Written by Unclaimed Myki credit sits at $115m Josh Taylor The Victorian government is holding $115m in unclaimed Myki funds in a trust, Guardian Australia can reveal. Last month, the NSW government announced it was holding $143m in unused Opal transport card funds from nearly 18m cards that hadn’t been tapped on for over a year, encouraging […]
The recent QLD Election only exemplified our broken, violent “democratic” system. Neither women nor children stood to be protected — not by the Liberals and not by Labor, writes Tom Tanuki. THE LNP WON the recent Queensland State Election with a campaign marked by proposals to criminalise abortions and introduce “adult time, adult crime” laws, which would contravene international […]
ATO reveals almost a third of companies paid no income tax in 2022-23 Elias Visontay Australia’s largest corporations paid almost $100bn in income tax in a year, fresh statistics published by the government reveal. The latest data, released by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) on Friday, covers the 2022-23 financial year, and reveals the office […]
Peter Dutton’s office asked Gina Rinehart’s company for lift on private jet Josh Butler Peter Dutton has admitted his office asked mining billionaire Gina Rinehart for a lift on her private jet to a Bali bombing memorial, after claiming the government wouldn’t help him get a flight on a government plane. Just days ago, Dutton […]
Young people say proposed age ban of 16 ‘plucked from the air’ Josh Taylor Young people have expressed frustration that the proposed age for teens to be banned from social media at 16 appears to have no evidentiary backing and seemed to be “plucked from the air”. The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, said the Coalition […]
Stan Grant says neither Trump or Harris are answer to ‘existential crisis of America’ Mostafa Rachwani Journalist and academic Stan Grant has taken shots at “political elites” in the United States, as well as coverage of the US election, in a speech made at a social cohesion conference in western Sydney. The former host of […]
With faith in the Albanese Government dwindling, now is a perfect time to consider action towards establishing an Australian republic, writes Dr Klaas Woldring. POLITICAL JOURNALISTS are beginning to express concern about the lack of essential action by the Australian Prime Minister. In The Sydney Morning Herald on 24 October, Shaun Carney claims that the […]
Coalition didn’t ask Geoscience Australia about its nuclear sites, inquiry hears Graham Readfearn The Coalition has not approached Geoscience Australia to ask about the suitability of any of the seven sites where it wants to put nuclear reactors, including for risks from earthquakes, a parliamentary hearing has just heard. The government’s parliamentary inquiry into nuclear […]
Crisafulli makes first speech as premier-elect Andrew Messenger David Crisafulli has spoken at Queensland parliament house for the first time as premier-elect. The LNP leader again thanked unsuccessful candidates from both sides before declaring he would get to work quickly. Crisafulli and his deputy, Jarrod Bleijie, will visit the governor tomorrow to be sworn into […]
Qantas say strikes will not lead to delays as AGM takes place in Hobart Elias Visontay Qantas has sought to reassure the travelling public that hundreds of its engineers putting down their tools today will not lead to delays or cancellations across the country, as the airline’s shareholders and executives meet in Hobart for the […]