Sep 26, 2024
The Full Federal Court has rejected Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus’ argument that government ministers should be allowed to shred documents when they leave office. What’s the scam? The scam is that Dreyfus shredded $300k+ of taxpayers’ finest on lawyers fighting for...
Sep 19, 2024
Energy company Santos is at it again, claiming that there is no need to curb gas exports because Australia has an abundance of gas just waiting to be extracted. What’s the scam? The scam is that repeating a lie doesn’t make it true. Australia does have a lot of gas,...
Sep 12, 2024
Andy Leonard, an actor, father of two and administrator of a Facebook page with 246 followers, was sued for a comment he never made and never saw about a person he didn’t know. What’s the scam? The scam is the unscrupulous actions of law firms exploiting defamation...
Sep 11, 2024
Internal WhatsApp messages have surfaced – exchanges between current and former employees of ABC Bullion – which cast doubt over the group’s precious metals storage. Kim Wingerei reports. As revealed by MWM, economist John Adams has been encouraging ASIC to properly...
Sep 5, 2024
Maybe it’s a case of keeping your friends close, but your enemies closer, or do some of Albanese’s recent dinner companions reveal why he has narrowed his stance on human rights and embraced the big end of mining-town, or of Perth, to be exact? Jommy Tee and Kim...
Sep 4, 2024
Correlation does not always imply causation, but the link between fossil fuel companies’ multi-million political donations and projects receiving environmental approvals is no coincidence. Kim Wingerei reports. Between 1998 and 2022, successive federal governments...
Sep 3, 2024
The Victorian Government will allow local councils to limit properties listed on accommodation-sharing platforms like Airbnb and Stayz, and they don’t like it. What’s the scam? The scam is that holiday house landlords have long enjoyed extraordinary tax benefits by...
Aug 28, 2024
author: Heather Rose name: Kim average rating: 4.29 book published: 2005 rating: 5 read at: 2024/08/28 date added: 2024/08/28 shelves: review: Beautiful, gut wrenching, unexpectedHeather Rose is a superb writer, and this is such a well crafted book. It made me wonder,...
Aug 26, 2024
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and a dozen ASIC officials face serious questions following a bungled investigation into the activities of a gold bullion dealer. Kim Wingerei with the story. Economist John Adams has been a vocal critic of ASIC; one of the principal...
Aug 21, 2024
Last week, the Liberal Party failed to lodge its candidates by the deadline for the upcoming NSW council elections. Still figuring out who to blame, what’s the scam? The scam is how the Libs were scrambling to put the blame on the Electoral Commission despite sacking...