Cashflow boost? The $35b taxpayer-funded policy no one’s heard of
How is it no one ever noticed the convoys of dump trucks chock-full of $35.5 billion rolling across the country…
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TV Ratings: Big Brother exits reality
The season finale of Big Brother suffered from the same condition almost every reality show has this year: chronic waning…
Problem with the government? You’re Spoiled for Joyce
People don’t seem very pleased with Barnaby, and what’s with Christian Porter’s Facebook ad blitz? (Plus more tips from the…
A rattled prime minister is resorting to a failed playbook of political tricks
Is Scott Morrison actually prime minister or simply an onlooker-in-chief who has nothing to do with managing the pandemic? How…
Every pandemic preventative and treatment option has its own hazards
The coronavirus is nothing to be sneezed at, but every vaccine, every option, has attendant risks. Staying informed is the…
It’s the golden age of pork-barrelling. Here’s a list of snouts in the trough
The Morrison government was up to its neck in slush funds in 2019, splashing out to buy Liberal and National…
‘The vaccine fridge is a living monument to failure’: a front-line account
Scott Morrison has assured GPs they won’t get sued for administering the AZ vaccine to people under 60, but many…
CCP keeps watchful eye on Chinese students at Australian unis
Chinese students studying journalism in Australia face all sorts of risks — and some of those risks come from their…
Crikey Worm: Shots in the dark
PHARM IT OUT In just the latest tweaking of the national rollout, The Australian ($) reports that a nationwide pharmacy…
Bureaucrats and minister try magic pixie dust to hide Rort of the Year
Another ANAO report, another rort. But this one’s a whopper: hundreds of millions of dollars spent trying to save seats…