Network of influence: is the carbon credits elite prolonging fossil fuels?By Callum Foote | August 23, 2023The Safeguard Mechanism has been a boon for climate farming consultants and the NGO elite. Callum Foote explores ...
Bill Shock – does waltzing with energy companies, comparison sites, get your costs down?By Sandi Logan | August 22, 2023Energy consumers are getting used to dancing with their provider each year to get the lowest price possible for ...
The Big Four and the steep cost of a shadow workforce, hollowed out public serviceBy Lachlan Guselli | August 21, 2023Public servants have became usurped by global consulting firms, and the public service diminished in the process. ...
A Joyceful Farewell – looming strike at Qantas’ miners’ carrierBy Michael Sainsbury | August 21, 2023While Alan Joyce continues to bask in the glory of his Qantas farewell tour, all is not well at the airline's ...
Marles Mauled: Rex Patrick demolishes Defence sophistry on AUKUS, submarines, nuclearBy Rex Patrick | August 19, 2023Rex Patrick demolishes Defence Minister Richard Marles' AUKUS statement to explain Labor's incredible $368B of ...
All the way with Anthony A – Labor locks in AUKUS support despite union oppositionBy Zacharias Szumer | August 19, 2023The Labor Government’s continuation of the Morrison-era AUKUS agreement, and a $350 billion spend on ...
Action from ALP on pokies, gambling, more long-shot than sure betBy Stephen Mayne | August 18, 2023Labor has a long history of profiting from poker machines. Will they move a motion at the ALP National Conference ...
The ayes have it – ALP conference flashpoints fizz outBy Zacharias Szumer | August 18, 2023The first day of ALP’s national conference in Brisbane was a routine affair, with every motion expected to draw ...
A calm caucus or ruckus over AUKUS – will Labor Party delegates toe the Albo line?By Zacharias Szumer | August 17, 2023Anthony Albanese and his allies will be working hard at the ALP conference to ensure that the Prime Minister ...
Transparency Net Zero: new fossil fuel approvals by Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek on the upBy Callum Foote | August 16, 2023Tanya Plibersek’s first year of being Minister for Environment and Water has seen three coal and gas-related ...
Hydrogen: a “miracle solution”, or over-hyped stalking horse for fossil fuels lobby?By Rosco Jones | August 15, 2023Is hydrogen the "miracle fuel" to ramp up Australia's decarbonisation or an over-hyped distraction by the fossil ...
Not too quick: Tax Office dithering on Lendlease scam puts whistleblowers at riskBy Michael West | August 14, 2023If Lendlease tax whistleblower goes down in court while the Tax Office continues to dither for more than four ...
Dear Jim, how about a cool $5bil for housing, and lower rents, if you shut the Airbnb tax rortBy Tim Evans | August 14, 2023There may well be $5B for the Budget, and a fix for the housing crises, in shutting the Airbnb and holiday rentals ...
Spies Like Us: how natsec and Attorneys-G meddle with justice, whistleblower David McBrideBy Rex Patrick | August 13, 2023"National security claims" too easily trump the actual delivery of justice in our courts. Rex Patrick looks at ...
The Big 4, “business BS” and the beast with seven headsBy Stuart Kells | August 12, 2023The world’s biggest consulting firms have grown large and profitable by walking all sides of the street in their ...