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Powering Greed: How Politicians and Energy Giants Conspire to Bleed Australians Dry

Picture a giant machine labeled "Ergon Energy" with various gears and levers marked "Service Fees," "Untaxed Profits," and "Monopoly Power." The machine is churning out electricity bills into a basket labeled "Australian Households," where...

🚨 Alarming Discrepancy in Justice System Exposed: Why Hasn’t Trump’s Bail Been Revoked? 🚨

April 30 (Reuters) - In a striking display of leniency that baffles many, former President Donald Trump has been fined just $9,000 for his repeated violations of a court-ordered gag order in his high-profile...

The Political, Religious, and Self-Interest Drivers in America’s Radical Democracy Challenge

In a powerful analysis by Washington Post's Editor at Large, Robert Kagan, a profound challenge to American democracy is delineated, central to which is the figure of Donald Trump and his dedicated base. As...

Oligarchs of the Treasure Islands: Pwc,KPMG, Deloitte,EY

Newly compiled data reveals Defence has spent nearly $4 billion on large consulting firms over the past decade, more than all other Australian government departments combined. Although presenting as “the guardians of commerce” they are...

Money, power, influence: How ‘media monsters’ used journalism to cement their empires

Carl Sagan said that in order to understand the present, it’s necessary to know the past. Nowhere does this apply with greater force than to the Australian media and its place in the nation’s power...

PwC and the Adani mine triple dip. A conflict of interest? Surely not

A  humble footnote on page 30 of the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility’s 2016-17 annual report reads: “PwC supported NAIF in the development of its Risk Management Framework.” NAIF was in the news in late...

PwC Australia scandal: what actually happened and will it be fatal for the advisory firm?

The Australian affiliate of PricewaterhouseCoopers is subject to a police investigation in a crisis that could have global implications PwC used its global network to profit from privileged information, drawing in other parts of one...

Tax rorts, consultants, external Government advisors embed in Government departments. Golly gee what’s the problem

Nearly one week after the police were called, the government cannot directly say if it can stop doing business with a firm whose ex-CEO allegedly leaked Australian tax secrets. It’s eight years since Peter-John Collins,...

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