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Energy 10 Billion Rip Off

ENERGY
“Another fail” as Australian energy consumers overcharged by $10 billion A new report has revealed that deep-seated flaws in Australian electricity network regulation have delivered billions of dollars worth of “supernormal” profits to poles and wires companies, at the expense of consumers and to the detriment of the transition to...
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Australia’s biggest gambling operators be warned – media pack is baying as one

GAMBLING
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, having achieved somewhere between nothing and not much. Partly it’s the ‘Not Invented Here’ syndrome, partly...
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War crimes… deaths in custody… political corruption: is anyone powerful ever held accountable for anything?

BUSINESS
Go through the long list of serious crimes, corporate and political scandals, corruption and misconduct that have marked recent years in public life in Australia, and check which ones have actually resulted in serious consequences for the perpetrators. Nearly two years after the release of the Brereton inquiry report revealing...
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Campaigner behind teal victory reveals his stunning next move

ELECTIONS
Simon Holmes à Court, who ran a crowd-funding campaign backing ‘teal’ independents’ stunning showing at May’s federal election, is making the bold prediction they could pull off a feat of the same size at the next. Seven independents supported by Climate 200 were unexpected victors on an election night seen...
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Independents versus a broken system

INDEPENDENTS
Despite the efforts of the media to discredit the independents’ movement, attempting to tag them as “fake independents” and otherwise minimising their coverage, there should be little doubt that many conservative members sitting in what they had thought were “safe” seats are already recognising the strength of the contest. The...
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How does the government’s long-awaited anti-corruption bill rate? An integrity expert breaks it down

BUSINESS
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 of the Albanese government’s much awaited National Anti-Corruption Commission bill into federal parliament. It’s 17 years...
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At stake in the U.S.-China rivalry: The shape of the global political order

ECONOMY
In just over 40 years, the People’s Republic of China has arisen from the political chaos and poverty of the Mao Zedong era to become a powerhouse on the world stage. Its unmistakable clout is intensifying its rivalry with the United States over which country will dominate the global...
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Is China Expansionist?

ECONOMY
China’s emergence as a great power has prompted many fears that it will start to become aggressive and militaristic. But while European powers have acted this way historically, China’s own long history tells us that it wields power in a very different manner. The Chinese soldier who pushed the Indian...
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Federal Integrity Commission background talks

LOBBYIST
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 reports on the timing, the critical detail, the delays and the latest scare. Call it what...
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The latest casino scandal is just another sideshow

GAMBLING
Another casino, another official investigation, more allegations of money laundering, organised crime links and fraud. At a casino? Gee, who would have guessed? And, again, Star is just a headline-grabbing sideshow to the real story that is too big for the New South Wales government to think of tackling. Quick demonstration: Star’s...
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