The earth has moved under our feet, and our massive security gamble is crumbling, but the government pretends nothing has happened, writes Michael Pascoe. Tits on a bull, the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade and the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, all same same. The
The media maelstrom over travel expenses proves again how politicians hide behind “independently determined rules” while rorting the system. Former senator Rex Patrick explains. In my 4.5 years as a senator, I used the family reunion travel scheme on three occasions to allow my daughter to travel with me while
The official DFAT country brief on Israel omits any mention of regional conflict, while Penny Wong defends Australia’s cybersecurity cooperation with Israel. Stephanie Tran with the story. In Senate Estimates last week, Greens Senator David Shoebridge questioned Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong and senior officials on why DFAT’s Israel Country
The media pile-on over Anika Wells’s excessive expenses has again underlined mass media and political hypocrisy. Andrew Gardiner exposes the triumph of politics over policy. Communications Minister Anika Wells spent $120,000 on a trip to New York in September, to spruik our “world’s first” social media ban at the UN
With the e-bike market exploding in Australia, record numbers will be found under the Christmas tree this year. But how safe are they? Andrew Gardiner asks. If our epidemic of e-bike accidents exasperates you, chances are you’ll want to blame someone. Those looking to cast a ‘villain’ for this tragedy
Jillian Segal, Australia’s controversial Antisemitism Czar and Israel lobbyist procured an extra $12.9m funding from PM Anthony Albanese, heavily redacted FOI documents show. Stephanie Tran reports. The Albanese government has blocked key details about the appointment of Jillian Segal as Australia’s special envoy for antisemitism, with freedom of ...
Is there a ‘bonanza’ for local film and TV producers in the new local content rules or is it just another Hollywood hustle by Netflix? Kim Wingerei asks. The new laws require major streaming services with over one million subscribers to invest a minimum of 10% of their local spending
The much heralded and little understood social media ban for kids comes into effect on Wednesday, but will it solve anything? QUT Professor Daniel Angus asks. Young people in Australia are on the verge of a profound shift in their digital lives. And while public debate on the ban has focused on
The outcome of the RBA’s final board meeting for the year on Tuesday is being taken for granted – nothing happening. But Michael Pascoe owns up to the real story being beyond the cash rate non-event. A confession: in my penguin-focussed coverage of last month’s RBA meeting, I missed the main
Earlier this week Defence Minister Richard Marles announced a big reform in Defence Procurement. Except it wasn’t a big reform, rather a rearranging of deck chairs. Former senator Rex Patrick reports. And the needle returns to the start of the song … On 22 June 2000, then Minister for Defence
We wish newlyweds Jodie Haydon and Anthony Albanese all the best. Long may their union last. But how long should we wait for the PM to stand up and make a real difference to a world in flux, Tim Dunlop asks? As the non-Labor side of Australian politics continues to
Amid the row over the accuracy of a translation, the Governor-General weighs in on the importance of transparency. Janet Pelly with the story. Last month, a translation of a speech by President David Adeang, made in February this year, revealed that Nauru believes “the people sent to Nauru are not
The earth has moved under our feet, and our massive security gamble is crumbling, but the government pretends nothing has happened, writes Michael Pascoe. Tits on a bull, the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade and the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, all same same. The
The media maelstrom over travel expenses proves again how politicians hide behind “independently determined rules” while rorting the system. Former senator Rex Patrick explains. In my 4.5 years as a senator, I used the family reunion travel scheme on three occasions to allow my daughter to travel with me while
The official DFAT country brief on Israel omits any mention of regional conflict, while Penny Wong defends Australia’s cybersecurity cooperation with Israel. Stephanie Tran with the story. In Senate Estimates last week, Greens Senator David Shoebridge questioned Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong and senior officials on why DFAT’s Israel Country
The media pile-on over Anika Wells’s excessive expenses has again underlined mass media and political hypocrisy. Andrew Gardiner exposes the triumph of politics over policy. Communications Minister Anika Wells spent $120,000 on a trip to New York in September, to spruik our “world’s first” social media ban at the UN
With the e-bike market exploding in Australia, record numbers will be found under the Christmas tree this year. But how safe are they? Andrew Gardiner asks. If our epidemic of e-bike accidents exasperates you, chances are you’ll want to blame someone. Those looking to cast a ‘villain’ for this tragedy
Jillian Segal, Australia’s controversial Antisemitism Czar and Israel lobbyist procured an extra $12.9m funding from PM Anthony Albanese, heavily redacted FOI documents show. Stephanie Tran reports. The Albanese government has blocked key details about the appointment of Jillian Segal as Australia’s special envoy for antisemitism, with freedom of ...
Is there a ‘bonanza’ for local film and TV producers in the new local content rules or is it just another Hollywood hustle by Netflix? Kim Wingerei asks. The new laws require major streaming services with over one million subscribers to invest a minimum of 10% of their local spending
The much heralded and little understood social media ban for kids comes into effect on Wednesday, but will it solve anything? QUT Professor Daniel Angus asks. Young people in Australia are on the verge of a profound shift in their digital lives. And while public debate on the ban has focused on
The outcome of the RBA’s final board meeting for the year on Tuesday is being taken for granted – nothing happening. But Michael Pascoe owns up to the real story being beyond the cash rate non-event. A confession: in my penguin-focussed coverage of last month’s RBA meeting, I missed the main
Earlier this week Defence Minister Richard Marles announced a big reform in Defence Procurement. Except it wasn’t a big reform, rather a rearranging of deck chairs. Former senator Rex Patrick reports. And the needle returns to the start of the song … On 22 June 2000, then Minister for Defence
We wish newlyweds Jodie Haydon and Anthony Albanese all the best. Long may their union last. But how long should we wait for the PM to stand up and make a real difference to a world in flux, Tim Dunlop asks? As the non-Labor side of Australian politics continues to
Amid the row over the accuracy of a translation, the Governor-General weighs in on the importance of transparency. Janet Pelly with the story. Last month, a translation of a speech by President David Adeang, made in February this year, revealed that Nauru believes “the people sent to Nauru are not
