Via millions of donated dollars, Woodside ensures the political class stands ready to defend it when its huge role in global heating is targeted.

A ‘lapse of judgment’ or partisan fog adds yet another embarrassing chapter to this endless legal saga.

But News Corp chief executive Robert Thomson was upbeat with analysts, suggesting his conversations with AI companies could lead to 'a positive financial result'.

While the situation might not be quite as blatant as it was under the Coalition, Labor is still more than happy to look after its big-spending friends.

Australia has devolved into a US client state — and it seems the Albanese government has little interest in reversing this trend.

The success of the Women's World Cup demonstrates beyond a doubt that women's sport is worth investing in.

A parliamentary report spells out profound flaws in the Commonwealth's $80-billion-a-year procurement systems. And you'll never guess who the biggest beneficiaries are.

There apparently isn't an area where our enfeebled public sector won't turn to consultants.

If the way cops are treating climate protesters is heavy-handed now, how's it going to be once things really heat up?

Try as they might, broadcasters just cannot out-right-wing the Murdoch model. The ABC should keep that in mind.

A letter sent to News Corp chair Michael Miller asks why staff only learnt about the company’s mass AI use from The Guardian.

In this week's Media Briefs, Mumbrella self-cannibalises, the ABC ditches X, and the Nine papers swoop for a new tech editor.

Anti-vaccine party leader Michael O'Neill spoke alongside others such as No campaign spokesman Warren Mundine.

Summing up the 21st century in a piece of sponsored content, Musk's inconsistent views on hiring and firing — and more from the Crikey bunker.