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“We don’t have a shortage of supply; we have a glut of greed.”
While you’re sweating at the bowser and choosing between a heater or a steak, the suits in Canberra are busy polishing the shoes of...
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....
Violence Has Forced 60 Million People From Their Homes
Migrants and refugees flooding into Europe have presented European leaders and policymakers with their greatest challenge since the debt crisis. The International Organization for...
Pacific failings continue to plague Morrison as Labor unveils regional strategy
By Bernard Keane Crikey's Politics EditorCapitalising on Scott Morrison’s persistent problems over his Solomon Islands debacle, Labor maintained the unusual foreign policy theme of...
When will the Liberals work out how toxic Barnaby Joyce really is?
Bernard Keane writes in CrikeyHaving helped destroy a Coalition government, Barnaby Joyce now threatens to inflict immense damage on the Coalition — if there...
Coalition spent almost $3.8 billion in 2021 on Consultants
In the run-up to the Federal election, the government’s use of external consultants has come under the microscope. Spending on consultants has surged with...
How competent is Scott Morrison as a manager of government business?
By Michael Keating
Scott Morrison wants the election to be about competence, but an examination of his record suggests that he is not capable of...















