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TAX AVOIDENCE
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...
Tax rorts, consultants, external Government advisors embed in Government departments. Golly gee what’s the...
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...
You pay millions for these imbeciles to encourage conspiracy theories and misinformation. Why?
We get so used to the bonkers shit that goes on in the Australian Senate that it starts to seem unremarkable. Frustrating, exasperating, eye-rolling,...
Reframing tax policy to reset the rules of the monopoly game
Monopolists and rentseekers have been running rings round the democratic fiscal state for decades. It is obvious to everyone that the game is rigged....
Times have changed
Veteran economist and one-time Bob Hawke adviser Ross Garnaut put forward some Very Big Ideas in last night’s Jobs and Skills Summit keynote address,...
Julia Banks: Victorian Liberals care more about themselves than their communities
By Julia Helen Banks ex member for Chisholm in the Australian House of Representatives at the 2016 federal election
It’s often said that the first...
What job will they do next? Crikey’s guide to life after politics for some...
What job will they do next? Crikey’s guide to life after politics for some of our most-loved MPs
Will Penny Wong host the ABC's Hard...
Pork barrel’s days are numbered
Peter Hartcher writes in the SMH
When the Morrison government was handing out cheques to build new car parks for commuters at Melbourne railway stations,...
EYE-OPENING INTERVIEWS: AOC’s Impact on Trump’s Legal Troubles and Immigration Stance
**EYE-OPENING INTERVIEWS: AOC's Impact on Trump's Legal Troubles and Immigration Stance**
In a riveting revelation, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez discloses how her dogged inquiry five years...
The revolving door: why politicians become lobbyists, and lobbyists become politicians
In March 2016 the Department of the Chief Minister said the $506 million included stamp duty, but Mr Giles has declined to clarify how...















