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 ...
Sydney Cemetery War: meet the new boss, same as the old bossBy Callum Foote and Michael West | June 9, 2023Cemetery industry experts warn that the new Minister for Cemeteries, Steve Kamper, risks breaching the NSW ...