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.
Gasbagging. News Corp steps up the hot air, ignores the gas facts

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

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 

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

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?

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?

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

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 ...
Every phone is a bottle shop in alcohol’s Netflix era

Every phone is a bottle shop in alcohol’s Netflix era

Australia’s major alcohol retailers are increasingly moving into the digital space, aiming to emulate the methods ...
Mable the “Uber of the NDIS”. Are digital care platforms keeping clients safe?

Mable the “Uber of the NDIS”. Are digital care platforms keeping clients safe?

Digital care platforms like Mable are seeking to bring higher levels of efficiency, choice and control to the ...
The Big Two: winemakers squeezed from both sides by Coles and Woolworths

The Big Two: winemakers squeezed from both sides by Coles and Woolworths

When dealing with the Liquorlands and Dan Murphys of this world, winemakers can be stuck between a rock and a hard ...
Independent beer-makers captive to liquor majors, supermarket duopoly

Independent beer-makers captive to liquor majors, supermarket duopoly

Visiting the local pub or bottle shop may create an impression of beer drinkers spoilt for choice. But the variety ...
Mable, the Uber of care work. Innovation or a race to the bottom?

Mable, the Uber of care work. Innovation or a race to the bottom?

Digital disruption has come to the disability and aged care sectors with mixed reviews. The digital economy and ...

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