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2018 Crikey stories


December 31, 2018

Stephen Mayne was the founder of www.crikey.com.au and remains a contributor. Below are the stories published so far in 2018. Over the past 13 years since Crikey was sold, there was 85 stories in 2017, 62 stories in 2016, 105 stories in 2015, 51 stories in 2014, 19 stories in 2013, 56 stories in 2012, 71 stories in 2011, 64 articles in 2010, 50 in 2009, 264 in 2008, 354 in 2007, 295 in 2006 and 257 from 2005 when Crikey was sold.

Ranking the Crikey stories in terms of busy years - there were 1747 in the first 14 years after the sale up until December 2018.
354: 2007
295: 2006
264: 2008
257: 2005
105: 2015
85: 2017
71: 2011
64: 2010
62: 2016
56: 2012
51: 2014
50: 2009
19: 201314: 2018

Total 1747

1170 during the first 4 years which covered most of the non-compete after the 2005 sale.

Whilst a Manningham councillor: around 220

Whilst on City of Melbourne: around 280

126 during the three ASA years of 2012-2014

Roll out of 2018 pieces, the thinnest year since the 2005 Crikey sale


January (2 pieces)

Robert Doyle should exit
January 15, 2018

Stand by for a deluge of donations data
Tuesday, January 30, 2018

February (4 pieces)

Gambling donations approach $2m in 2015-16
Thursday, February 1, 2018

Is Doyle trying to prevent the release of the Freckelton report
Thursday, February 8, 2018

Why Jeff Kennett should retire from all public positions
Thursday, February 15, 2018

Canadian gambling group Stars ploughs into Australia
March 7, 2018

March (1 piece)

Doyle is finished but what about the powerful men who supported him?
Wednesday, 14 March, 2018

April (1 piece)

Can one of the Sallys take the Lord Mayor
Wednesday, 11 April, 2018

May (1 piece)

Could AMP have made any more mistakes?
May 11, 2018

June (1 piece)

Why Grant King should be reinstated to the BHP board
Wednesday, June 16, 2018

July (nothing)

August (2 pieces)

Will Victorian Liberals abandon local democracy tonight
August 2, 2018

How Malcolm Turnbull can survive
Wednesday, August 22, 2018

September

Liberals turn to Roger Corbett to manage Tony Abbott exit
September 12, 2018

October (nothing)


November

Will Glenn Druery conjure up another right wing minor party sweep in Victoria?
November 8, 2018




December (nothing)


Total: 14 for the year