Productivity tsar Danielle Wood ducks for cover on Israel promotionBy Michael West | February 9, 2025Is the Productivity Commission in breach of international law by its support for Israel lobby Australia-Israel ...
Algos and major labels make life tough for Australian musosBy Joshua Barnett | February 7, 2025Streaming algorithms, the power of major labels, and foreign-owned radio stations are drowning out homegrown music ...
Call to Arms: MWM sued for defamation in Federal CourtBy Michael West | February 5, 2025We are being sued for defamation in the Federal Court of Australia. This legal action poses an existential threat ...
Public largesse or market necessity? Jacqui Lambie’s Bill targetting fat cat salariesBy Andrew Gardiner | February 5, 2025Senator Jacqui Lambie will today introduce bills to cap salaries for senior bureaucrats and university Vice ...
Dutton’s dog whistle – why the grandstanding on antisemitismBy Michael Pascoe | February 5, 2025What’s the political payoff for Peter Dutton’s all-the-way-with-Israel stance? The number of Australians ...
Dark Money. Hard-right Advance targets Greens, Teals with $14m warchestBy Michael West | February 3, 2025Hard-right lobby group Advance Australia has amassed a $14m warchest to target Greens and Teals at the Federal Election.
Trump’s Trade War – Russian roulette with a bullet in every chamberBy Scott Phillips | February 3, 2025Trump's much anticipated tariff war is on as the US imposes import duties on Canadian, Mexican and Chinese goods, ...
Nuclear waste. AUKUS agency’s reckless indifferenceBy Rex Patrick | February 3, 2025The Australian Submarine Agency deals with high-level Defence secrets and fissile material, yet it has been caught ...
Sportsbet does Janus double-head job on ATO, ASIC, LaborBy Michael West | February 2, 2025As the Government junked its promise to reform gambling ads before the Election, Michael West looks at Sportsbets ...
Labor’s credit. A strong job market and inflation coming downBy Alan Austin | February 1, 2025While the pundits focus on next week's interest rate move by the Reserve Bank, the job market is the strongest ...
Menace to ecology and consumers. No thrill for Barnaby on blueberry hill.By Andrew Gardiner | January 31, 2025Poor regulations and bureaucratic corner-cutting threaten ecosystems on the NSW’s Mid-North Coast and are a risk ...
Wealth inequality. Housing cost is hollowing out middle AustraliaBy Harry Chemay | January 30, 2025Life has never felt harder for middle Australia, yet we are, on average, amongst the wealthiest people on the ...
Gas prices up, Woodside profits up, customers downBy Peter Milne | January 29, 2025Gas consumers in Western Australian have long enjoyed lower prices than the Eastern states, but those days are ...
Will they or won’t they drop the rate? Big Four banks betting against the RBABy Michael Pascoe | January 28, 2025The Big 4 banks are betting the Australian Bureau of Statistics will prove tomorrow that the RBA has been wrong on ...
‘Maroon independent’ to take on Dutton in Dickson unveiledBy Andrew Gardiner | January 27, 2025The mystery independent contender for Peter Dutton’s seat of Dickson (Qld) is solved with the announcement Climate ...