Migration: unis cry foul over attack on international student numbersBy Michael Sainsbury | May 11, 2024The Australian international student sector, which has driven growth, profits, and world-leading vice-chancellor ...
Crackdowns and Crickets: money-laundering to keep firing up real estate … for nowBy Michael West | May 9, 2024"Crackdown on money launderers!" they cried. But are laws promised 17 years ago to stop lawyers, accountants and ...
Secret Treasury advice. Neither frank nor fearless but dishonest and fearfulBy Rex Patrick | May 7, 2024Senior officials regularly give advice to Ministers and are paid very well to do so. But how frank and fearless is ...
Do a soldier’s orders trump a lawyer’s public duty? David McBride sentencing reservedBy Michael West | May 6, 2024A judge has reserved sentencing for Afghan war crimes whistleblower David McBride for a week as Defence lawyers ...
Off the Books: how the Army privatised SAS elite to dark ops outfit OmniBy Stuart McCarthy | May 4, 2024Former SAS officers referred to national corruption watchdog over $230 million in government contracts to private ...
Every phone is a bottle shop in alcohol’s Netflix eraBy Zacharias Szumer | May 2, 2024Australia’s major alcohol retailers are increasingly moving into the digital space, aiming to emulate the methods ...
Students rally against Gaza atrocities – and the weapons industry which funds their universitiesBy Michael Sainsbury | May 1, 2024Australian universities are increasingly funded by weapons manufacturers, partly driven by the AUKUS folly. They ...
Dandy swords, diamond daggers – Governor-General David Hurley’s royal legacy unveiledBy Jommy Tee | April 30, 2024Royal swords and diamond encrusted gold daggers. New documents reveal the pomp behind outgoing Governor General ...
CommBank’s Matt Comyn, ASIC face mal-prosecution claims from Unhappy Banking founder ShannonBy Michael West | April 29, 2024Bank victims advocate Geoff Shannon is preparing legal claims against Commonwealth Bank and ASIC for what he ...
Future Made in Australia? It’s all in the executionBy Rex Patrick | April 28, 2024Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s ‘Made in Australia’ policy could be bad, good or great for Australia, depending ...
Secret Defence docs: we need a large civilian workforce for AUKUS nuclear submarine reactorsBy Rex Patrick | April 26, 2024An internal report that Defence tried to keep secret highlights the high risks involved in growing a civilian ...
Elon Musk vs Australia: will global content take-down orders do more harm than good?By Dan Svantesson | April 24, 2024The debate continues to rage over Elon Musk's refusal to take down videos of the church stabbing from X. Musk ...
Be alarmed not alert! ASPI, a Seven ‘exclusive’ and a think tank gravy trainBy Michael West | April 24, 2024As Peter Dutton, Coalition media and the security apparatus ramp up efforts to censor the internet, Michael West ...
Gas Pipeline with No Gas – Chinese and Singapore tax dodgers leave the public with elephantine billBy Michael West | April 22, 2024The Australian public has bought a gas pipeline from foreign tax cheats - but there's no gas. Jemena and sleepy ...
Washington Syndrome: Australia’s sovereignty sell-out hidden in plain sightBy Rex Patrick | April 21, 2024Defence Minister Richard Marles rolled out some glossy new brochures this week spelling out the composition of the ...