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Spectre of foreign regulatory action as AMP crimes worse than Rio Tinto
It is clear that the "misconduct" of the senior executives of AMP is far worse than the "misconduct" of the senior executives of Rio Tinto and the revelation of this misconduct by the Royal Commission had a material effect on the share price of AMP shares.
Tax
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#Top40 Tax Dodgers Countdown: critics and trends
Why are the likes Origin Energy and Pfizer not in the Top 40? Why not Qantas? Where is Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, or Google, Facebook, eBay and Apple?
Energy
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Helen Bender and CSG: a tale of two Queensland towns – Goondiwindi and Miles
Helen Bender tragically lost her father, fifth generation farmer, George Bender, after a long,...
Government
LatestWith All Due Respect – University Reforms
Rebranding University of Western Sydney into Western Sydney University. Cost $10 million. Interview with Education Minister Harry Diculous on the critical reforms in universities.
Business
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Married at First Sight: accountants stuck in a bad marriage
Notwithstanding infidelity and the infamous boys' night out, the union of Dean and Tracey on Married at First Sight appears to be similarly functional to the marriage of the Big Four peak body, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia with its New Zealand beau ... that is, not very functional at all.
Markets
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Telstra’s doomed Asian venture
Will Telstra’s adventures abroad plug its leaks back home? Little Red Blog editor, Michael...
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Sydney Democracy Network
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TPP-11: The same dud deal for most Australians as TPP-12
“The trade deal known as TPP-11 delivers financial benefits to some 100,000 people in...
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Mumbo Jumbo response to WestConnex tolling alchemy
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Highway Robbery – the cuff-linked kind
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When a sale is not a sale – Origin Energy’s unreal unrealised gain
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Revolving Doors: how the fossil fuel lobby has governments ensnared
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Has Labor lost its nerve on private health insurance?
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Spies Like Us – ASIC glitch adds to CommBank and cabinet leaks
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The revolving door at the infrastructure club
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The truth about political donations: what we don’t know
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Big Four, Big Donors, refuse to appear before Parliament
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Mungo MacCallum: do we really need an honours system?
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How much did your doctor get from Big Pharma?
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To Big Pharma: Give us the data and we’ll give you the unvarnished truth
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New study: companies that pay more tax deliver shareholders better returns
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Statin Wars: how Big Pharma infiltrates governments and the medical profession
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Statin Wars: secrecy and the world’s most lucrative drugs
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Believe it or not, there’s a limit to the Government’s love of coal
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