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GAMBLING

Australia’s biggest gambling operators be warned – media pack is baying as one

Often enough, a single news organisation will crack an important story or begin a worthy crusade and the rest of the media ignore it – and the story or crusade dies a lonely death,...
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BUSINESS

How does the government’s long-awaited anti-corruption bill rate? An integrity expert breaks it down

How does the government’s long-awaited anti-corruption bill rate? An integrity expert breaks it down A J Brown, Griffith University The prospects of Australia securing a strong federal anti-corruption agency have taken a huge leap forward, with introduction...
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LOBBYIST

Federal Integrity Commission background talks

Reports that Labor is in talks with Peter Dutton over the looming Federal Integrity Commission laws have spread alarm Anthony Albanese might walk back on his pledge for a credible anti-corruption body. Callum Foote...
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COAL

The professional classes make billion-dollar tax rorts possible

“The key lesson from WA Inc was that the shonks, crooks, spivs and conmen only really thrive with the assistance of the professional classes – the accountants, lawyers, valuers, journalists et al. “It took at least...
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ELECTIONS

Political donations reform is overdue — Labor shouldn’t waste time with inquiries

Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell’s commitment to lowering the political donation disclosure threshold to $1000 and requiring real-time reporting of donations is a welcome step in transparency for the mechanisms of state capture —...
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COAL

What the oil and gas industry tells itself

Royce Kurmelovs reportsOn day two, Kevin Gallagher stepped to the main stage at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, where the oil and gas industry was holding its annual national conference, and began his...
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LOBBYIST

Unfair? Unethical? or Corrupt? ‘Personal’ donations to the Liberal Party came from vaping lobby during debate over policy

A national vaping lobby group donated a total of $44,000 to the Liberal Party but the money was declared as personal gifts from its director on electoral returns. Four Corners has discovered the donations were...
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ENERGY

Australia already has a UK-style windfall profits tax on gas – but we’ll give away tens of billions of dollars unless we fix it...

Australia already has a UK-style windfall profits tax on gas – but we’ll give away tens of billions of dollars unless we fix it soon Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The...
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