“Be honest for once”: cost of secret trials rises as Government covers-up Timor spying fiascoBy Rex Patrick | September 17, 2022The Timor-Leste secret spy trials are not over, with costs already $5m and rising, Rex Patrick writes the ...
Is this the madness that comes with monarchy – or is it the disdain that’s over the top?By Mark Sawyer and Callum Foote | September 16, 2022The ABC’s has sent its big guns to London for the funeral of the Queen. Is this a wise use of taxpayer dollars - ...
Casino royal stuff-up – if the bad guys are running the show, let’s make the bad guys legitBy Mark Sawyer | September 14, 2022Forget the regulation. That's a joke. It can't happen. Every time we hear about an inquiry into a casino, we hear ...
Workers’ share of the national income pie falls to all-time lowBy Alan Austin | September 14, 2022Income tax and company tax rates combined with the various indirect taxes have enriched the top end at the expense ...
Who controls your data online? Hint: it’s not you!By Manal al-Sharif | September 13, 2022Big tech wants us to think we control our own data, but we don't. Our relationship with technology begins with ...
Don’t mention the war powers: what’s behind Labor’s silence on inquiry? By Zacharias Szumer | September 12, 2022Labor said it was committed to holding an inquiry into war powers reform if elected. So far, there’s been no ...
Did Tourism Australia really get a KPMG report, or was it Scomo’s imagination?By Jommy Tee | September 11, 2022There are still many questions surrounding Scott Morrison's ill-starred time at the helm of Tourism Australia.
Elizabeth’s legacy: the enduring Australian monarchyBy Mark Sawyer | September 9, 2022King Charles presents a vexed dilemma for the Albanese government as it proceeds with the referendum to enshrine ...
A winner by wallet maybe, but Lachlan Murdoch has put Crikey on the world stageBy Alan Austin and Michael West | September 9, 2022If he gets in the witness box, Lachlan Murdoch stands to win his defamation action against Crikey but the ...
Spies Like Us: how Timor’s oil and gas delivered justice to Bernard CollaeryBy Rex Patrick | September 8, 2022The prosecution of Bernard Collaery was dropped after pressure from Timor-Leste and fears of China's expansion. ...
Royal Favours: pipe and slippers time for David Hurley and Scott MorrisonBy Michael West | September 7, 2022It's time for Governor General David Hurley and Scott Morrison to go. Public perceptions of mates-deals have ...
Tapped out: underclass left behind in Australia’s cashless futureBy James F Sice | September 6, 2022Card machines might be an alternative for Australians who rely on spare change from strangers to stay afloat in ...
Wing crack fears for A380 superjumbo escalate customer nightmare for Qantas chief Alan JoyceBy Michael Sainsbury | September 5, 2022Qantas international flights may become even more expensive as Airbus has issued a global directive concerning ...
A long trip to the Jobs Summit, and many mountains to climb for a sclerotic economyBy Mark Sawyer | September 2, 2022The Jobs and Skills Summit wraps up today. The famous Hawke-Keating economic summit of 1983 lasted four days. This ...
Universities in crisis amid savage cuts to staff and services but, hey, big profits are backBy Michael Sainsbury | September 1, 2022Australian universities have banked billions in profits despite the pandemic, with the elite Group of Eight making ...