Jul 2, 2025
The National Anti-Corruption Commission celebrates its second anniversary this week. Has the much-heralded initiative of the first Albanese government lived up to its expectations? Kim Wingerei asks. As of June 30, the NACC reports that it received 2,260 referrals...
Jun 21, 2025
author: Upton Sinclair name: Kim average rating: 4.29 book published: 1948 rating: 4 read at: 2025/06/21 date added: 2025/06/21 shelves: review: A great way to read some of the history of WWIILanny Budd is, of course, too good to be true, but it is yet another great...
Jun 16, 2025
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company is offering to buy Australian energy giant Santos for $8.89 a share in hard cash. What’s the scam? The scam is that Santos shares are trading way below the bid price at $7.74, which means investors are doubtful the deal will be done....
May 28, 2025
The ASX website has recently started advertising its new offering to corporate Australia, ‘Colo on Demand’. What’s the Scam? Back in the day, when this writer worked at Ozemail, and the internet was still fresh and exciting, ‘colo’ – short for colocation – meant a...
May 15, 2025
Explorative mining in the Manning Valley not only risks the release of asbestos into the environment, but the NSW Government has also ignored the risk to the valley’s water supply. What’s the scam? The scam is how the NSW Department of Resources has made a mockery of...
May 10, 2025
author: Morris L. West name: Kim average rating: 4.36 book published: 1974 rating: 5 read at: 2025/05/10 date added: 2025/05/10 shelves: review: Masterful intrigue by a master writerReading this again after so many years, I found it to have aged like a good wine....
May 8, 2025
A judge has ruled that pasting a piece of paper on a controversial former governor’s statue is not protected by freedom of political communication, but dismissed all charges against activist Stephen Langford. What’s the scam? The scam is how a very simple act of...
May 7, 2025
The first report since the Safeguard Mechanism demonstrates the fundamental flaws in a system that may reduce emissions overall, but is certain to increase the profits of some emitters. Kim Wingerei reports. The Clean Energy Regulator’s report on Australia’s biggest...
May 3, 2025
The Labor party added at least ten more seats to return with a clear majority, while a leaderless LNP will be licking their wounds and wondering where to from here. Kim Wingerei reports. Updated Sunday, May 4 AM. The headlines will be about a Labor landslide and Peter...
Apr 29, 2025
author: Hernan Diaz name: Kim average rating: 3.93 book published: 2022 rating: 4 read at: 2025/04/28 date added: 2025/04/28 shelves: review: A multi-faceted history of dissonance It’s the kind of book that’s hard to say much about without giving the plot away. A...