Friday, October 3, 2025

Election FactCheck Q&A: was Jacqui Lambie right about apprenticeships and 457 visas?

Damian Oliver, University of Technology Sydney The Conversation is fact-checking claims made on Q&A, broadcast Mondays on the ABC at 9:35pm. Thank you to everyone who sent us quotes for checking via Twitter using hashtags...

Politics and money: a toxic combination

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says in ‘‘an ideal world’’ he is open to political funding reform. He cites annual caps on donations and limiting them to individuals, not unions or corporations. At least that...

What do businesses get in return for their political donations?

What do businesses get in return for their political donations? Lindy Edwards, UNSW Australia Money makes the world of politics go around and, as recent scandals afflicting both major political parties have shown, keeping it clean...

Eliminate Private Donor Funding

Similar to the argument in favour of political advertising is that third party donations are a form of freedom of speech . A contrary view suggests that they significantly reduce public confidence in the...

It’s time to expose the myths of the neo-liberal economic model

Article by Greg Jericho For Malcolm Turnbull the election is all about jobs and growth and a belief that a company tax cut and reducing government spending is the way to achieve both. But in...

Google’s Paris offices raided by tax investigators

French police and prosecutors have swooped on Google’s Paris offices, intensifying a tax-fraud probe amid accusations the Internet giant fails to pay its fair share across the European Union. The raids are part of a...

Poor customer service will lead to public shaming in NSW Fair Trading rogues gallery

Poor customer service or not responding adequately to a consumer complaint will be grounds for a business to be named and shamed online under guidelines released for the first government-backed NSW Complaints Register. About 25...

Google’s tax deal with the UK: key questions answered

Google’s tax deal raises the question of whether the government is taking too soft a tone with multinationals over their tax. When Google reached a £130m settlement with the British taxman last week, George Osborne...

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