A note from outgoing managing editor Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

A note from the managing editor

'In times of great upheaval we all need to find our people.'

Today is my last day as managing editor of Crikey. On the train into work, jostled between tired Friday commuters, I stood next to a homemade placard. It was lovingly painted in red and blue, the letters neatly spaced apart. The words call out: “Policy change not climate change”. The placard and its owner, a young woman, were on their way to today’s historic climate strike.

In times of great upheaval we all need to find our people. I love that this woman is on her way to strike, to be with her people and fight for a collective future. I hope you find that those at Crikey are your people; they are certainly mine. Working here has been one of the great privileges of my life.

Despite the constant threat of defamation, we have spent the last two years standing up to bullies and revealing unpleasant truths. I hope that we are also a lifeline to sanity in a world experiencing great upheaval. I know everyone here, emboldened by our recent INQ recruits, will continue this important work.

Over and out.

About the Author

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Managing editor @bhakthi

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran is the editor of ABC Life. Previously Bhakthi was a journalist and editor at The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, and she is the former Managing Editor of Crikey.