Public pressure leads to review of mandarins’ excessive salariesBy Rex Patrick | May 17, 2026Public pressure has now caused the Remuneration Tribunal to review how it sets salaries for our top bureaucrats.
Never again. Worst antisemitism comes from Zionists says Australian JewBy Judith Treanor | May 16, 2026I am Jewish, and the antisemitism I experience comes from Zionists and far-right supporters of Zionism because of ...
BHP wanted us silenced NOW. The Federal Court said noBy Michael West | May 15, 2026Judge rejects an urgent application by Australia's biggest company BHP and its solicitors MinterEllison to drag a ...
Chalmers’ Budget in search of more productivity and less rent-seekingBy Harry Chemay | May 15, 2026On negative gearing and CGT. Jim Chalmers' Budget aims to ease intergenerational inequality while lifting ...
NSW antisemitism hearings drowned in the Bondi Royal CommissionBy Stephen Lawrence | May 14, 2026The NSW parliament's antisemitism report was folded into the Bondi Royal Commission, missing the airing of ...
If AUKUS were NDIS? Rising cost of elusive subs submerged in budgetBy Rex Patrick | May 14, 2026The price of the AUKUS submarines program is rising while the chances of subs being delivered is sinking.
Scary alert! Like negative gearing? Buy shares!By Michael Pascoe | May 13, 2026Michael Pascoe thought no budget had had a bigger build up than this one. As it turns out, the scaremongering was ...
Chalmers’ budget. From landlord paradise to clever country?By Harry Chemay | May 12, 2026Hailed as the biggest reform since the GST, Treasurer Jim Chalmers promises more houses through first home buyer ...
The Bondi Royal Commission. Truth telling and uncontested falsehoodsBy David Heilpern | May 12, 2026So far, the focus of the Bondi Royal Commission hearings has been witnesses recounting their experience of ...
“Disingenuous”. Minister blindsided as Australia stumbled into Iran warBy Rex Patrick | May 12, 2026Defence Minister Richard Marles was not informed until after US submarine with three Australian Navy personnel ...
Housing crisis. Will Labor’s ‘great’ housing budget fix housing?By Michael Pascoe | May 11, 2026Labor says the Budget will do wonderful things for our housing crisis, but is it just about government spinning ...
Health insurance industry to protest rebate changes as hospitals closeBy Claudia Weisenberger | May 11, 2026The upcoming budget is expected to changes to the private health insurance rebates for older people. Health ...
BHP is suing us. Here is the File Number.By Michael West | May 9, 2026BHP, the $300 billion multinational colossus, is suing Michael West Media to muzzle media coverage of a wage theft ...
Transparency wins as Tribunal rebukes government secrecyBy Rex Patrick | May 9, 2026The Administrative Review Tribunal has rebuked the Government over the lead lining it's wrapping around plans for ...
Snowy 2.0. A snow-job costing taxpayers twenty times its budgetBy Rex Patrick | May 8, 2026The newly revealed $40B blowout on Snowy 2.0 is shocking, but not surprising. Former senator Rex Patrick on ...