On Labor's first federal budget, sponsorship deals awry, and more.
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All eyes were on our politicians and athletes this week. Crikey’s political editor Bernard Keane headed to Canberra with Amber Schultz,
Jason Murphy and Anton Nilsson to cover Labor’s first federal budget. Find their wide-ranging coverage on our website.
Meanwhile a national conversation was underway about politics and sport as high-profile athletes spoke up about controversial sponsorship deals and human rights. Michael Bradley wrote about Gina Rinehart’s decision to take $15 million back off Netball Australia’s balance sheet after an Indigenous player raised concerns,
while Julia Bergin broke down exactly how much sponsorship money comes from fossil fuel companies.
Plus Charlie Lewis collected a clutch of (un)parliamentary animal slurs after a Labor MP called the Coalition a shrieking mob of “bin chickens”.
Have a wonderful weekend, |
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Gina Rushton,
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He didn't speak at his trial, as is his right, but he boasted of his very important 'senior adviser' role when interviewed by AFP officers.
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Bruce Lehrmann arrives at the ACT Supreme Court on Thursday (Image: AAP/Mick Tsikas) |
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QAnon-spiced ReAwaken America rally takes Trump-crazy to new levels
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GUY RUNDLE |
If your thing is Eric Trump fandom, American flags made out of guns, and copious amounts of melted cheese, look no further.
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GUY RUNDLE |
When far-right extremist Gavin McInnes came to Pennsylvania, the college kids were out in force. The police were out in force against the protesters. And Guy Rundle was in the thick of it.
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Sponsorship shakeup |
The attention economy: an $800b commodity rush that’s all about you
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BERNARD KEANE |
When sports sponsors complain that they're getting the wrong sort of attention, it shows they've misread the dynamics of the attention economy.
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Cricketers Pat Cummins (left) and Josh Hazlewood (right) with Alinta sponsorship displayed (Image: AAP/Dean Lewis) |
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MICHAEL BRADLEY |
The mining magnate had an opportunity to engage in a dialogue. She instead walked, ignoring the issues at heart.
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JULIA BERGIN |
Sporting bodies won't find it hard at all to move on from coal, gas and oil sponsorships. Fossil-fuel companies, however, will certainly miss sport.
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