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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 […]

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Australia’s Asian Top 40

A diverse group of individuals who’ve made an outstanding contribution to Australian life have been named among the 40 Under 40 Most Influential Asian-Australians for 2021 13 September 2021 | Asian-Australian Leadership Summit (Image: Marcus […]

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Taxpayer cash injections

“Everybody did it”: wealthy doctors lobbies line of for JobKeeper jab, Callum Foote reports on Australia’s Medical Colleges refusing to pay back millions in JobKeeper 10 September 2021 | Callum Foote, MW Media (Image: Towfiqu Barbhuiya/APAC […]

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Big bailout or big grift?

The Big Four banks are profiteering from the Reserve Bank’s bail-out fund by betting on their own bonds. Michael West investigates a very quiet scandal that is the Committed Liquidity Facility. 3 September 2021 | Michael West, […]

Culture

Cancel culture

Is no Chinese star safe? Famed actress and businesswoman, Zhao Wei falls foul of Beijing as censors scrub references to her from Chinese websites 31 August 2021 | Gemma A. Williams, Jing Daily (Image: Madame […]

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Credibility tanked

ASPI consistently cites an annual review by the University of Pennsylvania as proof its global credentials are “gold standard” but a closer look at the report hardly supports ASPI’s claim 30 August 2021 | Marcus […]