Turned to writing at 60, reckon that'll do for the next 30 years, then I'll become a musician - after that, who knows, maybe a wizard...
ASX to offer IT. What’s the scam with “Colo on demand”?
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...
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...
NSW Liberals advised not to sue the electoral commission. What’s the scam?
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...
ASIC v ASX? Corporate regulator sues stock exchange. What’s the scam?
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has sued the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) for improper disclosure. What’s the scam? The scam is that the ASX should set the gold standard for good corporate citizenship, but according to the ASIC suit,...