Tuesday, April 21, 2026

We need an Australian Healthcare Reform Commission

Jon Blackwell and Kerry Goulston write in Pearls and Irritations With a new Government it is time for Health System Reform. In fact reform is long over due. For some years now the Sydney Health...

The Emissions Reduction Fund is a fraud

A review will examine the discredited Emissions Reduction Fund. But does the government really want to take away a source of cheap carbon credits? Bernard Keane Crikey's political editor writesCritics of the Coalition’s discredited Emissions...

A world away from Morrison

Chris Wallace writes in The Saturday Paper The de-ScoMofication of Australia on the world stage took a leap forward this week as the Albanese government consolidated its international relations edge over an enfeebled opposition in...

Why Australia should ban private schools

Elizabeth Farrelly writes in The Saturday Paper. An architect’s view of Cranbrook School’s redevelopment, in Bellevue Hill, Sydney. The images are spectacular: slinky ovoid stairwells, glamorous foyers, expensive materials and exquisite detailing. The purpose-built music...

Energy crisis: The truth behind the price surge

Mike Seccombe writes in The Saturday Paper As Australia grapples with the near collapse of its east coast energy market, there are a few names worth remembering. These are markers of an unhealthy symbiosis that has...

The cow and milk for free

Angus Taylor knew what he was doing. Despite all evidence to the contrary, he is a bright man. He understands accounting tricks. He knew there was a crisis and he preferred to wait for...

Albanese’s note to self – Don’t get blamed for the Morrison crises

Alan Kohler writes in The NewDailyGovernments usually change after recessions, not before them, so the job is a nice one – to manage the recovery. But not only is the new Labor government facing a...

Treasury calls bullshit on company tax cuts, wages growth

Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane write in CrikeyIt’s a speech Treasury secretary Steven Kennedy wouldn’t have dared give under the previous government — and might be reluctant to give in six or 12 months....

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