News

$40 billion puppetry

It turns out the very business lobbyists who stood to benefit most from JobKeeper were regularly advising the Government on JobKeeper. Callum Foote and Michael West report how $40 billion was squandered and to what […]

News

Racist race to federal polls

Many see AUKUS as a timely gambit to create a “khaki election” campaign for a floundering Coalition government—it’s also potentially a dog whistle effort to deploy racism to maintain power 17 October 2021 | Lucy […]

Economy

Consumers still buying China

Liberal/National governments have long preached their faith in free markets, the Morrison government has announced it will meet the challenge of an increasingly assertive China through buying weapons from the United States and Britain, the […]

Comment

Nuclear “sub-standard”

The US Navy and Britain’s Royal Navy can’t maintain their own nuclear submarines so how is Australia, a nation with no expertise in nuclear powered vessels, going to maintain its attack submarines? 23 September 2021 […]

News

Over the counter prescription

The powerful Pharmacy Guild of Australia, despite its members’ record profits, and admitting Covid-19 did not harm their business one bit, has pocketed JobKeeper, Callum Foote reports on why they took it and how they won’t pay […]

News

That Fella Down Under!

Scott Morrison’s AUKUS deal designed to win election, not make Australia safe 17 September 2021 | Michael West MW Media (Image: Marcus Reubenstein) Strap in for a media blitz on the threat from China. Prime […]

Business

Guarded comments

High Court ruling on Facebook comments a high risk for publishers; high time for reform 16 September 2021 | Kim Wingerei, MW Media In its recent ruling the High Court decreed publishers have responsibility for […]

News

JobKeeper in the (luxury) bag

Gucci and Prada owe Josh Frydenberg a debt of gratitude, just like Louis Vuitton, the Italian high fashion houses got JobKeeper. Now evidence emerges the Treasurer opted to ignore advice regarding a claw-back mechanism for payments […]