@jackcallil

Deputy editor @Crikey_news ~ Lit crit at @GuardianAus ✉️ jcallil@crikey.com.au — send me pitches. send me tips. send me your firstborn.

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I've stepped into the deputy editor role at @crikey_news 👋. Freelancers, we're always open to pitches for news, analysis, opinion and investigations. We pay $300 for 600-800 words per article we accept and commission. E: jcallil@crikey.com.au
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A social media account associated with a One Nation candidate has a history of posting offensive, Islamophobic, ableist and racist content, as well as references to far-right conspiracy theories. crikey.com.au/2026/10/15/one…

Uncovered: Far-right X account linked to One Nation candidate

A social media account associated with a One Nation Victorian candidate has been made private. But Crikey has the screenshots, which show an array of disturbing, fringe views.

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Opinion | Why does being tricked by an AI slop video feel like such an egregious deceit? As novelist John Birmingham writes, there is one key difference between it and a work of fiction. crikey.com.au/2026/10/12/ai-…

Welcome to the Ersatzenttäuschung: the melancholy of the unreal

As Freud mused, the more we are oriented in the world of real things, the less purchase the uncanny has on us. In the era of AI, we are slipping evermore into the unheimlich.

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On One Nation's media ban, a former ABC editorial director tells Crikey: “It’s been disappointing that the journalists here haven’t spoken up enough and, more importantly, their management, the media organisations.” crikey.com.au/2026/10/07/add…

‘Addicted to drops’: Insiders spill on why Australian media is silent on One Nation’s press ban

Crikey speaks to top Australian political journalists, executives and The New Yorker's Susan Glasser about politicians' assault on the free press — and the lack of collective resistance against it.

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News Corp continues to make serious money in Australia while paying no tax, writes Bernard Keane. crikey.com.au/2026/10/01/new…
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A Victorian One Nation candidate will face court on Friday for allegedly operating an unregistered "aquatic facility" at one of his businesses. crikey.com.au/2026/09/03/one…

One Nation candidate faces charges and business deregistrations

One Nation's Victorian candidate Ben Lucas will face court on Friday on two charges relating to health regulation breaches. Meanwhile, ASIC has deregistered one of his businesses and in the processes...

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Exclusive | A star Victorian One Nation candidate claims to have been a criminal lawyer. There’s no evidence that he ever was. crikey.com.au/2026/08/27/mar…

A star One Nation candidate said he was a criminal lawyer. There's no record of that

A One Nation candidate who makes Pauline Hanson's cartoons claims he used to be a criminal lawyer. Finding out that wasn't true was a surprisingly difficult process.

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In her first cartoon for Crikey, Fiona Katauskas introduces Benjamin Netanyahu's new wonder product. crikey.com.au/2026/08/21/zom…

Bibi Netanyahu has the answer to your prayers

Got yourself into a pesky situation, like killing aid workers in Gaza? No fear, Bibi has the solution.

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The government is keen on using civil servants as a reason to block FOI releases. But this time it hasn't worked, as Crikey's correspondent-at-large Rick Morton reports. crikey.com.au/2026/08/19/ani…

Anika Wells wanted this information to stay secret. But the FOI commissioner disagrees

The decision against Wells, related to the $8 million Meals on Wheels scandal, tested the limits of whether 'full and frank advice' from civil servants is impeded by disclosures.

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The ASX’s last gadfly: Inside the frenzied world of Stephen Mayne He’s picked fights with some of the biggest names in corporate Australia and lives on a brutal 48-hour body clock, but the serial AGM pest has no plans to step back from the frontline. afr.com/markets/equity-marke…

The ASX’s last gadfly: Inside the frenzied world of Stephen Mayne

He’s picked fights with some of the biggest names in corporate Australia and lives on a brutal 48-hour body clock, but the serial AGM pest will not change his ways.

