Gold-plated Rorters: power users gouged $10bn as big suppliers sobbed crocodile tearsBy Mark Sawyer | October 5, 2022Electricity consumers have paid much higher bills than necessary for ‘‘poles and wires’’, gifting $10 billion to ...
Banned: MWM too ‘aggressive’ for the merchants of death but we won’t shut upBy Callum Foote | October 4, 2022The weapons expo Land Forces has begun its conference in Brisbane. Critical attention is not welcomed, but MWM is there.
War Powers Reform: those in favour say aye … or maybe “no comment”By Alison Broinowski | October 2, 2022True to its word, the Albanese government has announced an inquiry into War Powers. Dr Alison Broinowski looks at ...
Should one man decide on war? Labor declares inquiry into War Powers reformBy Michael West | October 1, 2022Is it good enough that one man makes the call to send Australian troops to war? Labor has come good on its ...
Run of Luck: systemic money-laundering, disgrace, then pay rises for Star casino directorsBy Michael Sainsbury | September 30, 2022Star Entertainment has this week prostrated itself. The company grovelled to maintain its licence to operate its ...
“Massive achievement” but is the NACC anti-corruption commission missing some teeth?By Callum Foote | September 29, 2022Callum Foote garners expert legal opinion on Australia's National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) draft ...
NACC or SNACC? Labor delivers its anti-corruption body but will we get to hear about it?By Callum Foote | September 27, 2022The day has finally arrived: an Australian government today made good on its commitment to legislate an integrity ...
AUKUS was a tough sell already, and now it seems local industry will miss outBy Rex Patrick | September 26, 2022When Australia signed up to the AUKUS pact, it committed to enormously expensive nuclear-powered submarines. And ...
Pokies Thuggery: ClubsNSW lobbyists hammer critics, hide their own dirty laundryBy Michael West | September 26, 2022ClubsNSW is dragging a dying man through the courts, and media identity Friendly Jordies too, but its own house is ...
Angst over corruption watchdog, first Queen’s death, now fear of Dutton dealBy Callum Foote | September 23, 2022News that Labor is in talks with Peter Dutton over the looming Federal Integrity Commission laws have sparked ...
Telling us what we want to hear – Big Tech’s privacy liesBy Manal al-Sharif | September 23, 2022Every time an advertiser pays Big Tech for an ad in your social media feed, your data is the selling point. The ...
Zero sum game: questions surround Australia’s electricity transitionBy Zacharias Szumer | September 22, 2022The urgent task of decarbonisation is raising questions about whether Australia's energy structures are fit for purpose.
Qantas board gets priorities straight – its own pay – as Alan Joyce edges towards $8.7m packageBy Michael Sainsbury | September 21, 2022No matter what happens with customer discontent and employee unrest at Qantas, chief executive Alan Joyce can't lose.
Queen Elizabeth and King Rupert: seven decades of exercising soft power and hardBy Stephen Mayne | September 20, 2022After both lost their fathers suddenly in 1952, Rupert Murdoch and Queen Elizabeth were thrust into unexpected ...
Falk Lines: Information Commissioner fights for the right to hide information indefinitely, que?By Rex Patrick | September 19, 2022Information Commission, Angelene Falk, will argue in the Federal Court that she can take forever to handle FOI ...