Peter Dutton likes to appear strong, DOGE-style, Jacinta Price vows to ‘make Australia great again’, Clive Palmer spends millions on his ‘Trumpet of Patriots’ campaign. Is our democracy safe, Amanda Lotz asks? Democracies must constantly work to maintain their health, so yes, all of what is occurring globally can also
The Tax Office has hung out to dry the man who saved them $300m. Michael West reports on whistleblower Tony Watson’s quest for justice. Talk about David and Goliath. Thirteen to one? When Tony Watson turned up to court earlier this month to face off against property giant Lendlease and
ASX-listed Bisalloy Steel continues to export Australian-made armoured steel for vehicles regularly used by the Israeli Defence Force killing machine, in contravention of Australia’s treaty obligations. Yaakov Aharon with the investigation. MWM can reveal which armoured vehicles Bisalloy Steel manufactures parts for and how the IDF uses them to kill ...
Is astrology a sound basis for formulating government policy? Or numerology? Reading chook entrails? The Coalition appears to think that sort of thing is a major vote winner, Michael Pascoe wirites. They’re all the same to me, all matters of self-deception at best and fraud more often. Certainly, none should
Peter Dutton’s nuclear energy claims have been conspicuously absent from his election campaign. Now a leading energy analyst calculates the cost at more than $4.3 trillion, way above the Coalition’s touted $331B. Kim Wingerei reports. The Coalition’s plans to solve ‘all’ our future energy needs with nuclear power were launched
Australia’s offshore oil and gas regulator is stepping on the gas ahead of the election, with two project approvals in as many weeks. Zacharias Szumer reports. The Albanese government’s fossil fuel approval tally has risen to 18 after Australia’s offshore oil and gas regulator approved Santos’ controversial Barossa project. The
Teals and Greens are under political attack from a new pro-fossil fuel, pro-Israel astroturfing group, adding to the onslaught by far-right lobbyists Advance Australia. Wendy Bacon and Yaakov Aharon with the story. On February 12 this year, former prime minister Scott Morrison’s principal private secretary Yaron Finkelstein, and former Labor
Although the Australian government denies exporting weapons used in the genocide in Gaza, it supplies weapons parts. Kellie Tranter of Declassified Australia has the receipts. The saga of Australia’s illegal ongoing supply of goods and technology that support Israel’s continuing illegal occupation of Palestinian lands, if not its genocide of
Afghan war crimes whistleblower David McBride languishes in prison while war crimes perpetrators roam free. David McBride writes for MWM on politics and whistleblowers. As most of MW readers will know, I’m presently serving a five year sentence for the crime of being a whistle blower. From within my prison
The government might be in caretaker mode, but that hasn’t stopped federal agencies from quietly giving new fossil fuel projects the green light. Zacharias Szumer reports. The Albanese government’s fossil fuel approval tally has risen to 17 after Australia’s offshore oil and gas regulator approved project in Victoria. Beach Energy’s
Violence broke out during a protest in Melbourne’s CBD as Victoria Police moved on and arrested members of the far-right Jewish club The Lions of Zion (TLOZ). Yaakov Aharon investigates. TLOZ is an organisation that regularly counter-protests against Palestine rallies to ‘reclaim’ Melbourne CBD, and it was not the first
The government has approved a giant coal project, the extension of Australia’s biggest coal mine, BHP’s Mt Arthur mine in the Hunter Valley. BHP is spinning it as pumped hydro. Michael West reports. Besides putting energy consumers on the hook for funding Eraring, extending Australia’s biggest biggest coal-fired power station,
Peter Dutton likes to appear strong, DOGE-style, Jacinta Price vows to ‘make Australia great again’, Clive Palmer spends millions on his ‘Trumpet of Patriots’ campaign. Is our democracy safe, Amanda Lotz asks? Democracies must constantly work to maintain their health, so yes, all of what is occurring globally can also
The Tax Office has hung out to dry the man who saved them $300m. Michael West reports on whistleblower Tony Watson’s quest for justice. Talk about David and Goliath. Thirteen to one? When Tony Watson turned up to court earlier this month to face off against property giant Lendlease and
ASX-listed Bisalloy Steel continues to export Australian-made armoured steel for vehicles regularly used by the Israeli Defence Force killing machine, in contravention of Australia’s treaty obligations. Yaakov Aharon with the investigation. MWM can reveal which armoured vehicles Bisalloy Steel manufactures parts for and how the IDF uses them to kill ...
Is astrology a sound basis for formulating government policy? Or numerology? Reading chook entrails? The Coalition appears to think that sort of thing is a major vote winner, Michael Pascoe wirites. They’re all the same to me, all matters of self-deception at best and fraud more often. Certainly, none should
Peter Dutton’s nuclear energy claims have been conspicuously absent from his election campaign. Now a leading energy analyst calculates the cost at more than $4.3 trillion, way above the Coalition’s touted $331B. Kim Wingerei reports. The Coalition’s plans to solve ‘all’ our future energy needs with nuclear power were launched
Australia’s offshore oil and gas regulator is stepping on the gas ahead of the election, with two project approvals in as many weeks. Zacharias Szumer reports. The Albanese government’s fossil fuel approval tally has risen to 18 after Australia’s offshore oil and gas regulator approved Santos’ controversial Barossa project. The
Teals and Greens are under political attack from a new pro-fossil fuel, pro-Israel astroturfing group, adding to the onslaught by far-right lobbyists Advance Australia. Wendy Bacon and Yaakov Aharon with the story. On February 12 this year, former prime minister Scott Morrison’s principal private secretary Yaron Finkelstein, and former Labor
Although the Australian government denies exporting weapons used in the genocide in Gaza, it supplies weapons parts. Kellie Tranter of Declassified Australia has the receipts. The saga of Australia’s illegal ongoing supply of goods and technology that support Israel’s continuing illegal occupation of Palestinian lands, if not its genocide of
Afghan war crimes whistleblower David McBride languishes in prison while war crimes perpetrators roam free. David McBride writes for MWM on politics and whistleblowers. As most of MW readers will know, I’m presently serving a five year sentence for the crime of being a whistle blower. From within my prison
The government might be in caretaker mode, but that hasn’t stopped federal agencies from quietly giving new fossil fuel projects the green light. Zacharias Szumer reports. The Albanese government’s fossil fuel approval tally has risen to 17 after Australia’s offshore oil and gas regulator approved project in Victoria. Beach Energy’s
Violence broke out during a protest in Melbourne’s CBD as Victoria Police moved on and arrested members of the far-right Jewish club The Lions of Zion (TLOZ). Yaakov Aharon investigates. TLOZ is an organisation that regularly counter-protests against Palestine rallies to ‘reclaim’ Melbourne CBD, and it was not the first
The government has approved a giant coal project, the extension of Australia’s biggest coal mine, BHP’s Mt Arthur mine in the Hunter Valley. BHP is spinning it as pumped hydro. Michael West reports. Besides putting energy consumers on the hook for funding Eraring, extending Australia’s biggest biggest coal-fired power station,
