Amy Remeikis

March 26, 2026

A real wage increase in the Minimum Wage won’t cause inflation to rise

News has come out today that the government’s submission to the Fair Work Commission for the annual wage review will recommend an “economically sustainable…

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Government pushing to make draconian ASIO powers it once fought against, permanent

One of the best journalists in the country when it comes to national security and anti-civil rights legislation (a tautology really) is…

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Norway bans junk food advertising to children

Earlier we wrote about today’s inquiry into Health impacts of alcohol and other drugs in Australia. The committee might want to take…

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Headline: Government committee looking at alcohol ad ban

The House Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Disability is holding an inquiry into the health impacts of alcohol. They’ll be hearing from…

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Dry your eyes, Santos and Woodside are still doing ok

I know everyone is feeling a bit worried about how Santos and Woodside are going. The news that Trump might do a…

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Outrageous increases in wealth

The nature of wealth and its inequality in Australia have raised many concerns about how the wealth of a few contrasts with…

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In the last 15 years Australia has spent over $100 billion keeping the economy hooked on oil

According to the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) the current energy crisis is worse than the 1970s’ oil shocks combined. The…

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Cutting fuel excise not the answer

Scott Bucholz, the Member for Wright has been invoked by his colleagues in the House of Reps several times this morning as…

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RBA speech really shows how much they love raising interest rates

Today, as Amy has already reported, Deputy RBA governor, Christopher Kent has given a speech to the KangaNews Debt Capital Market Summit…

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Why so quiet?

It is a little slow today – so apologies for that – but everyone is needing a little break from the crazy…

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