New glasses? The unsightly world of optometry retailing
With Medicare shaping up as a key election issue, we examine optometry retailing and how your friendly optometrist ...
Zacharias Szumer is a freelance writer from Melbourne. In addition to Michael West Media, he has written for The Monthly, Overland, Jacobin, The Quietus, The South China Morning Post and other outlets.
He was also responsible for our War Power Reforms series.
Medicare Mystery unravelled. No ‘free-fall’ in bulk billing
Anthony Albanese has announced $8.5 billion in new Medicare spending, with a goal of making 90% of all GP visits ...
Medicare – bulk-billing, bluster and a ‘Mediscare’ redux?
A new report suggests that the number of GP clinics offering bulk-billing to adults without concessions is in ...
Tanya’s Tally: Albo government fossil fuel approvals shoot to 16
It's still well down on the Coalition under Scott Morrison but Labor's coal and gas project approvals keep rising. ...
Bupa, Medibank give massage therapists an unhappy ending
Ever enjoyed a relaxing remedial massage at the office? Maybe it’s time to check in on the people untangling your ...
Gasbagging. News Corp steps up the hot air, ignores the gas facts
Last week, News Corp ran a swathe of gas-industry-sponsored content across its tabloid front pages, but a new ...
Carbon capture con. Giant Gorgon project captures less emissions than ever
A prominent energy economics research body says the world’s largest carbon capture and storage project is ...
Class Actions: taxi drivers rail against ‘token’ Uber settlement
Some taxi and hire car industry members are furious with the proposed settlement of one of Australia’s biggest ...
Labor’s hat-trick: three coal mine approvals in one day
The Albanese government has now approved or extended at least twelve fossil fuel projects and two carbon capture ...
How much are you paying for terrorism insurance?
Since 2003, Australian commercial property insurers have been forced to cover 'declared' terrorist incidents, and ...
Federal funding for multiculturalism spent on misinformation about Muslims?
A self-proclaimed "leading civil rights organisation" has fed false and inflammatory information about Muslims to ...
Whole Nine Yards: Albanese government fossil project tally rises to 9
The Albanese government has now approved or extended at least nine fossil fuel projects and two carbon capture ...
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