
Why is one of the world’s largest mining companies fighting so hard to shut down the case of a single injured worker? Stephanie Tran reports. The question sits at the centre of Simon Turner’s long-running dispute with BHP Group. Turner, a former coal miner, broke his back at BHP’s Mt

The ALP’s rigging of Victoria’s political “donations” laws — in favour of the ALP and Coalition — is unconstitutional, finds High Court in unanimous decision.
The post ALP’s rigging of Victoria donation laws “unconstitutional”: High Court appeared first on The Klaxon.

Last week’s meeting between Beijing and Taiwan’s main opposition leader is a bad sign for the China hawks and a sign of rapprochement. Marcus Reubenstein reports. The combination of the US-Israel war on Iran and the anti-China media narrative in Australia has meant the visit of the leader of Taiwan’s

A core promise in the MMC narrative is the built-in pledges of end-of-life recycling.
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Construction continues with its upward cost trajectory despite modern methods of construction (MMC). ...

The biggest loser of the Hungarian election has been overshadowed by blockade brinkmanship and Trump’s god complex. It’s Israel, writes Michael Pascoe. There were plenty of losers in Hungary on Sunday night. Orban himself, obviously, but after the past 16 years of corruptly stuffing the pockets of friends and family,

Australia’s main “MAGA” group is preparing to launch an attack ad over surging fuel prices — while failing to point out they are caused by Donald Trump’s America and Israel starting a war.
The post Rinehart’s “Advance” preps for MAGA blitz appeared first on The Klaxon.

An Australian engineer imprisoned on trumped-up charges is languishing in Baghdad after more than five years, while DFAT provides training to his accusers. Kim Wingerei with the story. It’s been five years and three months since Desree Pether and her children last saw Robert Pether, her husband and their father.

What the Brisbane greenslide reveals about protest politics, engagement theatre and state capture.
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Aircraft noise is usually dismissed as a mere annoyance – the sort of issue caricatured as NIMBY politics. Yet in recent years it has revealed something far more interesting: understanding its ...

A choice has been made to prosecute Ben Roberts-Smith and an Australian militant in Ukraine but not returning IDF soldiers involved in genocide. Andrew Brown reports. This publication raised an uncomfortable question in February. It went unanswered. This week, the Australian government made that silence considerably harder to maintain. On

International Criminal Court correspondence shows prosecutor dropped the war crime probe into Australia’s generals while under investigation for sexual abuse. A Stuart McCarthy exclusive. International Criminal Court correspondence obtained by Michael West Media reveals that the ICC declined requests to investigate high-level command responsibility for ...

Greedy fuel companies are taking advantage of war, while politicians tell us how they’ll deal with the greedy fuel companies, but don’t. Rex Patrick with the story. On March 4, five days after the first US bombs had dropped on Tehran, Treasurer Jim Chalmers stood up in the House of

BHP has won orders in the Federal Court to keep coal miner Simon Turner’s evidence suppressed. Coal miner to appeal. Stephanie Tran reports. A former coal miner has filed an appeal against a Federal Court decision striking out his case against BHP Group, arguing he was denied procedural fairness after

Why is one of the world’s largest mining companies fighting so hard to shut down the case of a single injured worker? Stephanie Tran reports. The question sits at the centre of Simon Turner’s long-running dispute with BHP Group. Turner, a former coal miner, broke his back at BHP’s Mt

The ALP’s rigging of Victoria’s political “donations” laws — in favour of the ALP and Coalition — is unconstitutional, finds High Court in unanimous decision.
The post ALP’s rigging of Victoria donation laws “unconstitutional”: High Court appeared first on The Klaxon.

Last week’s meeting between Beijing and Taiwan’s main opposition leader is a bad sign for the China hawks and a sign of rapprochement. Marcus Reubenstein reports. The combination of the US-Israel war on Iran and the anti-China media narrative in Australia has meant the visit of the leader of Taiwan’s

A core promise in the MMC narrative is the built-in pledges of end-of-life recycling.
Spinifex is an opinion column. If you would like to contribute, contact us to ask for a detailed brief.
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Construction continues with its upward cost trajectory despite modern methods of construction (MMC). ...

The biggest loser of the Hungarian election has been overshadowed by blockade brinkmanship and Trump’s god complex. It’s Israel, writes Michael Pascoe. There were plenty of losers in Hungary on Sunday night. Orban himself, obviously, but after the past 16 years of corruptly stuffing the pockets of friends and family,

Australia’s main “MAGA” group is preparing to launch an attack ad over surging fuel prices — while failing to point out they are caused by Donald Trump’s America and Israel starting a war.
The post Rinehart’s “Advance” preps for MAGA blitz appeared first on The Klaxon.

An Australian engineer imprisoned on trumped-up charges is languishing in Baghdad after more than five years, while DFAT provides training to his accusers. Kim Wingerei with the story. It’s been five years and three months since Desree Pether and her children last saw Robert Pether, her husband and their father.

What the Brisbane greenslide reveals about protest politics, engagement theatre and state capture.
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Aircraft noise is usually dismissed as a mere annoyance – the sort of issue caricatured as NIMBY politics. Yet in recent years it has revealed something far more interesting: understanding its ...

A choice has been made to prosecute Ben Roberts-Smith and an Australian militant in Ukraine but not returning IDF soldiers involved in genocide. Andrew Brown reports. This publication raised an uncomfortable question in February. It went unanswered. This week, the Australian government made that silence considerably harder to maintain. On

International Criminal Court correspondence shows prosecutor dropped the war crime probe into Australia’s generals while under investigation for sexual abuse. A Stuart McCarthy exclusive. International Criminal Court correspondence obtained by Michael West Media reveals that the ICC declined requests to investigate high-level command responsibility for ...

Greedy fuel companies are taking advantage of war, while politicians tell us how they’ll deal with the greedy fuel companies, but don’t. Rex Patrick with the story. On March 4, five days after the first US bombs had dropped on Tehran, Treasurer Jim Chalmers stood up in the House of

BHP has won orders in the Federal Court to keep coal miner Simon Turner’s evidence suppressed. Coal miner to appeal. Stephanie Tran reports. A former coal miner has filed an appeal against a Federal Court decision striking out his case against BHP Group, arguing he was denied procedural fairness after
