Corporate bail-out epidemic. Rich-profits Rio nabs $2.5B in second rescue
The Albanese and Minns’ bailout of Rio Tinto’s aluminium smelter is the 5th large corporate rescue in two years. Aleta Moriarty works it out at $2.5M per job.
Michelle Rowland to decide if David McBride gets out of jail tomorrow
Attorney General Michelle Rowland decides tomorrow whether military whistleblower David McBride will be released on parole. Stephanie Tran reports.
Police social cohesion squad prosecutes man over Gaza emails to his MP
A Palestine activist has been charged with a criminal offence for pestering his local MP with emails, and faces 5 years in jail
Australia, world leader in arresting climate protestors, drops 130 charges
NSW Police have dropped charges against the remaining climate protestors from Rising Tide’s 2024 People’s Blockade of Newcastle Harbour – the site of the world’s largest coal port.
“I’m sorry but …” BHP v coal miner Simon Turner delayed again
BHP’s case against coal miner Simon Turner has been vacated as the disabled miner has fallen ill in his 10-year quest for justice
Robert Pether stuck in Iraq. UN experts on torture voice concern
Robert Pether, the Australian engineer jailed for five years on trumped-up charges, remains in Iraq facing life-threatening illness and is unable to leave for treatment.
Australian media ignores UN report on deliberate killing of children
Devastating UN report into the targeting and murder of Palestinian children by Israel is not very newsworthy, apparently.
Corporate bail-out epidemic. Rich-profits Rio nabs $2.5B in second rescue
The Albanese and Minns’ bailout of Rio Tinto’s aluminium smelter is the 5th large corporate rescue in two years. Aleta Moriarty works it out at $2.5M per job.
David McBride free
Former Army lawyer David McBride has been released from prison after serving his full two years and three months non-parole period. Michael West reports.
The battle against authoritarian government begins with the separation of powers
“A toddler was locked up for the first two years of her life. These are the people the ruling in NZYQ protects, not just non-citizens with criminal records. Human rights lawyer Alison Battisson on creeping totalitarianism.
Michelle Rowland to decide if David McBride gets out of jail tomorrow
Attorney General Michelle Rowland decides tomorrow whether military whistleblower David McBride will be released on parole. Stephanie Tran reports.
Government approved espionage. Who approved land purchases near potential AUKUS ports?
How was a Chinese Communist Party-connected Shanghai businessman allowed to purchase property within a stone’s throw of possible AUKUS nuclear sub bases in Newcastle or Wollongong?
Double standards apply to charities breaking international law
Charities may put their registration at risk if their activities breach Australian law, but conduct contrary to international law is not necessarily disqualifying.
The Segal State, Part 2: the mask, the children, the money and the answer
Part 1 traced how Anthony Albanese built an unelected censorship apparatus for Jillian Segal without a vote. Today, the answer. Andrew Brown reports.
Buyer beware. Private health insurance funds are in your GP’s office
Private health insurers are making their way into your doctor’s office and the specialists they refer you to. It may not be to your benefit.
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