Snow Job – Snowy Hydro 2.0 in a fathomless crevasse of costsBy Rex Patrick | August 25, 2023Malcolm Turnbull's Snowy Hydro 2.0 project was touted as $2 billion bargain in 2017. It now looks a $10 billion ...
Harassed by journalist? Local paper leant on by police amid stoush with Hawkesbury Liberal mayorBy Michael Sainsbury | August 24, 2023In shades of the John Barilaro police raid on Friendly Jordies, a local newspaper has been visited by police for ...
Network of influence: is the carbon credits elite prolonging fossil fuels?By Callum Foote | August 23, 2023The Safeguard Mechanism has been a boon for climate farming consultants and the NGO elite. Callum Foote explores ...
Bill Shock – does waltzing with energy companies, comparison sites, get your costs down?By Sandi Logan | August 22, 2023Energy consumers are getting used to dancing with their provider each year to get the lowest price possible for ...
The Big Four and the steep cost of a shadow workforce, hollowed out public serviceBy Lachlan Guselli | August 21, 2023Public servants have became usurped by global consulting firms, and the public service diminished in the process. ...
A Joyceful Farewell – looming strike at Qantas’ miners’ carrierBy Michael Sainsbury | August 21, 2023While Alan Joyce continues to bask in the glory of his Qantas farewell tour, all is not well at the airline's ...
Marles Mauled: Rex Patrick demolishes Defence sophistry on AUKUS, submarines, nuclearBy Rex Patrick | August 19, 2023Rex Patrick demolishes Defence Minister Richard Marles' AUKUS statement to explain Labor's incredible $368B of ...
All the way with Anthony A – Labor locks in AUKUS support despite union oppositionBy Zacharias Szumer | August 19, 2023The Labor Government’s continuation of the Morrison-era AUKUS agreement, and a $350 billion spend on ...
Action from ALP on pokies, gambling, more long-shot than sure betBy Stephen Mayne | August 18, 2023Labor has a long history of profiting from poker machines. Will they move a motion at the ALP National Conference ...
The ayes have it – ALP conference flashpoints fizz outBy Zacharias Szumer | August 18, 2023The first day of ALP’s national conference in Brisbane was a routine affair, with every motion expected to draw ...
A calm caucus or ruckus over AUKUS – will Labor Party delegates toe the Albo line?By Zacharias Szumer | August 17, 2023Anthony Albanese and his allies will be working hard at the ALP conference to ensure that the Prime Minister ...
Transparency Net Zero: new fossil fuel approvals by Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek on the upBy Callum Foote | August 16, 2023Tanya Plibersek’s first year of being Minister for Environment and Water has seen three coal and gas-related ...
Hydrogen: a “miracle solution”, or over-hyped stalking horse for fossil fuels lobby?By Rosco Jones | August 15, 2023Is hydrogen the "miracle fuel" to ramp up Australia's decarbonisation or an over-hyped distraction by the fossil ...
Not too quick: Tax Office dithering on Lendlease scam puts whistleblowers at riskBy Michael West | August 14, 2023If Lendlease tax whistleblower goes down in court while the Tax Office continues to dither for more than four ...
Dear Jim, how about a cool $5bil for housing, and lower rents, if you shut the Airbnb tax rortBy Tim Evans | August 14, 2023There may well be $5B for the Budget, and a fix for the housing crises, in shutting the Airbnb and holiday rentals ...