Brittany Higgins’ revelations have set forth a wave — other women are now exposing the often toxic, violent and emotionally abusive offices that politicians run around the country. This week, three of those women shared their experiences with Crikey anonymously.

The Prime Minister’s Office hasn’t had a good fortnight for public relations, but at least it’s handling it with tact and grace — just kidding, of course: as Kishor Napier-Raman wrote this week, the prime minister’s team has been relentlessly hassling and attempting to bully journalists out of reporting stories.

Speaking of an absolute lack of tact, Georgia Wilkins took a look at big bonuses for the businesses raking in JobKeeper (while JobSeeker payments are set to plunge people below the poverty line), while Madonna King gave Scott Morrison some notes on how to give a speech about a crisis, and David Hardaker dived into how big pharma has mugged Australia’s nursing homes.

KISHOR NAPIER-RAMAN 4 minute read

The PMO has been deliberately evasive over questions about Brittany Higgins. Strange, given it normally has no problem shooting off at the mouth.

BERNARD KEANE 2 minute read

Scott Morrison is likely to be pleased that, while Craig Kelly's move to the crossbench will make legislating more difficult, he will no longer have to answer for the backbencher's otiose pronouncements.

TORY SHEPHERD 4 minute read

Sexual assault is a crime. It's also a gender issue. Until the men holding the reins of power get that under their belts, it'll be same old same old.

KISHOR NAPIER-RAMAN 2 minute read

No one tells us what to publish, say News Corp bosses. Just eight great minds all thinking alike.

MADONNA KING 3 minute read

The speech Scott Morrison needs to give in light of allegations of rape in Parliament House.

AMBER SCHULTZ 4 minute read

It is given no say, has meagre funding and few staff. Just another example of the regard in which women are held by the government.

CHRISTOPHER WARREN 4 minute read

The free money isn't enough to hurt the increasing revenues of big tech, but it is enough to hurt Australian journalism.