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The minister the money and the mine. How a rotten deal was hatched

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As waiters took orders for toasties and coffee at the Little Teapot Café in the sleepy coastal hamlet of Davistown, NSW, four men were discussing a deal as big as it was potentially rotten. A businessman was seeking political backing from the NSW Liberal Party for a Chinese state-owned company...
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The Murray Darling Basin Plan is not delivering – there’s no more time to waste

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The Murray Darling Basin Plan is not delivering – there's no more time to waste Despite billions spent on trying to save water in the Murray Darling Basin, results have been disappointing. John Williams, Author provided Quentin Grafton, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University; Darla Hatton MacDonald, University of Tasmania;...
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No risk: The family who own Tasmania’s gambling industry

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Every single gaming machine in the state is theirs. The Keno is theirs. They own one of the two casinos and a controlling stake in the other. By one calculation, 70¢ of every dollar lost by a Tasmanian in a pokie machine finds its way straight into the Farrell...
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The truth about political donations: there is so much we don’t know

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The truth about political donations: there is so much we don't know AEC disclosures revealed Malcolm Turnbull to be the single biggest donor to a political party in 2016-17. AAP/Dan Peled Lindy Edwards, UNSW The big story about the Australian Electoral Commission’s annual release of political donations disclosures is how little they really...
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The $200m question: Who gave to the major parties in 2016-17?

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Companies and lobby groups linked to the gaming industry, labelled Australia’s own National Rifle Association by critics, gave nearly $2 million to the major parties last financial year. The Australian Electoral Commission’s annual returns, published on Thursday, revealed the extent of the cash poured into the political process – more than $207 million in...
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Why businesses want the ear of government and are willing to pay for it

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Why businesses want the ear of government and are willing to pay for it George Rennie, University of Melbourne Political donations and lobbying are a significant drain on the economy as it can damage competition, create monopolies and divert resources to unproductive uses. Every February, the Australian Electoral Commission releases data on...
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Corporate lobbying a billion dollar business

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An analysis of the financial statements of 20 of Australia’s major business lobbies found almost $2 billion in funding by corporations over the past three years. This level of peak body funding indicates the substantial influence which the business lobby exerts over government policy. It is however only part of the...
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See Cardi B, Hillary Clinton Mock Donald Trump in ‘Corden’ Skit at Grammys 2018

EMPORIUM
James Corden auditioned a group of celebrities – including Cardi B, DJ Khaled and Hillary Clinton – for the chance to make a spoken-word version of Michael Wolff's Trump administration tell-all Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House during an amusing skit at the Grammys on Sunday.About 2½ hours into...
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NBN Co says one in four FTTN lines can go over 100Mbps

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Compared to half of all fixed wireless. NBN Co expects just 24 percent of fibre-to-the-node lines will be capable of wholesale speeds of 100Mbps or more by the end of the rollout in 2020. The figure is the lowest for any access technology apart from satellite, with even the fixed wireless...
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Three claims used to justify pulling codeine from sale without a prescription, and why they’re wrong

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Codeine Banned In Australia: Why The Arguments Don't Add Up Three claims used to justify pulling codeine from sale without a prescription, and why they're wrong Peter Carroll, University of Sydney From February 1, 2018 all products that contain codeine will only be available for sale in pharmacies with a prescription. This...
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