Banks hurtle to record profits turbocharged by Reserve Bank pandemic helpBy Callum Foote | February 21, 2023The Big Four banks are hurtling to a record $33bn profit this year fired by $13bn in risk free Pandemic aid. ...
Privatisation inquiry call: Cayman Island owners pay no penalty for Australian hospital failsBy Michael West | February 20, 2023The Sydney public hospital now controlled in the Cayman Islands is not subject to penalties for healthcare ...
The RBA Nine: Phillip Lowe cops the blame but who makes the decisions?By Callum Foote | February 18, 2023As interest rates rise, much of the blame is lumped on Phillip Lowe. But contrary to popular belief, the Reserve ...
Rex Patrick: as US-China tensions rise Australia remains pitifully unprepared for warBy Rex Patrick | February 17, 2023Tensions are rising. Defence has received a list of desirable new toys, including nuclear submarines, to beef up ...
“Brazenly co-opted”: experts confront CSIRO for gas industry infiltration, greenwashing fossil fuelsBy Callum Foote | February 15, 2023The CSIRO’s recent report detailing carbon credits required to offset fracking in the Beetaloo Basin is based on ...
Documents reveal Liberal lobby firm Crosby Textor was slung a secret deal at Scott Morrison’s Tourism AustraliaBy Jommy Tee | February 15, 2023Liberal Party lobby firm Crosby Textor was awarded a secret contract, not put to tender, when Scott Morrison was ...
NSW Government offers little resistance to Santos fracking on the Liverpool PlainsBy Callum Foote | February 14, 2023Treasurer Matt Kean's Hunter gas pipeline approval has set “a tragically low bar” for landholder rights, says ...
Rex Patrick’s FOI lifts the lid on Future Fund’s China investmentsBy Rex Patrick | February 13, 2023A Freedom of Information request has lifted the lid on some of the Future Fund’s overseas investments. Those ...
Stranger danger – Indonesia’s next president could be a threat beyond the archipelagoBy Duncan Graham | February 12, 2023Prabowo, Presidential candidate in the next Indonesian election, has been promoted. He poses a serious threat both ...
Perrottet v Minns: mainland Australia is shaping up wall to wall Labor despite pokies failBy Michael West | February 10, 2023Should Chris Minns prevail over Dominic Perrottet in the NSW election next month the Labor Party will control ...
Scientists slam NSW Government for high-risk logging since Black Summer bushfiresBy Callum Foote | February 8, 2023A group of globally renowned scientists have slammed the NSW government for failing to measure the impact of the ...
The US shooting down a Chinese spy balloon is a risk for Australia’s tired submarine fleetBy Rex Patrick | February 6, 2023The US shooting down a "Chinese spy balloon" has direct security implications for Australia and its submarine ...
Rex Patrick: put PwC top of blacklist for government procurement paymentsBy Rex Patrick | February 6, 2023Big 4 consultancy PwC has been caught red-handed with partners leaking confidential information, obtained while ...
Addicted to donations: alcohol, gambling, fossil fuels, property sectors stump up bigBy Callum Foote | February 5, 2023Alcohol and gambling companies and their lobby groups donated $2.165 million to Australia’s last year, a 40 per ...
A Royal Dud: Queen’s death FOI debacle shows Australia’s transparency system is bustBy Rex Patrick | February 3, 2023The institutions responsible for transparency prevents citizens getting timely access to information to hold the ...