The Three Goals Hockey's Budget Must Strive For
When Treasurer Hockey brings down the budget there will be the time-honoured process of lobby…More
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The Oligarchs Won The Mining Boom
Would you like to pay just 0.002% tax on your income? You would? Well, it’s…More
Big Coal’s 10,000 Jobs Claim Has Been Inflated Almost 10-Fold, Court Hears
An expert witness engaged by mining giant Adani has contradicted the Indian company’s claims its…More
Tax Havens And Spin: Big Coal Company Admits To Overstating Benefits From Proposed Mining Plan
A Queensland court has heard expert evidence from Adani’s own witness that the Indian company…More
David v Goliath: Community Group Puts Gina Rinehart's Multi-Billion Coal Mine On Hold
The second biggest coal mine proposed for Central Queensland’s Galilee Basin was yesterday raked back…More
Report Says One Million Australians Living In 'Persistent Poverty Or Deprivation'
A new report has today found that more than a million Australians are living with…More
By Pushing Mining The Abbott Goverment Trashes Environment And Economy
Treasurer Hockey talks about the fall in iron ore prices as if it’s a temporary…More
Unions Call For An End To Shadowy Trans-Pacific Partnership Talks
The Australian Council of Trade Unions, backed by the International Trade Union Confederation, has today…More
Though It Continues To Triumph, The Power Of Big Business Remains Brittle
Every now and then, politics distills a moment of clarity. Yesterday was one of them.…More
A Coal Load Of Problems: Community Group Drags Mining Giant Into Court
Indian mining giant Adani Group is facing fresh problems today with a community group dragging…More