Fossils in Arms: solar project slammed as white elephant, really a raging success
It’s the war of a generation, fossil fuels and fossil media in a battle to the death against new energy and new media, and new media just landed another savage blow. Michael West on fossil fuel spruikers, fossil media, the AFR and the Sandfire DeGrussa solar project.
RBA conundrum: to shrink debt or hang onto that record low funding?
The RBA has more than two policy levers at its disposal (tweaking interest rates and jawboning). It can curb interest rates by selling bonds back to government. What’s the scam?
Dreadnoughts and Virginias: why is Australia paying more than twice the price for submarines?
Paul Keating described the AUKUS deal negotiated by the Albanese government as the “worst deal in all history”. Is he right, and if so, just how bad is it?
Santos has paid tax! What’s the scam?
The fossil fuel giants are making so much coin, it’s getting tougher for them to wriggle out of income tax.
Sarina Russo – 1000x return on her Liberal Party donation
Sarina Russo Job Access donated $60,500 to the Coalition in 2020-21 and received almost $80 million in government contracts. What’s the scam?
Big 4 firms share record loot from government after another round of bribes (donations)
It’s no wonder the cost of government has never been higher, and bribes never cheaper, EY, PwC, KPMG and Deloitte, get a monumental return on their political donations. What’s the scam?
Nine Entertainment pays the Liberal Party but why not Rupert?
Peter Costello’s Nine Entertainment paid $27,500 to the Liberal Party last year – and the Libs failed to declare it – but no payments by”rival” corporate media duopolist Rupert Murdoch’s News Limited. What’s the scam?
Banks hurtle to record profits turbocharged by Reserve Bank pandemic help
The Big Four banks are hurtling to a record $33bn profit this year fired by $13bn in risk free Pandemic aid. Callum Foote checks out the latest profits for Westpac, NAB, CBA and ANZ – and the TFF effect.
Privatisation inquiry call: Cayman Island owners pay no penalty for Australian hospital fails
The Sydney public hospital now controlled in the Cayman Islands is not subject to penalties for healthcare failures. Michael West reports on calls for a public inquiry into the privatisation and performance of Northern Beaches Hospital.
The RBA Nine: Phillip Lowe cops the blame but who makes the decisions?
As interest rates rise, much of the blame is lumped on Phillip Lowe. But contrary to popular belief, the Reserve Bank Governor does not make decisions all by himself. Callum Foote looks at the central bank’s board stacked with Liberal appointments from business and conservative think tanks.
Rex Patrick: as US-China tensions rise Australia remains pitifully unprepared for war
Tensions are rising. Defence has received a list of desirable new toys, including nuclear submarines, to beef up capability. But as Rex Patrick asks, what’s the use of such a list in the hands of a department with a proven track record of taking decades to deliver anything?
RBA conundrum: to shrink debt or hang onto that record low funding?
The RBA has more than two policy levers at its disposal (tweaking interest rates and jawboning). It can curb interest rates by selling bonds back to government. What’s the scam?
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