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Ben Eltham — Contributor

Ben Eltham

Contributor

Ben Eltham has been covering Australian politics and culture for Crikey since 2007.

Minister for Education Jason Clare at the National Press Club in Canberra

Cracks in unis' shiny chrome and steel need serious infill — and serious money

Aug 09, 2023

Scott Morrison, Peter Dutton and Marise Payne (Images: AAP)

The 'dole-bludger' myth can die now — the real cheats were highly paid public servants

Jul 10, 2023

Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather (Image: AAP/Lukas Coch)

Max Chandler-Mather, publicity hound with a nose for the kill, is winning on housing

Jul 03, 2023

ABC managing director David Anderson during Senate estimates (Image: AAP/Lukas Coch)

The ABC sacrifices cultural depth for topical breadth in latest cuts

Jun 19, 2023

Scott Morrison

The Morrison government's health funding program went way beyond pork-barrelling

Jun 07, 2023

In the mild world of Australian regulators, no one goes to jail

Jun 02, 2023

PwC scandal only the tip of a chummy, collusive consultancy iceberg

Ben Eltham and Deb Verhoeven

May 26, 2023

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (Image: AAP/Diego Fedele)

Our housing crisis won't be easily fixed. It's designed not to be

May 19, 2023

(Image: Gorkie/Private Media)

Dutton's budget reply wasn't a dog-whistle — it was more like a klaxon

May 12, 2023

Treasurer Jim Chalmers (Image: AAP/Mick Tsikas)

Reading through the budget papers is an exercise in cognitive dissonance

May 10, 2023

Treasurer Jim Chalmers

JobSeeker carve-out reeks of focus group politics — and underestimates voters

May 03, 2023

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese launches his cultural policy

Albanese government gets Australian culture down to a fine art

Jan 31, 2023

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