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Anton

@antonknilsson

Politics reporter with @crikey_news in Sydney and Canberra. Ex-NCA NewsWire. Originally from Sweden. Email: anilsson(at)https://teapaw.org/t.co/H3Mef12rjw

Joined December 2011
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Exclusive: Labor is bringing back its friendless, half-forgotten FOI bill. crikey.com.au/2026/02/27/fre…
Labor's FOI bill is back from the dead — unchanged and still friendless

Labor's FOI bill is back from the dead — unchanged and still friendless

Pretty much no-one but Labor liked the freedom of information bill last time it was on the agenda. Despite that, it's been brought back.

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Sussan Ley has resigned. Here's what the AEC says about by-election timing: - When to issue writ is up to Speaker. - Once writ is issued, min 33 days, max 58 days until by-election day (by-election must be on a Saturday) - Easter & ANZAC Day could affect timing @crikey_news
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Full statement released this morning:
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@crikey_newsFeb 26
Exclusive | Hohlt will provide high-level advice on “macropolitical issues” and reach out to senior US government officials to advance Australia’s economic interests, according to a contract seen by Crikey. crikey.com.au/2026/02/26/ric…
DFAT hires $250k Washington lobbyist known as ‘Mr Inside’

DFAT hires $250k Washington lobbyist known as ‘Mr Inside’

The lobbyist, an ‘insider’s insider’ known for his ‘aggressive advocacy’, will help Australia get access to the Trump administration, Crikey can reveal.

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@crikey_newsJan 21
Exclusive: Australia's fresh anti-corruption committee broke anti-corruption laws with its $30 million office fit-out, documents reveal. crikey.com.au/2026/01/21/nac…

Revealed: NACC's $30 million office fit-out broke laws designed to thwart corruption

One of the first acts of Australia’s new anti-corruption agency was to commit 'significant non-compliance' with finance law by failing to officially sign off on tens of millions of dollars of...

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Parliament is sitting, the Reserve Bank of Australia will make a rate announcement, and Bob Katter will get an official portrait. Welcome to another week in Australian politics! crikey.com.au/2025/11/03/res…
On Notice: Optus grilled, Bob Katter immortalised, and RBA mulls rates

On Notice: Optus grilled, Bob Katter immortalised, and RBA mulls rates

Also, there will be no fewer than three speeches at the National Press Club this week.

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Videos posted to social media appear to show Ecuadorian soldiers using a BM-21 multiple rocket launcher to hit an alleged illegal mining operation. @antonknilsson reports. crikey.com.au/2025/10/28/gin…
Gina Rinehart's goldfields become battle zone as Ecuadorian military deploys rocket launchers

Gina Rinehart's goldfields become battle zone as Ecuadorian military deploys rocket launchers

Videos posted to social media show Ecuadorian soldiers blasting a hillside with a BM-21 rocket launcher.

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Exclusive | Scott Morrison has registered himself as having a relationship with a $2.5 trillion Saudi fossil fuel company whose board member was once appointed by Morrison to a COVID recovery taskforce. @antonknilsson reports. crikey.com.au/2025/10/15/sco…
Scott Morrison declares role with Saudi oil company

Scott Morrison declares role with Saudi oil company

When he was prime minister, Morrison appointed a Saudi fossil fuel firm's board member to two different taskforce roles in 2019 and 2022.

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Breaking: Crikey understands both the opposition and the crossbench, including the Greens, are opposed to Labor's bill, meaning it will struggle to get through the Senate.
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Barely anyone except Labor supports the government's FOI reforms via @crikey_news crikey.com.au/2025/10/09/fre…
Barely anyone except Labor supports the government's FOI reforms

Barely anyone except Labor supports the government's FOI reforms

Those opposed to the tightening of Australia's freedom of information regime are gathering force, meaning Labor will struggle to drag its bill through the Senate.

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Barely anyone except Labor supports the government's FOI reforms via @crikey_news crikey.com.au/2025/10/09/fre…
Barely anyone except Labor supports the government's FOI reforms

Barely anyone except Labor supports the government's FOI reforms

Those opposed to the tightening of Australia's freedom of information regime are gathering force, meaning Labor will struggle to drag its bill through the Senate.

