Crikey | Politics
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Crikey | Politics
9h ago
The Australian government inexplicably rubber-stamped PwC just days before a cornerstone inquiry into the tax leaks scandal was to deliver its findings.
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Crikey | Politics
15h ago
Analysis of taxpayer data sheds light on who actually benefits from the government's new HELP policy.
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Crikey | Politics
15h ago
They fought 18C, now they're to criminalise individual words. They can't beat their opponents with better ideas, so they need the state to ban them.
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Crikey | Politics
15h ago
Embracing fossil fuels and manufacturing is Labor's way of trying to woo voters in outlying states for whom the modern economy is too threatening.
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Crikey | Politics
15h ago
Wayne Swan went to America in April 2008 poised to slash and burn in his first budget. He returned with a very different focus, one that impacted the lives of hundreds of thousands of Australians.
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Crikey | Politics
15h ago
'If you’ve never felt the sting of racist abuse, you might think it’s no different from being defamed.'
The post Mehreen Faruqi’s case against Pauline Hanson is about racial discrimination, not defamation. There’s a big difference appeared first on Crikey ..read more
Crikey | Politics
2d ago
Home Affairs was so inept in its regulation of migration agents it simply allowed people it knew were accused of criminality to keep plying their trade.
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Crikey | Politics
2d ago
From calling Morrison's gas-fired recovery plan a 'fraud' to spelling out its own gas-led future plan, Labor's statements on the resource can be dizzying.
The post Is gas a ‘fraud’ or the ‘future’? It depends on whether Labor is in opposition or government appeared first on Crikey ..read more
Crikey | Politics
2d ago
In a massive win for the fossil fuel industry, taxpayers will fund the mapping of gas reserves for companies to exploit in Labor's own 'gas-led recovery'.
The post ‘Paying to be exploited’: Labor has now fully succumbed to the fossil fuel industry appeared first on Crikey ..read more
Crikey | Politics
2d ago
Academic careers are getting harder to maintain. What does this mean for the future of Australian universities?
The post Insecure and overworked: It’s getting harder to pursue an academic career appeared first on Crikey ..read more