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Are the AUKUS hand-me-down submarines the ‘better option’?

Crystal Andrews — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:56:58 +0000

Plus Crikey readers weigh in on the KPMG whistleblower saga, and Tony Abbott fails to impress.

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The KPMG whistleblower fiasco shows how ethical guardrails are seen as obstacles to overcome

Jack Callil — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:39:01 +0000

Heads are rolling at KPMG, one of the Big Four accounting firms. Their guillotining is unlikely to fix the underlying culture of ethical misconduct.

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I’ve been made redundant twice, and I’m only in my 20s. I can’t help but take it personally

Sophie Black — Thu, 28 May 2026 22:38:08 +0000

In 2026, employment precarity in Australia’s creative and knowledge industries is not an anomaly, it’s the operating condition.

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Enhanced Games stock tumbles at finish line, Brereton and Stevens GTFO, and why do Credlin and Abbott look like that?

Jack Callil — Thu, 28 May 2026 02:19:56 +0000

Plus, another swing and a miss for Richard 'Coppo' Coppleson.

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Gina Rinehart joins Australia’s billionaire media moguls. You’re welcome, One Nation

Alisha Rouse — Thu, 28 May 2026 00:23:45 +0000

It's been a while, but by bankrolling a stake in the Kerry Stokes-owned Southern Cross, Gina Rinehart is very much back in the media game.

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Jillian Segal handpicked ex-ScoMo adviser on $200k contract without public tender process

Alisha Rouse — Wed, 27 May 2026 21:34:40 +0000

Jillian Segal selected a former advisor to Scott Morrison for a $200,000 public relations contract, drawing questions at Senate estimates. Meanwhile, ABC's top news boss Justin Stevens has unexpectedly resigned.

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McDonald’s stock is tumbling. It’s a bad sign for all of us (and a bad time to be a chicken)

Jack Callil — Wed, 27 May 2026 00:09:14 +0000

The burger brand is usually a stable investment in good times and bad. But even McDonald's low prices are becoming a stretch for people battling rising interest rates and high fuel prices.

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No, entrepreneurialism shouldn’t get better tax treatment compared to wages

Sophie Black — Tue, 26 May 2026 00:02:29 +0000

The claim that Anthony Albanese will be an equal partner in your business is misleading at best and disinformation at worst.

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Forget gas. What about taxing gold and iron ore properly?

Alisha Rouse — Mon, 25 May 2026 23:49:21 +0000

Taxpayers are encumbered with backbreaking debt, all while the Rineharts and Palmers of the world rake in $120 billion from iron ore. And that's before we look at gold, too.

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BHP dodges climate action

Alex Cameron — Mon, 25 May 2026 21:42:56 +0000

Australian mining giant BHP has been internally delaying or cancelling its commitments to climate action, documents leaked to the ABC and Guardian reveal. And beleagured NACC boss Paul Brereton has resigned — but will still be facing a grilling by senators at estimates today.

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