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Politics Australian Style – Big Money Donors

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Summary of the A$30,640,335 Donations reported by Donors to All parties - 2015-16 Ranked Largest 1st Summary of the A$6,702,877.00 Donations reported by ALP - 2015-16 Ranked Largest 1st Summary of the A$15,480,777.00 Donations reported by Liberal - 2015-16 Ranked Largest 1st Summary of the A$2,194,287 Donations reported by Greens- 2015-16 Ranked Largest 1st Summary of the A$100,00.00...
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Why the Adani project should be rejected

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Adani was always going to be a significant issue in the forthcoming Queensland state election. It is a divisive issue and one where the major players have sought to play excessive, short-term, politics in recent years. With an urgent global challenge to transition to a low carbon society, Paris Agreement...
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The ACCC investigation into the NBN will be useful. But it’s too little, too late

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Industry guidance - view ACCC Report ↓ The ACCC investigation into the NBN will be useful. But it's too little, too late Allan Asher, Australian National University The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched a public inquiry into the National Broadband Network (NBN). Already, Telstra and Optus have come forward,...
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Three strategies to fight the tax avoidance revealed by the Paradise Papers

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Three strategies to fight the tax avoidance revealed by the Paradise Papers The first strategy is to require the public disclosure of country by country reporting of company tax affairs. Shutterstock Roman Lanis, University of Technology Sydney and Brett Govendir, University of Technology Sydney The release of more than 13 million financial and...
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It’s time for a royal commission into banking regulation

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It's time for a royal commission into banking regulation Pat McConnell, Macquarie University The handling of recent financial scandals show that regulators are confused about what they do, or should do. And as a result the regulation of the financial system, which is vital to a strong functioning economy, is just...
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NARU – CORPORATE RAPE

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Nauru has been in the news ever since the Pacific Solution began in 2001, but the history of the tiny island nation has been one of extraordinary waste. Now the expulsion of its chief justice has prompted new questions about the rule of law on the island, writes Keri Phillips. Today...
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Adani may still get Taxpayers $Billions

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Why Adani may still get its government loan Brendan Gogarty, University of Tasmania Even though the Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced she would be vetoing the around A$1 billion loan to Adani for a rail link to its proposed Carmichael coal mine, funds could still flow to the company. Currently in caretaker...
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Glencore moves $Billions offshore

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The Australian arm of the global mining giant Glencore has been involved in cross-currency swaps of up to $25bn of a type under specific investigation by the Australian tax office, the Paradise Papers reveal. Glencore, the world’s largest mining company by revenue, has attracted significant controversy since its entry into...
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Paradise Papers

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A trove of 13.4 million records exposes ties between Russia and U.S. President Donald Trump’s billionaire commerce secretary, the secret dealings of the chief fundraiser for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the offshore interests of the queen of England and more than 120 politicians around the world. The leaked documents,...
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Glencore and The Paradise Papers

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Glencore responds to ICIJ’s questions Glencore requested ICIJ publish its full response to our questions relating to our story about Glencore in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The following is what they supplied. UPDATED STATEMENT BY GLENCORE AND KATANGA TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS, 27TH OCTOBER 2017 Background In June...
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