Sunday, May 10, 2026
POLITICS

Former NBN boss slams Coalition’s ‘colossal mistake’

FTTP 'was and still is the right answer'. Switching from a full-fibre NBN to the Coalition's multi-technology network has been "a colossal mistake", according to NBN Co founding CEO Mike Quigley. Addressing the University of Melbourne's Networked...
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POLITICS

Selling the family jewels. Privatisation a clear picture

The following is an excerpt from a report on privatisation commissioned by The Unitarian Church of East Melbourne prepared and written by Henrike Brussaard and Bronwyn Price, with the support of Prof. Rob Watts...
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POLITICS

Gas projects tipped to come up empty on tax payments

Revenue Academic raises alarm Heath Aston: Political correspondent, SMH The contribution to federal tax revenues from multinational oil and gas companies has slumped and a senior academic has warned that the mega gas projects coming online...
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BUSINESS

How the Property Council is shaping the debate around negative gearing, taxes

Nicole Gurran, University of Sydney and Peter Phibbs, University of Sydney We see their spokespeople quoted in the papers and their ads on TV, but beyond that we know very little about how Australia’s lobby...
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BUSINESS

The problem with reinforced concrete

Guy Keulemans, UNSW Australia By itself, concrete is a very durable construction material. The magnificent Pantheon in Rome, the world’s largest unreinforced concrete dome, is in excellent condition after nearly 1,900 years. And yet many...
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POLITICS

Tax avoidance tactics laid bare: PwC tells multinationals ‘read the play’

The proposed voluntarily tax transparency code announced in the May budget is not worth the piece of paper it is written on. The code is all about spin rather than substance, aimed at helping multinationals...
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POLITICS

TAFE cuts teachers despite skills shortage

Eryk Bagshaw    Education reporter    Carpentry, plumbing and painting teachers at NSW TAFE are being made redundant at one of the state’s largest institutes despite a nationwide shortage of apprentices,...
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POLITICS

Multinational tax avoidance cost Australia $6bn in 2014, Oxfam report claims

Mauritius is one of the most popular tax havens used by multinational corporations operating in Australia, an Oxfam report found. Photograph: Neil Farrin/Getty Images/AWL Images RM The Oxfam Report calls on government to strengthen Australia’s...
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