A lawyer’s perspective: what does South Africa’s genocide court case in the Hague mean for the war in Gaza?
The genocide court case against Israel started in the International Court of Justice on Thursday. Israel will vigorously define itself, but even if it does lose, what effect will it have on the war in Gaza?
Competition Tribunal confirms ACCC folly on Telstra and TPG deal – what’s the scam?
The Australian Competition Tribunal has backed the ACCC’s decision to block the deal between telcos Telstra and TPG to share regional infrastructure. It is another blow for mobile coverage in the bush, so what’s the scam?
Senate report is out: is the “multi-year cover-up” “game over for PwC”, or not?
The Senate has quickly handed down its report into the PwC scandal and it pulls few punches, causing one governance expert to declare, “The findings are game over for PwC”. What’s the scam?
Almost $4m a year pay for a senior PwC partner, and rising. What’s the scam?
The scam is you are paying for it! Partners in the biggest of the Big 4, PwC, have been getting paid between $380k to $3.9m. And that’s going up.
Clean Energy Regulator attacks think tank, defends Santos
Clean Energy Regulator published a statement attacking an independent think tank’s analysis of Santos’s failed Moomba carbon capture and storage project.
Coalition delivers two punches to the climate in one night
In one night, the Federal government snuck through two anti-environment policies care of Energy Minister Keith Pitt and *Environment* Minister Sussan Ley. The first, dropped to journalists early last night, and quite buried this morning, was a joint announcement from...
Josh’s double act
The floods are off the front pages and the Budget is on. It’s all about the rising cost of living because it is Budget time, election Budget time too. “More tax relief and a freezing or cutting of petrol excise are being considered,
Ending jobs for mates – Sophie Scamps’ bill for integrity, transparency in public appointments
Sophie Scamps is introducing the ‘Ending Jobs for Mates Bill’ which intends to legislate a transparent and independent process for major Commonwealth public appointments
Who will keep our submarine reactors safe?
The decision to acquire nuclear submarines has been made. The important question is who will be responsible for keeping the reactors safe?
The Big Mac of avoidance: how intellectual property payments eat our tax revenue
The most expensive thing in a McDonald’s Big Mac® is not the patty or the labour cost, but the intellectual property that McDonald’s claims to minimise tax in Australia.
Safeguard Mechanism is great … for big polluters and landowners, not so much for the planet
The Senate inquiry into the government’s key emission reduction policy, the Safeguard Mechanism, revealed broad support for the policy by industry bodies, yet independent experts exposed a myriad of inadequacies. It may even lead to higher emissions. Callum Foote reports.
Competition Tribunal confirms ACCC folly on Telstra and TPG deal – what’s the scam?
The Australian Competition Tribunal has backed the ACCC’s decision to block the deal between telcos Telstra and TPG to share regional infrastructure. It is another blow for mobile coverage in the bush, so what’s the scam?
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