This week, Bernard Keane offered an obituary for Scott Morrison, while Guy Rundle and Michael Bradley dissected the Liberals deeply unliberal move to criminalise boycotts.

Meanwhile, Justine Landis-Hanley asked whether Centrelink just admitted it does indeed set mandatory minimum targets for its debt collectors.

Also, don’t forget that tomorrow is the last day of Inq Week here at Crikey. We’re all extremely proud of everything the Inq team has accomplished since it launched just a few months ago. To celebrate, we’ve torn down the paywall. Share all the in-depth reporting Inq has produced so far, or revisit it yourself.

BERNARD KEANE 4 minute read

A grateful nation is farewelling its great leader Scott Morrison, who over three decades in power transformed Australia into a carbon powerhouse and ended the threat of economic terrorism.

GUY RUNDLE 2 minute read

Motherhood ain't a motherhood issue any more.

BERNARD KEANE 3 minute read

Bureaucrats like those in the Attorney-General's Department have such extensive powers in our police state that even friends of the government aren't safe.

JUSTINE LANDIS-HANLEY 2 minute read

New evidence casts doubt on the Department of Human Services' claim that Centrelink staff aren't given set debt recovery targets.

GUY RUNDLE 4 minute read

The PM's plan to outlaw boycotts of businesses that support the resource industry smacks of desperation. The last thing the left should do is give it more credit than it deserves.

STEPHEN BROOK 4 minute read

The Andrew Olle speech is often a 45-minute interruption to the night’s true purpose — the reminiscing, networking, yarning and bitching. Oh, and the drinking.

KIRSTEN DRYSDALE 5 minute read

The Betoota Advocate loves to take the piss out of influencers, but it's also happy to take part in the sponsored content game.

BERNARD KEANE 3 minute read

The profound flaws of giving handouts to drought-stricken farmers are well known. But little scrutiny is applied to the government's drought packages.

GUY RUNDLE 3 minute read

Labor's long-awaited review into its 2019 election defeat is a masterclass of how not to run a campaign, revealing a seemingly impossible level of disorganisation behind the scenes. But hey, it looks nice.

AMBER SCHULTZ 4 minute read

One hundred and twenty-three councils have been deemed eligible for more than $123 million worth of drought funding — but others suffering low rainfall are missing out. Inq takes a look at why.

3 minute read

Australia's business elites continue to rub shoulders with the United Front Work Department — a secretive arm of the Chinese Communist Party.

STEPHEN MAYNE 4 minute read

News Corp has predictably come out hard against falling enthusiasm in horse racing.

MICHAEL BRADLEY 4 minute read

Scott Morrison's proposed boycott ban has nothing to do with a concern for preserving the foundations of democratic society.

STEPHEN BROOK 4 minute read

At the ABC's launch of its 2020 programming slate, the champagne was flowing, and so were the commitments to climate change and inclusive storytelling.

KIRSTEN DRYSDALE 11 minute read

'The raw energy of a grade one classroom on a Monday morning is like being inside a football locker room before a big match.'