Bullion failures. ASIC disregards Senate and ignores whistleblower evidence
Senators continue to probe the investigation into ABC Bullion by ASIC and auditors Deloitte, querying the methods used and why whistleblower evidence seems to have been ignored. Kim Wingerei with the story. Australian bullion companies have had a rough ride lately....
Rex Patrick v Mark Dreyfus court battle a big win for political integrity
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...
Santos and the mythical gas shortage. What’s the scam?
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,...
Andy faces huge legal bill for a Facebook post he didn’t write. What’s the scam?
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...
Sizzling WhatsApp texts blow the lid off ASIC investigation into ABC Bullion
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...
In bad taste? Albanese wining and dining with Zionists and billionaires
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...
Give, and thou shalt receive. Million dollar links between donors and environmental approvals
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...
Airbnb on the offensive against levy and new regulation. What’s the scam?
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...
Did Albo know? ASIC faces questions into bungled investigation of ABC Bullion
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...Get my book!
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