Money was on every one’s mind this week.

Yes, there was the banking royal commission report, which we covered at length.

Yes, there was a major ramping-up of the franking credits saga, which we laid out in its brazenness.

And yes, there was the NAB fallout.

Washed out by all this was the political donations data, which dropped last Friday. The big donors flow across the economy, from electricity to accounting, and the timing of donations says as much as the donors’ names.

As ever we’re keen to hear what you think, so write to boss@crikey.com.au.

EMILY WATKINS 3 minute read

Whoever takes the reins of the ABC will have some big, troubled shoes to fill. Who do the media think will be up to the task?

BERNARD KEANE 2 minute read

If Labor bore the brunt of the gambling industry's power in Tasmania, elsewhere it enjoys a strong relationship with the pokies.

GUY RUNDLE 4 minute read

There is a complacency that has settled across the land: that this is in the bag for Labor. That won't end well.

JASON MURPHY 4 minute read

Solving the problem of a common resource the Murray Darling Basin is not a new one. What can we learn from the rest of the world?

BERNARD KEANE 3 minute read

The Big Four accounting firms have emerged as our dominant political donors at a time when we need to regulate them most.

BEE SPENCER 4 minute read

People stayed after Ash Wednesday because they thought it was the worst of the worst. They left because Black Saturday showed them it wasn't.

BERNARD KEANE and GLENN DYER 3 minute read

The Australian media is screaming about the sky falling but, once again, the facts don't really back that up.

CHRIS WOODS 4 minute read

"You don't give the bully the attention. We’ll focus on what we know is real."

3 minute read

DFAT made a deft diplomatic move in the debate around Thailand's detention of Hakeem al-Araibi, saving Thailand some face and allowing Australia some wriggle room.

KISHOR NAPIER-RAMAN 4 minute read

Franking credits will be a huge battleground in this election year. This is how the Libs are taking it on.

STEPHEN MAYNE 4 minute read

In the aftermath of the banking royal commission, should we have a royal commission into Australia’s $24 billion-a-year gambling industry?

KISHOR NAPIER-RAMAN 4 minute read

Australia has its fair share of those who reject scientific consensus (and common wisdom).

ROD MYER 3 minute read

More than a few high-profile commentators have egg on their face following the results of Kenneth Hayne's banking royal commission.