As recent events in the United States have so forcefully reminded us, the pillars of democracy are under threat from many forces globally. One important pillar – a robust and diverse public... Read more
Reporting on disasters has always been fraught for journalists, and the people and communities they report on – and these issues are likely only to intensify as we experience increasing disa... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Global health specialists have been warning for decades that we were at risk of a devastating global pandemic and would likely fail to manage it. Now here we are liv... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: As of 6pm on 15 October 2020, former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has 254 822 signatures on his petition to Royal Commission to ensure the strength and diversity of Aus... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The daily COVID-19 press conferences held by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews have exposed the general public to the raw and often combative environment of these eve... Read more
With tomorrow (Wednesday 22 April) designated as Earth Day, global media outlets have kicked off a week of climate solutions coverage, part of the growing #CoveringClimateNow collaboration t... Read more
Former Reuters journalist Dean Yates covered many big stories in his time with the global news agency: the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings, the Boxing Day tsunami in Indonesia’s Aceh province i... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: When the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a critical report on the climate crisis, 28 of the 50 biggest newspapers in the US did not tell their rea... Read more
(Update, 12 May: The day after this article was published, the Labor Party announced extra funding of $60 million for the ABC and SBS, in addition to reversing the $83.7 million cuts to the... Read more
The Guardian has been running a series over the past 10 days in which journalists examined every coronial known Indigenous death in custody in every jurisdiction since 2008. It’s a terribly... Read more
