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 ...
Private health care. Why community ratings are failing the youngBy Claudia Weisenberger | May 7, 2026Young members are abandoning private health insurance as lines are blurred between insurers and service providers, ...
“Let the boat go to scrap”. Hall Chadwick private lending network exposedBy Stephanie Tran | May 7, 2026As the Kimberley charter boat fell into the hands of Hall Chadwick insolvency partner Richard Albarran, reporter ...
Antisemitism. The Royal Conflation Commission is in sessionBy Stephanie Tran | May 6, 2026The Bondi Royal Commission started its public hearings this week, and the mainstream media is lapping up the ...
“Free trade deal”, what? Chinese sue Australia over Darwin PortBy Patricia Ranald | May 6, 2026The Darwin Port suing the Australian government shows why 'free trade' deals must not include investor rights to ...
RBA raises rate. Leaves pressure on Chalmers’ tax fiddlingBy Michael Pascoe | May 5, 2026As widely expected, the Reserve Bank raised its interest rate by another 0.25% points today, just in time for Jim ...