Albo underestimates No camp

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This week Bruce Pascoe weighed in on the role of experts in the debate on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, Maeve McGregor explained why the No campaign has had such success, and Julia Bergin reported on the Australian Electoral Commission's neutrality.

Elsewhere Anton Nilsson kept us up to date on the ICAC findings against Gladys Berejiklian and Daryl Maguire, Yee-Fui Ng wrote on the Andrews government’s opposition to strengthening lobbying laws, and we brought you a new extract from Margaret Simons' updated biography of Penny Wong.

Meanwhile, as a government inquiry recommends a total ban on online gambling ads, John Buckley reported on the mounting pressure on Labor, and Bernard Keane took aim at the media for its role in the epidemic.

Hope you’re enjoying your weekend,

Gina Rushton,
Editor

There’s nothing surprising about the No campaign’s success

MAEVE MCGREGOR

The Albanese government has underestimated the force of a long lineage of racist and divisive politics.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton (Image: AAP/Mick Tsikas)

‘Society used to respect experts’: Bruce Pascoe on the Voice, treaty and sovereignty

BRUCE PASCOE

The Yuin, Bunurong and Tasmanian writer says we need to listen to experts like Megan Davis, not 'the arguments of the huckster'.

Yuin, Bunurong and Tasmanian writer Bruce Pascoe (Image: Supplied)

BEREJIKLIAN BREAKDOWN

Which report is Gladys reading? Her rosy view of herself clashes with ICAC’s findings

ANTON NILSSON

How to square Berejiklian's view of her actions with the opinion of ICAC? Crikey asks the NSW opposition leader to weigh in.

(Image: Gorkie/Private Media)

Berejiklian was corrupt — ICAC’s findings matter and should echo outside NSW

BERNARD KEANE

Does it matter that the ex-premier pork-barrelled her boyfriend's electorate and didn't reveal his corruption? Yes. That's corrupt behaviour.

The Liberal Party has begun scrubbing Gladys Berejiklian from its online presence

CAM WILSON

In the lead-up to the finding of serious corrupt conduct, the Libs quietly removed a statement thanking the former NSW premier for her service.

‘I’ll throw money at Wagga’: the wild and sad details of the Berejiklian hearings

CHARLIE LEWIS

There were some extraordinary moments exposed in NSW ICAC's hearings into Gladys Berejiklian and Daryl Maguire.

‘It’s urgent’: Labor faces pressure over online gambling ads after total ban proposed

JOHN BUCKLEY

A government inquiry has recommended a total ban on online gambling ads within the next three years.

(Image: AdobeStock)

Berets, bonnets and BIG statements: inside the Alice Springs Beanie Festival

JULIA BERGIN

More than 6500 beanies to be gawked at and bought, and no style was spared — a regular smorgasbord of headwear.

Winner of the people’s choice award, titled 'Larapinta' (Image: Private Media/Julia Bergin)

When life imitates art: can literature help explain the ‘mutiny’ in Russia?

CHRISTOPHER WARREN

With no reliable, independent reports coming out of Russia, it's hard to know what's fact and what's fiction about the Wagner group's revolt.

A group of Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner military group fighters (Image: AP)

RAM-a-lama ding-dongs: Australians go crazy for massive trucks

JASON MURPHY

Size does matter, apparently, because monstrous and potentially lethal US-style 'pick-up trucks' are becoming extremely popular in Australia.

The grille of a RAM pick-up truck (Image: Wikipedia)

SKY'S THE LIMIT

Sky News gives ‘crank’ presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr softball interview

CAM WILSON

The harshest words in the News Corp interview were reserved for those who have been critical of the anti-vaccine campaigner.

Robert Kennedy Jr (Image: Sky News Australia)

Sky News to reach 6.4m extra people in Nova streaming deal

JOHN BUCKLEY

As part of a deal between the two Murdoch-controlled media assets, millions of new users will be able to access archived and new content from Sky News.

AEC stalls moved away from Yes and No campaigners as it stands firm on neutrality

JULIA BERGIN

The national unenrolled rate is 2.7%. For Indigenous peoples it’s 15.5%. In the NT, the figure is 23.3% — and that's a conservative estimate.

A sign is seen at an AEC warehouse (Image: AAP/Mick Tsikas)

How can Victorian Labor justify stonewalling improved lobbying laws?

YEE-FUI NG

Despite support from the Coalition, the Greens and other crossbenchers, the Andrews government blocked a bill to strengthen lobbying laws.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews (Image: AAP/Daniel Pockett)

Plibersek — hypocrite, climate vandal, or maybe just obeying the law?

BERNARD KEANE

Should ministers be able to make decisions regardless of what the law says? That's what critics of Tanya Plibersek seem to want.

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek (Image: AAP/Bianca De Marchi)

Penny Wong and the thousand cuts of the Kimberley Kitching saga

MARGARET SIMONS

In this extract from her updated biography of Penny Wong, Margaret Simons exposes the foreign affairs minister's crises of confidence.

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong and the late Kimberley Kitching (Images: AAP/Mick Tsikas)

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