The ‘Panama Papers’ exposed the greed of the rich – and then nothing happened
The Panama Papers could have been a massive moment in history. However, the culture of tax havens, creative taxation and billionaires paying zero tax remains.
An open letter to Westpac from a long-time customer
The scope of Westpac’s wrongdoing has forced me to pen this letter. For my money, the initial punishment has not been good enough.
Gov shuts down robo-debt, orders internal review
Victory over robo-debt seems a little closer as a leaked email from the Department of Human Services has illuminated the problems within.
There’s mounting evidence against cashless welfare, but progress continues
Despite evidence to the contrary, the government is pushing on with its plans with cashless welfare.
The rural women of Australia are the true face of Newstart
To Canberra, the average Newstart recipient is an object, a faceless mass to collectively demonise. But, if we look at the statistics, an individual comes into view.
The boss of Qantas believes in corporate activism – he earned $23 million last year
The CEO of QANTAS loves to extol the virtues of corporate activism. There is a problem with that, twenty-three million of them.