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Australia’s $368 billion AUKUS submarine deal raises more questions than it answers. Led by Scott Morrison, a prime minister who had a habit of covert dealings and fudging reality, it is one of the most egregious expenditures in the nation’s history. In this new series, investigations editor David Hardaker delves into the reality of the … Read more
Department of Home Affairs officials told researchers to water down a key report that threatened to undermine the government’s use of “extraordinary” counter-terror powers allowing individuals to be imprisoned for a crime they have not yet committed, documents show. Australia’s preventive detention regime for terror offenders, which allows individuals to be imprisoned for up to … Read more
The two big risks to Australia here are, firstly, jeopardising whatever is left of our mining sector’s historic relationships of trust with our major mining market in China. Any Australian mining company currently selling to China could have its relationships and operations there crippled if it went into business with US mining companies on this … Read more
Over twenty ALP branches around Australia have now passed anti-AUKUS resolutions and the list is growing by the day. Many of the branches are calling on the Albanese government to withdraw from the pact while others want a parliamentary inquiry into the $368 Billion deal… https://johnmenadue.com/aukus-dissent-has-alp-power-brokers-worried/
https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Former_Committees/Aboriginal_and_Torres_Strait_Islander_Voice_Referendum/VoiceReferendum The Australian Parliament ran an Inquiry into the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice Referendum earlier this year. They opened the Inquiry to public submissions, and over 3000 people shared their ideas and thoughts. The Committee decided to publish less than 10% of the submission, almost exclusively from VIPs, and the rest were labelled … Read more
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What do Super funds spend their funds on? Their total assets are over $3.5 trillion. Do they like to invest in shares? What if they put some of their their money into building and holding affordable rental housing for thousands of families? They would have solid real estate that grows in value over time, they … Read more
“Australians, faced with a decision that will change the country forever, are being peppered with information from the Yes and No campaigns… As the vote nears, questions are being asked about who is behind the campaigns… Who is behind the Yes Campaign The Yes campaign consists of a number of different groups including Yes23, The … Read more
https://www.crikey.com.au/topic/crosby-textor-the-ultimate-insiders/ Crosby Textor was the early master of smart polling and cut-through political messaging for conservative politics. But 20 years on, the organisation, rebranded as C|T Group, has moved to the very centre of political power while also acting as lobbyists. In a new Crikey series, investigations editor David Hardaker examines C|T’s unique business model … Read more