Finance
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Government flip-flops again on money-laundering, counter-terror finance laws
THE AUSTRALIAN government has again reneged on its international commitment to pass new money laundering laws to protect the legal, accounting, real estate and high-value goods sectors from organised crime and terrorism financing.
Tax
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Donald Trump: Crappy Businessman, Great Con Artist
A monumental New York Times Investigation uncovers decades of Trump family tax cheating and fraud.
Energy
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Marubeni’s shock exit from coal
Japanese energy juggernaut, Marubeni Corp, is getting out of coal and dramatically accelerating its shift into renewable energy.
Government
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Long Lunch: Big Pharma payments to doctors
Why did drug giant Bayer give $4.3 million to doctors? Why did Sanofi give $3.3 million, or Amgen $3.3 million, Pfizer $2.9 million or AstraZeneca $2.5 million? Michael West reports on Big Pharma payments to doctors.
Business
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Vindication: dietitians cut ties with sugar lobby
The Dietitians Association of Australia has pledged to cut financial ties with the sugar lobby following a series of investigations by science journalist Dr Maryanne Demasi for michaelwest.com.au.
Markets
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Of leasing rips and tax loopholes: salary packagers sail under the consumer radar
It's a sector which reaps large profits from a tax loophole, much of these profits from government and NGOs. Its companies beat most others on the share market. They are big lenders, yet disclose few of their fees and commissions
The Scomo-ment
Chronicles of a Fleeting Prime Minister
Scomo-ment
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Scott’s commercial break
After four instalments of the Scomo-ment, it’s time for a commercial break. Like other national icons, Australia’s fourth long-serving Prime Minister has decided it's only Fair Dinkum that interested sporting groups can project advertisements for their fiestas onto the PM himself.
Despatch
News Takes and Updates
Despatch
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Oxfam is right. Big Pharma are shockers on tax
The Big Pharma corporations deny it, they have rejected the Oxfam allegations, but it's true; they are tax dodgers.
Sydney Democracy Network
Sydney Democracy Network
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Fees-for-no-service: ASIC performance bonuses revealed
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Privatising WestConnex is biggest waste of public funds in Australian history
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