The greatest spying scandal this country has ever seen reached a new low this week.

The case against Bernard Collaery and Witness K has been one — as Collaery wrote this week — in which mighty forces are at play to hide dirty political linen. We published Collaery’s statement along with analysis from Bernard Keane and Maddie Miller.

Elsewhere, mighty forces at work to uphold billionaire Paul Ramsay’s legacy, as we learned in our INQ series this week. We hope you find time to sink your teeth into it over the weekend.

As always, let us know what you thought of the week’s news. Write to boss@crikey.com.au. Please include your full name if you wish to be considered for publication.

GUY RUNDLE 3 minute read

The Folau family are causing further headaches for the right and the religious freedom debate — with the latest installment involving Israel's cousin Josiah calling the Catholic church a 'synagogue of Satan'.

BERNARD KEANE 3 minute read

In yet another bungle, the Home Affairs portfolio has been savaged by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security for trying to suggest a radical change in Australia's stance on citizenship.

KATE AHMAD 3 minute read

The public is calling for the government to act on the growing climate emergency — it's now time to take action.

GEORGIA WILKINS 6 minute read

With content moderation being farmed out to third party contractors, it's easy to forget the human cost of keeping social media "safe".

BERNARD KEANE 4 minute read

The development of a national alcohol strategy has been plagued by ideology, lack of evidence and passionate loathing of industry from public health fundamentalists.

AMBER SCHULTZ 4 minute read

Despite expert advice, the Coalition is directing their already small budget for addressing domestic violence in a completely different direction.

MICHAEL BRADLEY 4 minute read

Our bullshit implied freedom of speech is a leaky band-aid over the hole where our actual human rights should be.

GLENN DYER 3 minute read

Questions about Foxtel's ailing financial health swarm ahead of News Corp's June results, released this week.

CHRISTOPHER WARREN 3 minute read

How can journalists challenge government policy which is intentionally veiled as an effort to stop murder, abuse or sexual assault?

BERNARD KEANE 4 minute read

Within days, three global events have forced Australia to wake up to the reality of toxic nationalism.

STEPHEN MAYNE 3 minute read

Road developer Transurban has secured lucrative deals with state governments. Now it's raking in billions in tolls, and the Libs are directly benefiting. How is this not a conflict of interest?

KISHOR NAPIER-RAMAN 4 minute read

On Monday, India revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status as an autonomous state. But what does it mean for people living in the region and India's fraught relationship with Pakistan?