AI tool to track students
www.crikey.com.au/20...
December 9, 2025 at 6:19 AM
The Prime Minister credited 36 Months for convincing him to ban teens from social media.
This group accused experts who opposed the ban of being 'bought' by big tech. Meanwhile, it was lining up brand deals, eyeing global expansion & developing an AI tool to track students
www.crikey.com.au/20...
This group accused experts who opposed the ban of being 'bought' by big tech. Meanwhile, it was lining up brand deals, eyeing global expansion & developing an AI tool to track students
www.crikey.com.au/20...
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No politician is safe as the media's focus on parliamentary expenses entitlements intensifies, and the RBA will not cut rates in its final decision of the year.
Wells travel scandal reaches fever pitch as more pollies dragged into expenses furore
No politician is safe as the media's focus on parliamentary expenses entitlements intensifies, and the RBA will not cut rates in its final decision of the year.
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December 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
No politician is safe as the media's focus on parliamentary expenses entitlements intensifies, and the RBA will not cut rates in its final decision of the year.
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In two days, hundreds of thousands of teens will be cut off from the friends, groups and communities on social media.
From homeschooling meetups to buying used bikes, here's what teens say they're going to lose, in their own words.
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From homeschooling meetups to buying used bikes, here's what teens say they're going to lose, in their own words.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
December 8, 2025 at 1:15 AM
In two days, hundreds of thousands of teens will be cut off from the friends, groups and communities on social media.
From homeschooling meetups to buying used bikes, here's what teens say they're going to lose, in their own words.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
From homeschooling meetups to buying used bikes, here's what teens say they're going to lose, in their own words.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
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Teens are posting online about using VPNs to get around the under 16s social media ban, as VPN makers and people selling these services target Australians with advertisements and how to guides. But the government has told tech companies they need to thwart these efforts.
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December 8, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Teens are posting online about using VPNs to get around the under 16s social media ban, as VPN makers and people selling these services target Australians with advertisements and how to guides. But the government has told tech companies they need to thwart these efforts.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
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Communications Minister Anika Wells is being forced to defend several different parliamentary expenses charged to the taxpayer, and the bushfire season has begun in earnest in NSW and Tasmania.
Wells feeling the heat over multiple questionable parliamentary expenses
Communications Minister Anika Wells is being forced to defend several different parliamentary expenses charged to the taxpayer, and the bushfire season has begun in earnest in NSW and Tasmania.
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December 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Communications Minister Anika Wells is being forced to defend several different parliamentary expenses charged to the taxpayer, and the bushfire season has begun in earnest in NSW and Tasmania.
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Tasmania's Parliament has approved the state's controversial new 23,000-seat stadium, and it's the Summer of Sussan as Ley fights for her job.
Tasmania gets its stadium as $1.13bn Macquarie Point venue passes upper house
Tasmania's Parliament has approved the state's controversial new 23,000-seat stadium, and it's the Summer of Sussan as Ley fights for her job.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Tasmania's Parliament has approved the state's controversial new 23,000-seat stadium, and it's the Summer of Sussan as Ley fights for her job.
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Meta is aiming to deactivate 500,000 teen social media accounts from today ahead of next week's ban, and Australia is giving Ukraine $95 million in military assistance to fight Russia.
Meta jumps the gun as teens wake to deactivated social media accounts
The social media giant is aiming to deactivate 500,000 teen accounts from today ahead of next week's ban, and Australia is giving Ukraine $95m in military assistance to fight Russia.
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December 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Meta is aiming to deactivate 500,000 teen social media accounts from today ahead of next week's ban, and Australia is giving Ukraine $95 million in military assistance to fight Russia.
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so i've reported a few stories recently that have been ripped off by others without credit. it sucks but that's life i guess
but this is a new level: 7NEWS literally ripped an image from my article (a screenshot that i took on my own phone!) and used it to rewrite my article... with no credit
but this is a new level: 7NEWS literally ripped an image from my article (a screenshot that i took on my own phone!) and used it to rewrite my article... with no credit
December 3, 2025 at 10:49 AM
so i've reported a few stories recently that have been ripped off by others without credit. it sucks but that's life i guess
but this is a new level: 7NEWS literally ripped an image from my article (a screenshot that i took on my own phone!) and used it to rewrite my article... with no credit
but this is a new level: 7NEWS literally ripped an image from my article (a screenshot that i took on my own phone!) and used it to rewrite my article... with no credit
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Scoop: The most popular apps in Australia right now are social media platforms not included in the teen ban (so far).
This comes as teens make videos recommending that they all migrate to these alternative platforms to get around the ban — something experts warned about.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
This comes as teens make videos recommending that they all migrate to these alternative platforms to get around the ban — something experts warned about.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
November 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Scoop: The most popular apps in Australia right now are social media platforms not included in the teen ban (so far).
This comes as teens make videos recommending that they all migrate to these alternative platforms to get around the ban — something experts warned about.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
This comes as teens make videos recommending that they all migrate to these alternative platforms to get around the ban — something experts warned about.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
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Australian members of the Global Sumud Flotilla captured by Israel have been deported to Jordan after allegations of serious mistreatment in detention. Meanwhile, the Pentagon's AUKUS review is still ongoing.
Israel deports Australians after allegations of savage treatment in detention
Australian members of the Global Sumud Flotilla captured by Israel have been deported to Jordan after allegations of serious mistreatment in detention. Meanwhile, the Pentagon's AUKUS review is still ongoing.
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October 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Australian members of the Global Sumud Flotilla captured by Israel have been deported to Jordan after allegations of serious mistreatment in detention. Meanwhile, the Pentagon's AUKUS review is still ongoing.
OpenAI signs first ever Australian government contract www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/08/o...
OpenAI signs first ever Australian government contract
The ChatGPT-maker's first contract with Treasury might be small, but as one firm's analysis of procurement argues, it could be the first step towards a lucrative whole-of-government deal.
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October 8, 2025 at 8:47 AM
OpenAI signs first ever Australian government contract www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/08/o...
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It takes all-round awfulness to be a contender for the title of Australia's worst company. One firm has got that in spades.
And Australia's worst company is...
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October 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
It takes all-round awfulness to be a contender for the title of Australia's worst company. One firm has got that in spades.
Tony Blair is a tech evangelist with a lot of power. Insiders are worried www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/26/t...
Tony Blair is a tech evangelist with a lot of power. Insiders are worried
Critics of Tony Blair's TBI say that the think tank is part of a major influence operation that could culminate in US tech firms taking control of Britain’s most valuable data.
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October 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Tony Blair is a tech evangelist with a lot of power. Insiders are worried www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/26/t...
I am being taught a lot about selfies this week...
We've noticed some very interesting AI company-lobbying firm couplings in Canberra...
Albo's lesson for the kids, PR for crypto casinos, and please make Fox News stop
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October 2, 2025 at 11:11 AM
I am being taught a lot about selfies this week...