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Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce will attend a “firearm legislation” event this weekend in Dubbo in a bid to court voters. Down the road, punters have forked out $1,000 each to dine with the One Nation pair at a fundraiser. crikey.com.au/2026/08/10/its…

It’s guns n' rosé for One Nation’s NSW election launch

Punters have forked out $1,000 to dine with Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce at a fundraising dinner in Dubbo this weekend. Down the road, One Nation is organising an anti-gun-control event.

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Crikey has examined where our defence dollars are being spent — and the US is the big winner. crikey.com.au/2026/08/06/def…

The US is the biggest beneficiary from $140bn in Australian Defence contracts

Crikey analysis shows that America has collected one in every three dollars spent by Defence on large contracts between 2022 and 2026. But this trend is starting to change.

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Has someone asked you a straightforward question, like whether you attended a fundraising dinner? Do NOT answer yet. crikey.com.au/2026/07/30/ant…

Acting as evasive as Albo: A guide

When someone asks you a straightforward question, think of how Anthony Albanese would respond.

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Opinion | In 1998, I pressed Pauline Hanson on whether she thought her own experience in the Family Court unfair. Today, she still thinks family law should be "wound back". crikey.com.au/2026/07/29/pau…

Pauline Hanson doesn't like family law. Not much has changed since 1998

Unearthed remarks from Hanson and Malcolm Roberts reflect a view of family law and court that can be traced to One Nation's original family law policy during its 1998 campaign.

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RT @crikey_news: In his first article for Crikey as a new contributor, election legend Antony Green delves into the role Liberal preference…

Antony Green: Why Liberal preferences could change the game in Victoria

Was the Liberals preferencing Labor over the Greens in 2010 a brilliant switch that won the election? Probably not, but their preferences matter — and will this year too.

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Crikey mentioned! Piers Morgan, if you want a subscription to our independent Australian journalism (including the article we’re pretty sure Karl has indeed read), better move fast — our 60% off sale ends on July 31. Read Tina Quinn's article here and get a discounted subscription: bit.ly/4hgwX9A
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Opinion | When a Kurdish refugee arrived in Australia, we did not help him. Instead, writes Nabil Sabio Azadi, "We sent him to Manus Island, and then we spent a decade perfecting the paperwork of not being responsible for what happened next." crikey.com.au/2026/07/15/hat…

Two photographs of Hatam Yekta tell the story of Australia

Hatam Yekta, a 36-year-old Kurdish asylum seeker, has spent 13 years languishing in Port Moresby. His body, once the kind revered by many Australians, is now critically ill.

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From "24-carat fuckwit" to "boy-wonder", there’s no shortage of opinions from junior producers and senior Nine executives alike about the breakfast TV stalwart. crikey.com.au/2026/07/09/kar…
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This is a fascinating, exhaustively sourced, gossipy and imo *the* piece on Karl Stefanovic, by the excellent Tina Quinn, for Crikey. crikey.com.au/2026/07/09/kar…

Insiders reveal the real story behind Karl Stefanovic, a monster of Nine's own making

From ‘24-carat fuckwit’ to ‘boy-wonder’, there’s no shortage of opinions from junior producers and senior Nine executives alike about the breakfast TV stalwart, and how his career went from strength...

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From junior producers to senior Nine executives, Tina Quinn speaks to a litany of insiders to get the real story on Karl Stefanovic — and how his career went from strength, to strength, to scandal. crikey.com.au/2026/07/09/kar…

Insiders reveal the real story behind Karl Stefanovic, a monster of Nine's own making

From ‘24-carat fuckwit’ to ‘boy-wonder’, there’s no shortage of opinions from junior producers and senior Nine executives alike about the breakfast TV stalwart, and how his career went from strength...

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Exclusive: Internal government documents have done little to explain what “legitimate criticism” of Israel really means, reports investigative journalist Daniel Hurst. buff.ly/poj81zS

'Legitimate criticism' of Israel is fine, internal governments docs say. It's unclear what this...

Documents obtained by Crikey paint an ambiguous picture of what counts as antisemitic in the government's eyes, as it continues to apply a controversial definition.

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