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Transurban nabs WestConnex: winners and losers
"It will require a politician the likes of a Keating or a Kennett, somebody with the will to bulldoze vested interests, to override the power of Transurban now that Transurban is entrenched." Ian Bell.
Tax
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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.
Energy
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If we can’t kill the NEG, can we at least shape it into something useful?
The National Energy Guarantee can possibly be made to work – to improve the reliability of power...
Government
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Isn’t it time we had national summit to spark democratic renewal?
Australians are sick and tired of politicians. The community is deserting the major political...
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How super funds play the rating game (part 1)
It’s that time of the year again when super funds release their annual performance. Chris Brycki...
The Scomo-ment
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Scott Morrison smashes shortest Prime Minister records
Is Scott Morrison really on his way to a full half-term? As Liberal MPs flee the parliament and by-elections mushroom, the Member for Cook has already failed to earn the distinction of Australia’s fastest prime ministership. But will he vanquish the record of Arthur Fadden? Michael Sainsbury reports.
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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.
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Democracy under siege from the rising forces of plutocracy
AUSTRALIA HAS had six prime ministers since 2010 and at least two of them, Malcolm Turnbull and Kevin Rudd, claim to have been deposed by forces outside Parliament.
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Holy Dooley, Catholic clubs make a killing from poker machines
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Peter Dutton still has a case to answer over child care payments
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Turnbull’s pro-China lovefest another casualty as Huawei gets the flick
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Sydney Opera House: Australia’s gambling treasure
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Big business: stop robbing my Mum!
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Defence responds on weapons-grade tax leak
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