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Uber Settlement

The casualisation of Australia’s workforce plays into the hands of multinationals Uber and Deliveroo which exploit both tax and labour laws to siphon profits overseas. But an out of court settlement with an Uber Eats “partner” […]

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Canberra’s helping hands

Whilst vocal politicians, security agencies and think-tanks are trumpeting the China threat, and enacting laws to ward off supposed Chinese influence, Canberra is working hand-in-hand with lobbyists representing corporate interests 22 January 2021 | Adam […]

Finance

20-20 hindsight

2020 was not what it was supposed to be so will 2021 usher in a recovery that’s supposed to be? 18 January 2021 | Shane Oliver, AMP Capital 2020 didn’t exactly turn out the way I or […]

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The China bubble that never pops

Sinophrenia was a term coined to label the somewhat schizophrenic condition where pundits believe China is simultaneously poised to suffer an economic crash and poised to take over the world. Former Australian ambassador to Beijing, […]

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Not taxing times for all

The latest Tax Office transparency data has had its usual pre-Christmas release, on the very last sitting day of parliament for 2020, this year’s data also distracted from public scrutiny by COVID-19. The oil and […]

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Beyond the blame game

A former ambassador to Beijing recently described Australia-China relations as having moved from the bottom of a pit to a “sub-basement” of the pit. There is blame on both sides but, former intelligence office, David […]

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Distinguished professor smeared

Daily Telegraph’s claim of “Aussie link to China military lab” a tale of skewed facts and innuendo that preceded a campaign of violent threats against a world-renowned scientist 9 December 2020 | Marcus Reubenstein Eminent Australian […]

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ABC doubles down after racist clip

Rather than apologize for a children’s comedy show depicting Chinese people eating rats, cockroaches and maggots, the national broadcaster says it was “explaining the eating culture” of ancient China 25 November 2020 | Marcus Reubenstein What […]

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Agency of foreign influence

ASPI rakes in millions of dollars from the US Government and Australia’s Department of Defence en route to record year for revenue 24 November 2020 | Marcus Reubenstein (Image by Marcus Reubenstein) The Australia-China relationship […]

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The fog of Defence contracts

Department of Defence secretly investigates itself, does not make public the review’s existence or its terms of reference, and keeps any resulting report secret. Defence recommends buying hundreds of vehicles from Thales, despite no need […]

Finance

No shot in the arm

The market reaction to positive news on a COVID-19 vaccine tempered by a significant spike in US infections and the threat this posed to the economy with no progress on more fiscal stimulus 30 October […]