Andrew Gardiner

An Adelaide-based graduate in Media Studies, with a Masters in Social Policy, I was an editor who covered current affairs, local government and sports for various publications before deciding on a change-of-vocation in 2002.
Of hate speech, fat cats and parliamentary priorities

Of hate speech, fat cats and parliamentary priorities

State capture was on display last week, with the contrasting treatment of two very different issues in the Federal ...
Public largesse or market necessity? Jacqui Lambie’s Bill targetting fat cat salaries

Public largesse or market necessity? Jacqui Lambie’s Bill targetting fat cat salaries

Senator Jacqui Lambie will today introduce bills to cap salaries for senior bureaucrats and university Vice ...
Menace to ecology and consumers. No thrill for Barnaby on blueberry hill.

Menace to ecology and consumers. No thrill for Barnaby on blueberry hill.

Poor regulations and bureaucratic corner-cutting threaten ecosystems on the NSW’s Mid-North Coast and are a risk ...
‘Maroon independent’ to take on Dutton in Dickson unveiled

‘Maroon independent’ to take on Dutton in Dickson unveiled

The mystery independent contender for Peter Dutton’s seat of Dickson (Qld) is solved with the announcement Climate ...
Peter Dutton has a women problem as Teals gear up for Election

Peter Dutton has a women problem as Teals gear up for Election

Aspiring PM Peter Dutton could find himself in a three-cornered contest against Ali France and a Teal independent. ...
Molly the Magpie: from Facebook phenomenon to GoFundMe ploy

Molly the Magpie: from Facebook phenomenon to GoFundMe ploy

What’s not to love about Molly the Magpie and Peggy the Staffy? But scratch the surface, and you’ll find a ...
Truck safety whistleblower Roxanne Mysko dodges jail, slammed with legal costs

Truck safety whistleblower Roxanne Mysko dodges jail, slammed with legal costs

Whistleblower Roxanne Mysko reported systematic safety violations at the trucking company where she worked – amid ...
“Why are they there?” Trucking regulators fail Australian truckies as death toll rises

“Why are they there?” Trucking regulators fail Australian truckies as death toll rises

As trucking fatalities rise, whistleblower Roxanne Mysko and other industry activists allege that trucking ...
As trucking fatalities rise, the whistleblower finds herself under arrest 

As trucking fatalities rise, the whistleblower finds herself under arrest 

What will it take to give whistleblowers the kind of protection they deserve. When will women like Roxanne Mysko ...
Trucking deaths on the rise but safety whistleblower ignored then prosecuted

Trucking deaths on the rise but safety whistleblower ignored then prosecuted

Trucking deaths are rising in Australia amid worries over corner-cutting on safety and driver fatigue. Yet, for ...
From “prize recruit” to prisoner: Dan Duggan’s ASIO links exposed as US extradition looms 

From “prize recruit” to prisoner: Dan Duggan’s ASIO links exposed as US extradition looms 

Dan Duggan – facing decades in a US prison on conspiracy and charges - has accused ASIO and a US intelligence ...
Dan Duggan’s extradition. Lost in a geopolitical quagmire of laws and treaties?

Dan Duggan’s extradition. Lost in a geopolitical quagmire of laws and treaties?

Dan Duggan has languished in jail for almost two years, awaiting extradition to the US. However, there are signs ...

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