The long overdue introduction of Fuel Efficiency Standards in Australia is meeting with the usual resistance from fossil fuel lobbyists and car enthusiasts. The Melbourne Grand Prix is an annual reminder of the deceit, Sarah Russell reports. During question time in Federal Parliament recently, Liberal MP for Flinders, Zoe
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Peter Dutton’s proposal for Australia to adopt nuclear power is a dumb idea, but it’s good politics. Anthony Albanese’s AUKUS hand-cuffs neutralise his response. As Parliament gears up for another sitting week Rex Patrick reports on a nasty political wedge. Sign Up to The Idea On 15 September 2021,
Australia is about to intervene in a legal case of global significance relating to the obligations of countries to protect the earth’s climate system. With Australia charging ahead with fossil fuel exports, Philip Dorling and Rex Patrick look at Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus’s forthcoming contribution to global climate (in)action. An
The local elections in Queensland are on this Saturday. Paul Syvret with a rollicking run through the drama, the intrigue and the colourful characters. In Queensland, if you hadn’t already noticed, we do things a bit differently. Local government elections are a case in point. Unlike most states in Australia,
The reported suicide of Boeing whistleblower John Barnett in Charleston, South Carolina (US), is a reminder of the need for reform in Australia. Lendlease whistleblower Tony Watson proposes a Whistleblower Authority. According to the BBC, John Barnett had died from a “self-inflicted” wound on 9 March, and police were
It’s risk that brings down projects. Over the past month, a number of serious risks have materialised in the AUKUS submarine program, yet the Government is just sleepwalking towards disasters. Former submarine industry project manager, Rex Patrick, reports on disturbing developments. Risk is the enemy of project delivery. While
Australia is licensed to produce “unguided dumb missiles” which explode shrapnel, killing all soft targets within 50m of the blast, and causing lethal harm to those within a 150m blast radius. Farah Abdurahman confronts the shroud of secrecy over weapons sales to Benjamin Netanyahu’s government of Israel. In the same
Defence Minister Richard Marles has a proven, through AUKUS, he’s a naïve and incompetent buyer. He’s also proven, through a failed sale of Bushmaster military vehicles to Indonesia, he’s no better at sales. Rex Patrick and Philip Dorling provide an update in his wheelings and dealings with Indonesia. Bromancing
A team of Australian lawyers led by King’s Counsel Sheryn Omeri have referred Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and a number of senior parliamentarians to the International Criminal Court for complicity to genocide in Gaza. Farah Abdurahman reports. Filed on behalf of concerned Australian citizens under Article 15 of
How is the media culpable for the travesty of justice which is the persecution of Julian Assange? An edited version of the address by Michael West to the Night Falls in the Evening Lands conference. The investigative journalist turned lawyer Mark Davis was with Julian Assange in London at
The man behind the Botany bomb threat has finally been arrested and charged with a number of offences. He faced court today and has been refused bail. Michael West reports. NSW have arrested and charged a 44 year old Sydney man David Wise for planting a bomb on the
While millions of Australians feel the pinch of the cost of living crisis, the latest economic growth numbers from the Bureau of Statistics (ABS) confirms economy is doing alright vis-a-vis its global peers. Alan Austin reports. The ABS numbers on GDP this week confirm that Australia’s Government appears to
The long overdue introduction of Fuel Efficiency Standards in Australia is meeting with the usual resistance from fossil fuel lobbyists and car enthusiasts. The Melbourne Grand Prix is an annual reminder of the deceit, Sarah Russell reports. During question time in Federal Parliament recently, Liberal MP for Flinders, Zoe
Peter Dutton’s proposal for Australia to adopt nuclear power is a dumb idea, but it’s good politics. Anthony Albanese’s AUKUS hand-cuffs neutralise his response. As Parliament gears up for another sitting week Rex Patrick reports on a nasty political wedge. Sign Up to The Idea On 15 September 2021,
Australia is about to intervene in a legal case of global significance relating to the obligations of countries to protect the earth’s climate system. With Australia charging ahead with fossil fuel exports, Philip Dorling and Rex Patrick look at Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus’s forthcoming contribution to global climate (in)action. An
The local elections in Queensland are on this Saturday. Paul Syvret with a rollicking run through the drama, the intrigue and the colourful characters. In Queensland, if you hadn’t already noticed, we do things a bit differently. Local government elections are a case in point. Unlike most states in Australia,
The reported suicide of Boeing whistleblower John Barnett in Charleston, South Carolina (US), is a reminder of the need for reform in Australia. Lendlease whistleblower Tony Watson proposes a Whistleblower Authority. According to the BBC, John Barnett had died from a “self-inflicted” wound on 9 March, and police were
It’s risk that brings down projects. Over the past month, a number of serious risks have materialised in the AUKUS submarine program, yet the Government is just sleepwalking towards disasters. Former submarine industry project manager, Rex Patrick, reports on disturbing developments. Risk is the enemy of project delivery. While
Australia is licensed to produce “unguided dumb missiles” which explode shrapnel, killing all soft targets within 50m of the blast, and causing lethal harm to those within a 150m blast radius. Farah Abdurahman confronts the shroud of secrecy over weapons sales to Benjamin Netanyahu’s government of Israel. In the same
Defence Minister Richard Marles has a proven, through AUKUS, he’s a naïve and incompetent buyer. He’s also proven, through a failed sale of Bushmaster military vehicles to Indonesia, he’s no better at sales. Rex Patrick and Philip Dorling provide an update in his wheelings and dealings with Indonesia. Bromancing
A team of Australian lawyers led by King’s Counsel Sheryn Omeri have referred Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and a number of senior parliamentarians to the International Criminal Court for complicity to genocide in Gaza. Farah Abdurahman reports. Filed on behalf of concerned Australian citizens under Article 15 of
How is the media culpable for the travesty of justice which is the persecution of Julian Assange? An edited version of the address by Michael West to the Night Falls in the Evening Lands conference. The investigative journalist turned lawyer Mark Davis was with Julian Assange in London at
The man behind the Botany bomb threat has finally been arrested and charged with a number of offences. He faced court today and has been refused bail. Michael West reports. NSW have arrested and charged a 44 year old Sydney man David Wise for planting a bomb on the
While millions of Australians feel the pinch of the cost of living crisis, the latest economic growth numbers from the Bureau of Statistics (ABS) confirms economy is doing alright vis-a-vis its global peers. Alan Austin reports. The ABS numbers on GDP this week confirm that Australia’s Government appears to