The point of perspective
At the start of the 15th century Filippo Brunelleschi
Jacques René Zammit
September 27, 2021 06:36
From cranes to craniums
Our minister of finance, Clyde Caruana, is back with
Ranier Fsadni
September 26, 2021 07:31
Government offers Corinthia Group Ghajn Tuffieha site for €10.3 million
After more than two years of negotiations between the
The Shift Team
September 25, 2021 10:08
Twisted perspectives
Uniformity of thought and behaviour is a dangerous thing,
Caroline Muscat
September 25, 2021 08:19
Entertainment industry flags growing concerns about MTA’s ticketing system
Concerned sources within the entertainment industry flagged a ticketing
Julian Delia
September 24, 2021 12:07
Public funds for private hobbies
The government has opened the coffers of the National
Ryan Murdock
September 24, 2021 08:36
Putting things in perspective
I woke up to a stream of emails this
Caroline Muscat
September 23, 2021 16:49
Taxpayers funding Robert Abela’s continuity in feeding Joseph Muscat’s ‘fat cats’
Despite the changing of the guard in 2020, Prime
The Shift Team
September 23, 2021 14:36
Farewell to Comino
Malta’s last precious outpost of sanity has fallen to
Blanche Gatt
September 23, 2021 08:45
‘We knew our lives would be hell after my mother’s murder’ – Matthew Caruana Galizia
Lana Estemirova, daughter of assassinated Chechen activist and journalist
Julian Delia
September 22, 2021 16:31
MCAST defies court order to stop ‘vindictive’ actions against senior lecturer who unveiled wrongdoing
MCAST Principal James Calleja has ignored a court order
The Shift Team
September 22, 2021 12:12
Freedom House: government use of spyware creates human rights crisis
Governments’ use of spyware technology is increasing, giving them
Alice Taylor
September 22, 2021 10:32
Zammit Lewis’ certificate
Edward Zammit Lewis was feeling the heat.  Visibly angry
Kevin Cassar
September 22, 2021 06:53
Slovak journalists to face charges for revealing spy-for-hire in Jan Kuciak case
Two journalists from Slovak independent media platform Dennik N
Alice Taylor
September 21, 2021 11:28
Two consortia accuse Minister Ian Borg of breaching procurement rules on Gozo tunnel project
A controversial project to construct an underwater tunnel between
The Shift Team
September 21, 2021 10:30
Portelli and the politicians
Joseph Portelli, the Gozitan building contractor who appeared out
Blanche Gatt
September 21, 2021 08:32
Government spent at least €89.2 million on questionable direct orders since July 2020
Just five of The Shift’s multiple investigations into government-issued
Julian Delia
September 20, 2021 17:31
Public sector jobs swell by 25% under Labour to a record 50,000 – total number actually higher
Over the past eight years, public sector employment has
The Shift Team
September 20, 2021 11:48
Mega structures built around Shoreline project at Smart City raise concerns
A collection of large structures, including roofed metal sheds,
The Shift Team
September 20, 2021 08:25
The enemy is the state 
The State is under siege. Its enemies are everywhere.
Jacques René Zammit
September 20, 2021 07:13
With passport sales, we undermine our sovereignty
Many readers of The Shift will already be sympathetic
Ranier Fsadni
September 19, 2021 07:28
The Schembri clan: proving the proverb
Josette Schembri Vella, wife of alleged fraudster and money
Blanche Gatt
September 18, 2021 16:26
Fighting disinformation, one game at a time
Readers of The Shift will have noticed that the
Elizabeth De Gaetano
September 18, 2021 11:58
The sound of doors slamming shut
What must it be like to be Clyde Caruana,
Blanche Gatt
September 18, 2021 07:55
‘Media and freedom of speech are indispensable’ for EU democracy, vice-president of EU commission says
Vice-President of the EU Commission for Values and Transparency
Julian Delia
September 17, 2021 12:54
PBS erases news item about waterpolo official and Labour activist after call from Castille
A PBS news item reporting disciplinary action against a
The Shift Team
September 17, 2021 12:03
Still sinking with no end in sight
Finance Ministry permanent secretary Alfred Camilleri claimed Malta would
Ryan Murdock
September 17, 2021 07:40
‘If we don’t fight for press freedom, who will?’
The Shift News’ six-month investigation into Labour’s secret online
Julian Delia
September 16, 2021 16:58
Encroachment by stealth: speculators quietly gobbling up Malta’s farmland
Three areas historically known for their agricultural, natural, historical
Julian Delia
September 16, 2021 13:09
Forty-seven months
It’s been almost four years since the brutal assassination
Blanche Gatt
September 16, 2021 11:51

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