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It’s time to expose the myths of the neo-liberal economic model

POLITICS
Article by Greg Jericho For Malcolm Turnbull the election is all about jobs and growth and a belief that a company tax cut and reducing government spending is the way to achieve both. But in light of the failures of such standard economic thinking after the GFC to provide economic...
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What if our politicians had to tell the truth? (#ItsTime)

POLITICS
Imagine a world where our politicians suffered real consequences when they mislead the public with a lie. A world where politicians had to work together like civil adults – instead of tearing each other apart like badly behaved toddlers. In other words – imagine a world where politicians had to...
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Needy or Greedy: Pollie Perks never enough

POLITICS
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 four former federal MP's - Labor's Barry Cunningham, Tony Lamb and Barry Cohen, and Liberal...
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Google’s Paris offices raided by tax investigators

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French police and prosecutors have swooped on Google’s Paris offices, intensifying a tax-fraud probe amid accusations the Internet giant fails to pay its fair share across the European Union. The raids are part of a preliminary criminal probe opened in June 2015 after French tax authorities lodged a complaint, according...
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Politicians can’t be trusted to reform political donations

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The major parties now compete to outspend each other at elections while devoting ever increasing resources to raise the funds this demands.’ John Madigan My appointment to a Senate committee inquiring into political donations was blocked, the inquiry failed to call for submissions and its reporting has been delayed – we need...
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The many ways political donations buy access in Victoria

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Former ALP assistant state secretary Andres Puig is one of the owners of The Civic Group, one of Victoria's biggest donors in 2014-15. Chinese interests playing increasing role in Australian political donations As the election campaign grinds on, the focus is on set-pieces and stunts, the sideshows of glitches and...
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Experience and Di Natale position the Greens as a formidable election force

POLITICS
Narelle Miragliotta, Monash University Late last year, federal Greens leader Richard Di Natale expressed his enthusiasm at the prospect of serving in a federal Labor-Green coalition government. This suggestion has, however, been firmly rejected in recent days by Labor leader Bill Shorten. But is Shorten unwise to rule out forming a...
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Panama Papers: Offshore Leaks Database Live Search Open on this page

POLITICS
On Monday, 300 economists signed a letter urging world leaders to end tax havens, saying they only benefited rich individuals and multinational corporations, while boosting inequality. "The existence of tax havens does not add to overall global wealth or well-being; they serve no useful economic purpose," the letter says. Last week,...
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Labor and Coalition rewrite the campaign playbook

POLITICS
By Paula Matthewson Labor and the Coalition have been flouting political conventions as we move towards the election. From outlining policies early to calling a very long campaign period, time will tell if their tactics have been clever or catastrophic, writes Paula Matthewson. Given politics is sometimes referred to as the...
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Gobbledegook in three part harmony: Plan for the future, Jobs & Growth

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We have been all been sold a pup. And a coat rack. Also an extensible walking stick with a built in LED light. Plus wine, soap, cereal, funerals, alien abduction insurance, thirty dollar packets of cigarettes (discretely of course) and endless acres of inflatable mattresses. And of course the...
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