Right-wing astroturfers infiltrate local councils, fire up Labor v Greens unrest over IsraelBy Wendy Bacon | September 9, 2024Israel's war on Gaza and the West Bank is tearing apart local councils in Australia, on top of the angst ...
Special treatment: Jim Chalmers covers for super fund lobby on property feesBy Rex Patrick | September 7, 2024When the Labor Government took office, it did so with a clear promise that there would be greater transparency. ...
Saving Tasmania’s Maugean Skate – a victim of extinction politicsBy Rex Patrick | September 7, 2024Estimates suggest there are only 140 Maugean Skates left in the world. Despite this, it appears there’s something ...
Australia’s economy grim – but so is the rest of the worldBy Alan Austin | September 6, 2024Strip out immigration - 6 quarters of negative per capita GDP - and Australia is in recession but it's not all bad ...
Give, and thou shalt receive. Million dollar links between donors and environmental approvalsBy Kim Wingerei | September 5, 2024Correlation does not always imply causation, but the link between fossil fuel companies' multi-million donations ...
“Why are they there?” Trucking regulators fail Australian truckies as death toll risesBy Andrew Gardiner | September 3, 2024As trucking fatalities rise, whistleblower Roxanne Mysko and other industry activists allege that trucking ...
High-end secrecy and money-laundering is dragging the property market higherBy Michael West | September 2, 2024A sharp rise in secrecy can only exacerbate the housing crisis. Michael West checks out how secrecy, money ...
Did the government follow Foreign Affairs department advice on Gaza, or did Fatima Payman?By Michael West | August 31, 2024The Department of Foreign Affairs advised Minister Penny Wong the situation in Gaza was "catastrophic", the ...
“Human Shields”: fossil lobby is exploiting farmers in campaign to keep its massive diesel subsidiesBy Matt Pollard and Annemarie Jonson | August 30, 2024Fossil fuel lobbyists are exploiting farmers in claims they need the diesel rebate, an $11 billion+ subsidy, to survive.
How much are you paying for terrorism insurance?By Zacharias Szumer | August 28, 2024Since 2003, Australian commercial property insurers have been forced to cover 'declared' terrorist incidents, and ...
Crisis, what (housing) crisis? Dutton to scrap 30,000 homes.By Michael Pascoe | August 28, 2024If there was any doubt the Liberal Party has nothing but disdain for social and affordable housing, it was removed ...
Sportbet doesn’t just groom children with gambling ads, it grooms regulators tooBy Wally The Chartered Accountant | August 27, 2024While Sportsbet cajoles the government into weak policy on gambling ads, it is also betting big on tax-dodging and ...
Did Albo know? ASIC faces questions into bungled investigation of ABC BullionBy Kim Wingerei | August 26, 2024Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and a dozen ASIC officials face serious questions following a bungled ...
Snowy Hydro performance shrouded in secrecy. The three-step trick.By Rex Patrick | August 24, 2024Snowy Hydro 2.0 keeps being delayed and keeps costing taxpayers more money. Yet, finding out how much and what the ...
Australia’s privacy regulator drops face recognition case against predatory Clearview AIBy Rita Matulionyte | August 23, 2024The office of the Australian Information Commissioner will take no further action against facial recognition ...