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What’s in the incoming brief from the climate change department that's so sensitive that the Albanese government is bucking the Senate to keep it secret? crikey.com.au/2025/10/08/ant…
The Albanese government is tying itself in knots to keep this document secret

The Albanese government is tying itself in knots to keep this document secret

A long-running quest to obtain a departmental brief hit another wall yesterday.

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Exclusive | Monash University is scrapping its flagship sustainability institute, sparking backlash among some of its staff. @antonknilsson reports. crikey.com.au/2025/10/07/mon…
'Completely flawed': Monash University is scrapping its flagship sustainability institute

'Completely flawed': Monash University is scrapping its flagship sustainability institute

The uni's plans to 'streamline operational services' by closing down its flagship institute dedicated to climate action and sustainability have sparked internal backlash.

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Australia was the blueprint. Today, Anton Nilsson and his investigative partners from Indonesia, Brazil, and Canada bring you the definitive read on the tech fight against news media bargaining codes worldwide. crikey.com.au/2025/09/17/big…
'Australia's example has spread': Inside big tech's global playbook to stop news media bargaining...

'Australia's example has spread': Inside big tech's global playbook to stop news media bargaining...

Meta and Google ran public campaigns, made threats to stop serving news, struck private deals and mobilised prominent supporters to try to influence or stall laws in Brazil, Canada, Indonesia and...

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Could the deals newsrooms signed with Google be used to prevent them pursuing legal action over the use of news to train AI bots? crikey.com.au/2025/09/17/goo…
‘Renting your enemy’: How Google paid the media millions to avoid regulatory pressure

‘Renting your enemy’: How Google paid the media millions to avoid regulatory pressure

Google has signed more than 2,000 secret contracts with news outlets around the world — now there's speculation that the fine print could expose some publishers to an AI grab.

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How News Corp Australia’s support for the news media bargaining code was used as a scare tactic by tech giants in Latin America. crikey.com.au/2025/09/17/big…
'Australia's example has spread': Inside big tech's global playbook to stop news media bargaining...

'Australia's example has spread': Inside big tech's global playbook to stop news media bargaining...

Meta and Google ran public campaigns, made threats to stop serving news, struck private deals and mobilised prominent supporters to try to influence or stall laws in Brazil, Canada, Indonesia and...

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Today, Crikey and a group of global investigative journalists reveal what’s really at stake when newsrooms sign licensing deals with Google, including clauses to bar legal action. crikey.com.au/2025/09/17/goo…
‘Renting your enemy’: How Google paid the media millions to avoid regulatory pressure

‘Renting your enemy’: How Google paid the media millions to avoid regulatory pressure

Google has signed more than 2,000 secret contracts with news outlets around the world — now there's speculation that the fine print could expose some publishers to an AI grab.

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Crikey's @antonknilsson was one of several dozen journalists who traveled to Bogotá, Colombia to plan a global investigative series into the lobbying tactis of big tech. Here's how the project took shape. crikey.com.au/2025/09/10/big…
Why we joined an international investigation into how big tech lobbying is rewiring the future

Why we joined an international investigation into how big tech lobbying is rewiring the future

The influence of lobbyists on media and tech policy is no secret, but this project gathered reporters from across the world to compare notes on the tactics and talking points of big tech.

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The UK's former AUKUS director general is now working for Palantir, the controversial US tech giant. crikey.com.au/2025/09/05/auk…
As top AUKUS official joins Palantir, ethics watchdog warns of lobbying 'risks'

As top AUKUS official joins Palantir, ethics watchdog warns of lobbying 'risks'

The UK's former director general for AUKUS will abide by a two-year lobbying moratorium, US tech firm Palantir says.

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It's an arduous process to find out what meetings Albanese government ministers have attended. One Nationals shadow minister has decided to buck the trend. crikey.com.au/2025/07/24/nat…
A shadow minister is choosing to disclose his diary. Will others follow suit?

A shadow minister is choosing to disclose his diary. Will others follow suit?

A Nationals senator and shadow minister has said he'll begin regularly disclosing his diary. But there is no requirement on other shadow ministers and ministers to do the same.

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Heard the sad news about Brian today and thought about all the years I’ve been listening to him and admiring his genius. Rest in peace dear Brian.
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