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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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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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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...
Business
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Fibros v Silvertails: picking the pokies premiership
Hawthorn Football Club may have been knocked out of the finals already but when it comes to the pokies premiership, the Hawks have dominated yet again. Same deal for Canterbury Bankstown in the Rugby League.
Markets
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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
Chronicles of a Fleeting Prime Minister
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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.
Despatch
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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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Imagine a local council area where households lost, on average, $8,865.60 each on the pokies a year. Okay, you can stop imagining now. There is no such fantasy. That council is Murray River in the south-west of NSW.
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Will Tim Murray drive a stake through the Liberal heart(land) and win Wentworth
Tim Murray: “hit on the arse by a rainbow”. The big showdown is on, pre-selection for...
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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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Investigation: dietitians lobby infiltrates public policy but fails accreditation
The processed food industry has infiltrated the Dietitians Association of Australia and the Dietitians Association – with its sugar and cereal lobby funding – has infiltrated public health policy, as documented here.
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Holy Dooley, Catholic clubs make a killing from poker machines
DOOLEYS Lidcombe Catholic Club has raked in more than half a billion dollars from poker machines over the past ten years. That’s $511 million of customer losses from just one club.
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Peter Dutton still has a case to answer over child care payments
John Owens, an operator of childcare centres and formerly a partner in leading Sydney law firm, says is it unlikely Peter Dutton is eligible to sit in parliament.
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Turnbull’s pro-China lovefest another casualty as Huawei gets the flick
Just two weeks after China watcher, Michael Sainsbury, warned that Turnbull’s pro-China lovefest...
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Bruce Guthrie: Hello Rupert, goodbye Malcolm
Anyone who doubts Rupert Murdoch’s role in the political chaos that has played out in recent days...
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Latest TPP a parade of corporate favours masquerading as free trade
Bad for workers, bad for taxpayers, bad for the environment, bad for Australia. The latest iteration of the Trans-Pacific Partnership is a boon for multinational corporations, writes Patricia Ranald.
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Telstra caught in a perfect storm as 5G and the NBN threaten major disruption
Telstra has failed, in the past, to take advantage of its position as the essential core of a...
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Sydney Opera House: Australia’s gambling treasure
Deloitte valued the Sydney Opera House at $4.6 billion. That might be “replacement...
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Big business: stop robbing my Mum!
It’s not just cyber-thieves and telephone fraudsters who prey on Australia’s elderly –...
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