Cheats never prosper! Or do they PwC and KPMG?By Wally The Chartered Accountant | June 25, 2023Ethical accountants are groaning in the wake of the PwC scandal which has thrashed the reputation of the ...
Labor shows ambition on political donations reform. But influence of big money untamedBy Zacharias Szumer | June 25, 2023An influential parliamentary committee this week handed down its first major report into electoral reform. But, as ...
Afghanistan war crimes: investigating the generals is the only way to end cover-up callsBy David McBride | June 23, 2023Australia's military leaders need to be held to account for command failures in Afghanistan. It's no surprise that ...
Premier pay rates: are we getting value for money?By James F Sice | June 23, 2023Dan Andrews got a pay rise this week, making him the country's highest paid premier or chief minister. But that's ...
Revealed: Peter Costello’s Future Fund has $280m punt on the pokies, lotteries and online gamblingBy Rex Patrick and Philip Dorling | June 22, 2023Australia’s sovereign wealth fund manages more than $200 billion of taxpayer’s funds but does so with a notorious ...
Jacqui Lambie calls “cover-up” as military brass escape unscathed from “criminal behaviour” in AfghanistanBy Lisa-Jane Roberts | June 21, 2023The existence of "criminal behaviour" within the ranks of the Australian Defence Force's elite troops has yet to ...
Housing Crisis: forsake the Future Fund Albo, you’ve already found a better buildBy Harry Chemay | June 21, 2023With Anthony Albanese's signature housing policy delayed for months in the Senate, investment consultant Harry ...
‘Rogue heroes’: body cameras alone won’t fix the likes of Ben Roberts-SmithBy Lisa-Jane Roberts | June 20, 2023The nation's elite soldiers will be soon have a new piece of kit to help stamp out Ben Roberts-Smith-style rogue ...
Want to give First Nations real power in Canberra? Rex Patrick reckons a vote is preferable to a VoiceBy Rex Patrick | June 19, 2023Will the Voice really achieve its objectives? Former senator Rex Patrick, who understands exactly how Canberra ...
Anatomy of a Cover-Up: whistleblower warned PwC and Lendlease of $1b tax scamBy Michael West | June 19, 2023PwC advised Lendlease on the billion-dollar tax scam which is now subject to Australian Tax Office audit. As ...
Here’s a fix for the housing crisis — end the great Airbnb tax rortBy Tim Evans | June 16, 2023At the heart of the nation's housing crisis is a tax rort that sees thousands of liveable homes left unoccupied, ...
Nordic Nah: independent report opens new fault lines in carbon capture and storage’s star projectsBy Zacharias Szumer | June 14, 2023Doubts have been raised about the long-term viability of two of the world’s most-celebrated and most-studied ...
Rampant money-laundering, foreign buyers, put squeeze on renters, first home buyersBy Milan Cooper | June 14, 2023As the debate over the housing crisis ramps up in Parliament, the impact of money laundering driving up property ...
The problem with PWC and the Big 4 – treason is the business modelBy Michael West | June 12, 2023Attached is a note from PwC to its big clients telling them how to dodge the new tax laws shortly before they were ...
AUKUS coming to dinnerBy Kellie Tranter | June 10, 2023Declassified Australia reveals the feast for lobbyists, US defence contractors and hangers-on which is the AUKUS ...