It’s not every week that a prime minister’s social media account gets sold and rebranded “Australian-Chinese New Life”. And yet, here we are. Kishor Napier-Raman reported on how it went down, and what is says about Australia’s reputation in China.

Also this week, Bernard Keane did his best to prove that miracles really can happen, creating a list of (mostly) serious suggestions about what Scott Morrison can do to defy the odds and win reelection in May.

Plus: Amber Schultz took a deep dive into how COVID-19 has fuelled Australia’s pollution crisis, Charlie Lewis wrote about the deeply emotional Survival Day dawn ceremony on Wadawurrung Country, and Josefine Ganko revelled in the classic Aussie sport stories that are playing out at the Australian Open.

Find all that, and plenty more from the Crikey team, below.

KISHOR NAPIER-RAMAN 4 minute read

One analyst says the way Scott Morrison's account was treated is a sign of his and Australia's reputation being in China's garbage bin.

MICHAEL BRADLEY 3 minute read

The highly principled people making the rules at TA clearly know stuff we mere mortals do not. Here's cheers to them.

KISHOR NAPIER-RAMAN 4 minute read

The former PM doesn't mince his words, and this time over UK stepping gingerly into East Asia his reasoning is strong.

JOSEFINE GANKO 4 minute read

Winners are grinners, and Australian tennis players are making the whole country — and sports journalists — feel like winners too.

CHARLIE LEWIS 5 minute read

'Today we pause to pay our respects to those who have gone before us. Our mothers. Our fathers. Our uncles, aunts, our grandparents. Our old people, our ancestors, who we are of.'

CHRISTOPHER WARREN 3 minute read

Seems Australia’s culture warriors might have missed their chance.

LESLIE CANNOLD 4 minute read

We need a new term to describe the kind of speech that undermines democracy and tears at the social fabric.

BENJAMIN CLARK 4 minute read

The pandemic has shown us more clearly than ever that we're all working too hard. But reducing work hours has its pros and cons.

STEPHEN MAYNE 3 minute read

The Australian Electoral Commission is about to release its annual political donations data. Journalists will have a field day if they know where to look.