Wednesday, August 5, 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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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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POLITICS

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...
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POLITICS

Unclear about fairness, Australia’s major parties focus on expediency

Unclear about fairness, Australia's major parties focus on expediency Gregory Melleuish, University of Wollongong Both of Australia’s major parties have variously used “fairness” to describe key policies and in their election pitches. Labor leader Bill Shorten...
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POLITICS

Introduce Optional Preferential Voting

This was the major electoral recommendation of the 2009 Citizens’ Parliament which assembled 150 randomly selected citizens drawn from every electorate nationally. (Disclosure Note: this event was funded and operated by the Foundation. Full...
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POLITICS

Needy or Greedy: Pollie Perks never enough

A group of retired politicians trying to claw bigger pensions and more free travel from the taxpayer will get their day in court next month. The High Court has agreed to hear the challenge by...
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