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...
Sinners are winners. Is Labor’s Safeguard Mechanism saving the planet?
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...
No to Russia, yes to Israel. But are the Olympic Games still relevant?
The TV rights bonanza has stalled, the frenzy to secure hosting rights is a thing of the past, and the Olympic’s political relevance has been reduced to who can be the most outraged over the artistic merits of the opening ceremony. Kim Wingerei and 360Info ask, what’s...
Electricity bills: is energy market operator AEMO ‘getting owned’ by the gas cartel?
Electricity prices were forecast to drop this month but now regulators are tipping higher-for-longer and blaming a ‘cold snap’. It would be nice to have an independent regulator, report Kim Wingerei and Michael West. What’s the scam with electricity prices? They were...
The NACC, the Notionally Avoiding Corruption Commission, turns one. What’s the scam?
After one year of operation, the National Anti-Corruption Commission has spent $65 million on organising itself, pretty presentations, and rejecting submissions of obvious corruption. What’s the scam? The scam is how the Labor Government colluded with the opposition...
Peter Dutton’s nuclear proliferation claims. What’s the scam?
Peter Dutton and his LNP acolytes in Parliament and in the fossil fuel media claim that “Australia is the only G20 nation that doesn’t use nuclear power.” What’s the scam? The scam is that it is wrong. According to a fact check done by AAP, his claims are misleading...
AUKUS in the sky with rhinestones. What’s the scam?
The AUKUS Forum is at it again, expanding the nuclear submarine mirage into space and beyond in the hope they can jag a slice of that lovely $368B AUKUS money. What’s the scam? We are not sure if the hangers-on at the AUKUS forum have got themselves a piece of the...
One billion litres of water, but Plibersek told not to care. What’s the fracking scam?
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek was told to ignore new water protection laws for an American speculator’s gas fracking project in the Northern Territory. What’s the scam? The scam is that the Environment Department recommended the Minister disregard widespread...
Is the ICC warrant against Netanyahu heralding real change in international justice?
It took 12 years for the ICC to finally agree that its jurisdiction holds in Palestine, while Israel continued to act with absolute impunity in Gaza. Vineet Thakur and Peter Vale from the Universities of Pretoria and Leiden argue that may finally be about to change. A...
Dixon victims and the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort. What’s the scam?
The long and sorry saga of Dixon Advisory draws to a close as the administrators ride into the sunset with fat fees, and clients are left to nurse their financial wounds. The scam is the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) and a compensation scheme that...
Murdoch reshuffles News – lobs The Australian in with Vogue
The once venerable The Australian, News Corp’s flagship publication, and where it began for Rupert Murdoch nationally, has found a resting place with Vogue. In the seagull management style of billionaire scions, Lachlan Murdoch flew into Sydney last week to bandaid...