Amy Remeikis

Over-supply in Spain benefits electricity consumers, not so in Australia

David Richardson Bloomberg today reports on Spain’s electricity supply and says: Over the past 15 years, Spain has been one of Europe’s fastest-growing…

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NSW ICAC to investigate links between property developer, Liberal Party, councils and Catholic schools

Bill Browne The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is the original and best-known anti-corruption watchdog in the country. Its public hearings shine a…

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Government considering its operations for regulating dodgy consulting firms

Bill Browne The consulting and auditing industries are dominated by four diversified firms: PwC, KPMG, EY and Deloitte. You may recognise those…

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80 years on: the legacy of nuclear detonations in the Pacific

Anara Watson Rev. James Bhagwan, Pacific Conference of Churches speaking on the lawns at Parliament House Today marks 80 years since the USA…

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Albanese more Morrison than Morrison on JRG?

In this JRG debate, we then hear the Minister give a defence of what the Government is doing on universities (“implemented significant…

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What happens when education is treated as a market and not as a public good’

This morning in the Senate, we’ve kicked off with Private Senators’ time, and the Senate have been debating Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi’s Private Senators’ Bill to…

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Electoral Matters Committee looks to bad election behaviour, but neglects truth in political advertising laws

Bill Browne I mentioned late yesterday that the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters (JSCEM) had released its interim report into last year’s…

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Babies back in the parliament (and also infants)

They did this last week, but I guess if you are a politician there is no such thing as too many babies….

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Human Rights Watch statement on Australia’s response to UN Universal Periodic Review

Human Rights Watch have issued a statement on the Australian Government’s response to this year’s UN Universal Periodic Review, and Australia’s Human…

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