Last seven years hottest on record
New data released by the Copernicus Climate Change Service shows the world continues to warm up as the government and opposition continue to avoid doing anything substantive about climate change.
$40 billion tank madness
Australia should buy long-range anti-ship missiles instead of more tanks. Tanks are a bad way to defend Australia.
Huge cost of nuclear submarines to burden Australia
Australian government debt has risen faster than any other major country over the last two decades. Federal government debt has grown by 221 per cent since 2000 to over 44% …
House price graph shows the problem
House prices and debt relative to real wages continues to soar driven by investor tax breaks and low interest rates.
Cinemas closing as govt claws back $10 million
The government has decided to pocket almost half of the $20 million it committed to independent community-based cinemas as part of the SCREEN Fund.
Taipans joins the list of failed ADF procurements
Cancelling the MRH-90 helicopter project was the right call but it should have never been selected.
Lyn Allison, AD Pres, on Reddit
Delighted to be joining the Reddit community for a chat on Saturday 11 Dec, 5 pm – my first on this platform.
We made it!
Yesterday we submitted a list of 1,650 of our members to the Australian Electoral Commission under new rules that trebled the number of members required for registration as a political …
Transport plan launched
Australia has no vehicle emissions standards, some of the lowest fuel taxes in the OECD and still subsidises diesel fuel usage.
What a week!
Disgusting accusations, growling, shouting, standover tactics by the PM re floor-crossing, dogged insistence on keeping ‘national cabinet’ minutes and alleged rape response secret, guest workers exploitation revealed. Truly, this all happened. …
