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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

OPINION
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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Curious about Panama Papers? You can soon look for yourself

NEWS
Coming Soon: ICIJ to Release Panama Papers Offshore Companies Data Ordinary citizens soon will be able to comb through a portion of the massive Panama Papers data on secretive offshore companies and their owners, a global journalism consortium said Tuesday. The upcoming release is expected to help prosecutors in their...
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The Australia Institute’s 2016 Budget Review.

NEWS
Firstly, the good news. No, really! In the space of one election cycle superannuation tax concessions went from bi-partisan sacred cow, to bi-partisan race to reform. The Australia Institute has put out a stack of reports calling for an overhaul of what has become one of Australia's most expensive...
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Lord and Ladies: The World Changes “C’od-turn-a-bull”

NEWS
My Lords and my Ladies, I beseech your indulgence, here before your magnificent court, as I present for your amusement and moral edification the fourth iteration of the tale of Tiny Napoleon O’penmouth and his rival Mal C’od-turn-a-bull. And a new rival emerges but you must await my tale...
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Divining the May 2016 federal budget

NEWS
Some of you may question the purpose of trying to divine what will be in the May 3 federal budget when the Turnbull Ship of State seems to be all at sea, wallowing towards an unknown destination, facing strong headwinds, its sails flapping, its hull leaking, with a dithering...
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Negative Gearing! Trust the PM, Joe Hockey and Tony Abbott or form a different view?

On the 26th April 2016 night Leigh Sales became the rock star of journalism. With deft questioning she enabled Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to partially reveal a few of his core beliefs and ethics. Thankfully I don’t share any of his. NEGATIVE GEARING Creating wealth off income without paying tax. Our PM...
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The petition: Stop Future Entitlement Rorts.

ECONOMY
Click on this link to Petition to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Reject the 2016 Report of Independent Committee Review into Parliamentarian's Entitlements. The Report is both a shame and disgrace. The recently tabled 2016 Report Independent Committee Review into Parliamentarian's Entitlements, grants complete and total control over "Entitlements expenditure" to the very...
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