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‘Revolving door into the weapons industry’: Ex-pollies’ links with arms company is business as usual for Canberra

Bernard Keane — Fri, 01 May 2026 03:06:15 +0000

Arms company NIOA is at the centre of a web of political and lobbying interests that stretches from Queensland MP Bob Katter to former Labor ministers and Donald Trump Jr.

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Albo’s big tech levy still gives too much power to the platforms — and trips over what qualifies as a media outlet

Sami Shah — Fri, 01 May 2026 00:10:50 +0000

The new levy — aka 'News Media Code 2: Bargaining Wars' — is a good start. But there's more work to do if we don't want to see journalists being handed ChatGPT-written redundancy notices.

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Age diet piece leaves a bad taste, Comic relief in Woolies docs, and Seven learns a Nazi lesson

Cochon Truffier — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 02:11:05 +0000

Plus the US is celebrating its 250th anniversary with a new passport. Zero points for guessing whose mug it features.

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Big business is poised to use higher inflation to gouge consumers. The ACCC may be our only hope

Bernard Keane — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:43:30 +0000

The Reserve Bank may or may not lift rates in May but it will be concerned that the US-inflicted fuel price shock doesn't become entrenched. Meanwhile, corporations could exploit inflation yet again.

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Is this Australia’s dumbest policy? Labor’s tariffs are killing construction — and its own housing goals

Bernard Keane — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 01:13:54 +0000

At a time when the construction industry is facing a crisis caused by energy prices, Labor is imposing tariffs to make inputs more expensive.

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Even if Woolworths and Coles lose in court, our supermarket oligopoly will live on

Ben Eltham — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:06:54 +0000

Regardless of the outcome of the court actions against Woolworths and Coles, it's clear that Australia's politicians are the true impediment to consumer protections.

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The ABC slips on food, Cosplay Canavan gets personal, and the Curse of the Mambino lifts

Cochon Truffier — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:16:06 +0000

Plus the Liberals and Nationals are battling it out in Sussan Ley's former seat of Farrer. Does this pig detect a hint of animosity?

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Labor squibbed a gas tax once and Australians are paying for it. Will they squib it again?

Bernard Keane — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 01:27:26 +0000

If the government had properly reformed the PRRT in 2023, it would be seeing a windfall from the current energy price spike. Now that reforming taxes on gas exports is on the agenda, will it again fumble the ball?

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Has $TRUMP pulled off the world’s most brazen crypto scam?

Lachlan Keller — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:03:27 +0000

Both of the US president's main crypto ventures — $TRUMP and $WFLI — are down 90% from their highs a year ago, leaving investors holding the bag.

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Woolworths is benefiting from the Iran war. Why is Bunnings doing the opposite?

Jason Murphy — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:12:52 +0000

How war impacts companies is the last thing on people's minds. But it tells an interesting economic story.

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