Does the delicate dance between politicians and political journalists distort what he public is told and when? Zacharias Szumer investigates. At the 2023 ALP National Conference, one NSW upper house member lamented to your correspondent that certain press gallery journalists had “better access to what’s on the agenda of the
Before the last election, a bureaucrat in the office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet attempted to embed ministerial blindness into the conventions of our government. Rex Patrick reports. In December 2024, the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet uploaded to its website a revised Guidance on Caretaker Conventions. The
Australia’s homeless may not get the headlines, but they are the face of our housing crisis, including those in ’emergency accommodation’. Andrew Gardiner reports. According to the 2021 census, there were 122,000 homeless people in Australia, including people sleeping rough, couch surfers, those in ‘severely’ crowded dwellings, and those in
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is talking tax reform, and a public debate is long overdue. A key component should be to stop corporate tax dodging. Rex Patrick puts forward one way to address it. When Ken Henry, then Treasury Secretary, handed his 2009 report into Australia’s future tax system to then
While headlines often spotlight brown-paper-bag bribery or blatant financial fraud, ‘process corruption’ is just as virulent. John Adams explains. Process corruption, as defined by the Wood Royal Commission into the New South Wales Police Service (1994–97), refers to misconduct where officials manipulate or circumvent official procedures for an ...
The UN has named dozens of multinationals in a report for profiting from Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Stephanie Tran reports. A landmark United Nations report has named dozens of multinational corporations that are aiding and profiting from Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, accusing them of complicity in war crimes and
The National Anti-Corruption Commission celebrates its second anniversary this week. Has the much-heralded initiative of the first Albanese government lived up to its expectations? Kim Wingerei asks. As of June 30, the NACC reports that it received 2,260 referrals over the last 12 months, down from 3,190 the previous year.
Nothing to see here, found the last Auditor-General’s report on Snowy Hydro 2 – before costs tripled. As the full price veers towards $25B, the Auditor-General is firing up again. Ted Woodley reports. The Auditor-General recently commenced a follow-up audit on the ‘Delivery of Snowy 2.0’, the government’s hapless pumped
Australia’s corporate regulator ASIC is prosecuting coal miner TerraCom’s directors over allegedly misleading statements to the ASX. Stephanie Tran reports. The whistleblower in the TerraCom coal fraud case has expressed dismay that the corporate regulator has cut him out of proceedings and struck a deal directly with TerraCom, a deal
A Melbourne company is recruiting Australians to work on a mysterious Israeli and American-backed aid project in Gaza. Could it be the infamous Gaza Humanitarian Foundation? Yaakov Aharon reports. An ad posted by Claymore Personnel – named after an anti-personnel landmine – promises that successful candidates will “be looked after.”
As the Navy embarks on the ambitious AUKUS program, the Auditor-General has handed Defence a ‘C minus’ on the Canberra Class ship-building program. Rex Patrick reports. Ever since the Navy took possession of the two Canberra-class landing Ships at a cost of $1.5B each, they’ve been mired in controversy about
Sparkies say the companies handling the smart meter rollout are pushing down wages to the point of putting lives at risk. Zacharias Szumer investigates. Australia’s smart meter rollout could end in tragedy for workers or a member of the public unless standards and rates are lifted, industry insiders say. The industry
Does the delicate dance between politicians and political journalists distort what he public is told and when? Zacharias Szumer investigates. At the 2023 ALP National Conference, one NSW upper house member lamented to your correspondent that certain press gallery journalists had “better access to what’s on the agenda of the
Before the last election, a bureaucrat in the office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet attempted to embed ministerial blindness into the conventions of our government. Rex Patrick reports. In December 2024, the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet uploaded to its website a revised Guidance on Caretaker Conventions. The
Australia’s homeless may not get the headlines, but they are the face of our housing crisis, including those in ’emergency accommodation’. Andrew Gardiner reports. According to the 2021 census, there were 122,000 homeless people in Australia, including people sleeping rough, couch surfers, those in ‘severely’ crowded dwellings, and those in
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is talking tax reform, and a public debate is long overdue. A key component should be to stop corporate tax dodging. Rex Patrick puts forward one way to address it. When Ken Henry, then Treasury Secretary, handed his 2009 report into Australia’s future tax system to then
While headlines often spotlight brown-paper-bag bribery or blatant financial fraud, ‘process corruption’ is just as virulent. John Adams explains. Process corruption, as defined by the Wood Royal Commission into the New South Wales Police Service (1994–97), refers to misconduct where officials manipulate or circumvent official procedures for an ...
The UN has named dozens of multinationals in a report for profiting from Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Stephanie Tran reports. A landmark United Nations report has named dozens of multinational corporations that are aiding and profiting from Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, accusing them of complicity in war crimes and
The National Anti-Corruption Commission celebrates its second anniversary this week. Has the much-heralded initiative of the first Albanese government lived up to its expectations? Kim Wingerei asks. As of June 30, the NACC reports that it received 2,260 referrals over the last 12 months, down from 3,190 the previous year.
Nothing to see here, found the last Auditor-General’s report on Snowy Hydro 2 – before costs tripled. As the full price veers towards $25B, the Auditor-General is firing up again. Ted Woodley reports. The Auditor-General recently commenced a follow-up audit on the ‘Delivery of Snowy 2.0’, the government’s hapless pumped
Australia’s corporate regulator ASIC is prosecuting coal miner TerraCom’s directors over allegedly misleading statements to the ASX. Stephanie Tran reports. The whistleblower in the TerraCom coal fraud case has expressed dismay that the corporate regulator has cut him out of proceedings and struck a deal directly with TerraCom, a deal
A Melbourne company is recruiting Australians to work on a mysterious Israeli and American-backed aid project in Gaza. Could it be the infamous Gaza Humanitarian Foundation? Yaakov Aharon reports. An ad posted by Claymore Personnel – named after an anti-personnel landmine – promises that successful candidates will “be looked after.”
As the Navy embarks on the ambitious AUKUS program, the Auditor-General has handed Defence a ‘C minus’ on the Canberra Class ship-building program. Rex Patrick reports. Ever since the Navy took possession of the two Canberra-class landing Ships at a cost of $1.5B each, they’ve been mired in controversy about
Sparkies say the companies handling the smart meter rollout are pushing down wages to the point of putting lives at risk. Zacharias Szumer investigates. Australia’s smart meter rollout could end in tragedy for workers or a member of the public unless standards and rates are lifted, industry insiders say. The industry
