Our OECD Sec-General
It is certainly a coup that an Australian will head up the OECD. Mathias Cormann may be the best person for the job, who knows? There was no selection process, …
Flights to Qld the latest rort?
$1.2 billion is to be spent subsidising 50% of the cost of flights, 14 routes out of the 34 to Queensland. The capital cities of other states missed out which …
A sorry, inconclusive business
If nothing else the accusations of rape against Christian Porter have demonstrated how disastrous it is for the parties involved. There can be no criminal conviction or acquittal in this …
Openness, accountability, truth and the public’s right to know are essential principles and protections in a democracy. . Accountability has been central to the work of the Australian Democrats in Federal …
Crown cops it but doesn’t lose license yet
The Bergin inquiry report found Crown Sydney Gaming to be not a suitable ‘person’ to hold Sydney’s second casino license and the new Barangaroo Casino will remain closed. Commissioner Patricia …
Remember the banking commission?
The findings of the Haynes Royal Commission into Banking and Financial Services shocked us all – $1b stolen from customers, misconduct and greed on a grand scale. Two years on …
Sweet spin deal for the boys the latest rort
Richard Forbes, former media adviser to Nationals leader Mark Vaile, made a proposal to the PM and was given a contract, sans tender, for $189k for a project to show …
Pratt Holdings – donates $3m, gets $10m from fire fund
The world’s biggest privately-owned paper mill operation, owned by one of the richest people in Australia, Anthony Pratt, received $10m from the Federal Government under the Bushfire Local Economic Recovery …
Matt Kean for PM!
Amongst state energy ministers, Liberal, Matt Kean has arguably the most ambitious climate change abatement plan that he says is entirely consistent with conservatism and he is not afraid to …
Rorts watch
We are keeping tabs on the huge number of abuses of power by governments and their agencies – Federal and state – and it’s an alarmingly long list. We just …