Farrer, productivity, and a celebrity trial walk into a Crikey bulletin

Crikey · Anton Nilsson · Monday 20 April 2026

Farrer, productivity, and a celebrity trial walk into a Crikey bulletin

Crikey bundles a by-election, a productivity debate and a Rebel Wilson court date while Chalmers flags tax changes via the oldest trick in the Treasury playbook — the signal.

A by-election, a productivity speech, and Rebel Wilson in court — Crikey's run three stories past each other like a tram timetable and called it the news. The treasurer's 'signalling' tax policies again, which is what treasurers do when they want the headline without the hiding. Signal long enough and people stop looking at the road.

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