Australia’s “cardboard king” and the country’s third-richest person, Anthony Pratt has donated more than $9.1 million to the major political parties over the past two decades....
It’s quite the cosy little arrangement that some of Australia’s “old money” billionaires enjoy, courtesy of the federal government. It’s a cosy arrangement afforded to no...
Charging exorbitant prices for stranded travellers. Raking in record government subsidies. Qantas and Virgin and corporate socialism
Qantas and Virgin have enjoyed the lion’s share of COVID-19 related government handouts to companies – not unusual given the huge effect of the pandemic on...
An extraordinary thing happened in the Tasmanian parliament this year. Liberal MP, Sue Hickey, Speaker of the House, crossed the floor to cast the deciding vote...
Rorts abounded before the last federal election. The sports rorts, the $2.5 billion community development grants slush fund, the Regional Growth Fund; the Urban Congestion Fund,...
Australia’s streak of no community Covid-19 transmission was ended by a breach in hotel quarantine, with the virus thought to have entered the country via airline...
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Scott Morrison is giving workers and unions a class war — just in time for Christmas. Company profits are up nearly 19 per cent since 2019, thanks...
Before the pandemic hit, the distribution of wealth in Australia was already deeply unequal. According to the Income Inequality in Australia 2020 Report, by the Australian...