Category Archives: Corruption
JobKeeper was used as a vehicle for corporate welfare
By Jim Hayes
One of the biggest disgraces in recent Australian history must be the corporate misuse of the JobKeeper payments last year. It did not take long for reports to come in on how certain companies were diverting money to themselves, which was supposed go to workers forced to stay home. Continue reading JobKeeper was used as a vehicle for corporate welfare
Revealed documents show the bad side of Bob Hawke
By Joe Montero
On 4 July American celebrated their 4 July. This I s their day of independence, marking victory over Britain and the end of being a colony. The American revolution was important. It inspired the word, stood for freedom from tyranny and the right of a people to choose their own future. This is worth celebrating. Continue reading Revealed documents show the bad side of Bob Hawke
Video: Australia’s Crony Capitalism – Free Market Fantasies and the Invisible Hand(outs)
Australia’s is not a capitalist economy as they would have us believe. It is extremely monopolised, and the biggest corporations are closely linked to government. Many of them depend on generous welfare handouts to them and the ordinary taxpayer has to foot the bill. This is not the fabled free market.
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Shell to be allowed to avoid resource tax obligations
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At a time when Australia’s addiction to fossil fuels should be wound back, fossil fuel extractors keep on enjoying perks that rank them at the top of no tax paying corporations operating in Australia. Continue reading Shell to be allowed to avoid resource tax obligations
Video: The Australien Government has made an ad about Australian Values
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Corrupt will be protected with Morrison’s fake commission
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After years of pressure to do something about the scourge of growing corruption in Australian politics, the Morrison government bowed to public pressure and drafted legislation to establish an anti-corruption commission. Continue reading Corrupt will be protected with Morrison’s fake commission
Big business rorted JobKeeper and others are expected to go without enough to live on
By Jim Hayes
The proof is there. Ever since the introduction of JobKeeper last year, there had been allegations that the system was being milked by big business. An analysis by corporate governance advice firm Ownership Matters, shows that 34 of the biggest companies on the Australian Stock Exchange have pocketed $284 million of the government handout. Continue reading Big business rorted JobKeeper and others are expected to go without enough to live on
The Morrison government’s rape scandal and other troubles
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The rape scandal engulfing the Morrison government just won’t go away. This is its own fault. Right from when it is said to have occurred at Parliament House on 13 March 2019, the lack response has been abysmal. Continue reading The Morrison government’s rape scandal and other troubles
No more rorts and fix aged care
By Ben Wilson
On February 26, the Royal Commission into aged care will release its final report. The investigation was forced by a series of scandals that indicate mistreatment of residents in nursing homes over many years. Continue reading No more rorts and fix aged care