Monday, May 11, 2026
POLITICS

Horton wins by naming the elephant in the room at Rio Olympics

Craig Fry, Victoria University He may not realise it yet, but Australian swimmer Mack Horton’s biggest achievement at the Rio Olympics this week wasn’t winning the 400m freestyle gold medal. It was the stance he...
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BUSINESS

Massachusetts, New York, Maryland accuse Volkswagen execs in fresh lawsuits

On Tuesday, the attorneys general of Massachusetts, New York, and Maryland launched fresh lawsuits at Volkswagen Group and its affiliates Audi and Porsche, naming more than two dozen engineers and managers in an apparent...
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EMPORIUM

Google Now on Tap translates languages in any app

You no longer have to select text or keep a mini-app running to translate text in your Android apps. Google is expanding Android Marshmallow's Now on Tap feature to support text translation from any...
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BUSINESS

Understanding the NDIS: how does the scheme work and am I eligible for funding?

Carmel Laragy, RMIT University On July 1 2016, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) moved from a trial phase to a full national roll-out. In this series on Understanding the NDIS, we explore how the...
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POLITICS

The difference isn’t as big as they say

Original article by Ross Gittins Both sides have previously supported policies they now vociferously oppose. I get criticised by rusted-on supporters of both sides of politics when I say this, but that doesn’t stop it being...
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BUSINESS

Volkswagen’s U.S. diesel emissions settlement to cost $15 billion

Volkswagen AG's (VOWG_p.DE) settlement with nearly 500,000 U.S. diesel owners and government regulators over polluting vehicles is valued at more than $15 billion cash, two sources briefed on the matter said on Monday. The settlement,...
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POLITICS

These private companies pay less tax than we do – but reasons remain unclear

Roman Lanis, University of Technology Sydney and Ross McClure, University of Technology Sydney Information released this week by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) on the amount of tax paid by some of Australia’s largest private...
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POLITICS

McDonald’s Australia cut its tax bill by more than half in 2015 by routing payments via the low-tax nation of Singapore.

Fast food giant McDonald’s Australia cut its tax bill by more than half in 2015 by routing payments via the low-tax nation of Singapore. McDonald’s reduces its profit, and thus its local tax bill, by...
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