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Jobs for mates is corruption. Dangerous corruption

Bernard Keane reports in CrikeyFor generations, jobs for mates — or what used to be labelled jobs for the boys — were treated as an unfortunate but inevitable tendency by political parties to look...
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Political donations reform is overdue — Labor shouldn’t waste time with inquiries

Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell’s commitment to lowering the political donation disclosure threshold to $1000 and requiring real-time reporting of donations is a welcome step in transparency for the mechanisms of state capture —...
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COAL

What the oil and gas industry tells itself

Royce Kurmelovs reportsOn day two, Kevin Gallagher stepped to the main stage at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, where the oil and gas industry was holding its annual national conference, and began his...
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ELECTIONS

Dark money in Australian politics

By Michael Yabsley When former Liberal Party treasurer and shrewd political fundraiser Michael Yabsley says big money in politics shreds integrity, it's a jarring warning from the poacher turned gamekeeper. When he addressed the National Press...
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ELECTIONS

Clive Palmer, his money and his billboards are back. What does this mean for the 2022 federal election?

Clive Palmer, his money and his billboards are back. What does this mean for the 2022 federal election? Susan Harris Rimmer, Griffith University Clive Palmer has had a tough run leading up to the 2022 election...
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ELECTIONS

Paid access to politicians

The former chairman and co-founder of Aspen Medical has revealed how the company obtained access to senior ranks of the Coalition government by participating in political fundraising and appointing a former Liberal cabinet minister...
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ELECTIONS

Carbon state: Coalition changed rules to save fossil fuel donor tens of millions

By Bernard Keane The failed Gorgon carbon capture and storage (CCS) project could be spared more than $100 million in costs after the Morrison government intervened to change the rules around Australian Carbon Credit Units,...
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POLITICS

Newscorp runs Government

Regulators expect Google and Facebook to sue the Government over a looming “mates-deal” to protect Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp and Nine Entertainment from competition. Taxpayers will be on the hook. Quentin Dempster reports on...
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