Make Crikey more than just your morning read and save up to 50% on an annual membership.

One of the strange privileges of creating the Crikey Worm amidst a pandemic — and now, a global anti-racism movement — has been to absorb more political, legal, science, media and, yes, tragic news than a human probably ought to, and then cram it all into a lean, fearless package from the comfort of my bedroom at the very normal hours of 1am to 4am.

The real privilege of working at Crikey, though, is working with a team who deliver world-class journalism — journalism that never fails to challenge the powerful, interrogate the hard and soft corruption that keeps them afloat, or find time to laugh at their many sins — and writing for an intelligent, passionate readership that holds us to account.

Many of you make the Worm an integral part of your day and for that, I can’t thank you enough. But, the Worm is just a starting point — one that is only made possible thanks to the support of our loyal Crikey members.

If you love kicking off your day with the Worm, get access to the full gamut of fearless, independent journalism Crikey has to offer for as little as $99 a year — that’s just $1.90 a week and 50% off our usual annual membership price.

Hurry — this offer is only valid until June 30.