Say No to War: why Australia needs to stay clear of Biden and Netanyahu’s genocide of the Palestinians
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has signed up Australia for another US war on false pretences. Australia’s history is now tainted with the stigma of support for genocide.
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?
Capitulation Complete: Government caves in to multinational tax avoiders
If we didn’t already know who’s running the show in Australia, we surely do today. It’s foreign multinational corporations, major party corporate donors and their big business lobbyists such as the Business Council of Australia.
The south’s ideas man
Yet another faux-announcement by the Prime Minister to alleviate the stress of rapidly rising petrol prices.
Stunt of the day
Our inaugural ‘Stunt of the Day’ is perhaps more a ‘Cock-up of the Day’ …
When truth got swamped
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that NewsCorp is telling porkies.
Lobbyland
Lobbyland is an online column dedicated to unravelling the political and corporate spin coming out of Australian politics.
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.
Robodebt and transparency failures: is the rule of law optional for the PM’s office?
The Robodebt Commission lays bare a lack of regard for the rule of law among both ministers and public servants. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister’s office is displaying a worrying lack of respect for rulings made by courts to protect citizen’s rights to transparency.
New Report: coal and gas emissions “set to soar” under Safeguard Mechanism
The government has “significantly underestimated” coal and gas emissions in its Safeguard Mechanism to curb big carbon polluters, according to new analysis by Climate Analytics.
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?
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