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Clowning around with free speech

The arrest of a producer of YouTube journalist and comedian FriendlyJordies has disturbing implications for free speech and civil liberties. That a counter-terrorism unit would be sent in to arrest a government critic has eerie […]

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ABC boss in unchartered waters

Reporters continue to refer to the managing director of the ABC, David Anderson, as the “editor-in-chief”. There is no such office in the ABC. In the wake of questioning by a Senate Estimates Committee, over […]

News

The royalty treatment

The mining industry has exaggerated its contribution in taxes and royalties to Australian governments by an estimated $45 billion over the past 10 years. Callum Foote reports on the findings of an independent research project […]

Finance

What goes up should come down

Inflation worries weigh on minds of investors as do the many questions hanging over Bitcoin 24 May 2021 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital (Image: Sean Robertson) The inflation scare continued to worry investors over the last week […]

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Sellers pipping buyers

Post-Budget auction markets still hot but clearly easing as listings surge as sellers try to  cash in on booming market   17 May 2021 | Dr Andrew Wilson, My Housing Market Although home auction markets reported more […]

Finance

Borderline economy

Is Australia’s recovery really dependent on reopening the international border? 17 May 2021 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital  Angst around this got a new lease of life after the Budget assumed the border would not reopen until […]

Finance

Inflation pressure builds

Inflation is on the rise globally but it’s likely to be a confusing picture over the next few years, against the backdrop of a likely bottoming of the long-term decline in inflation seen over the […]