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Business groups want the government to overhaul the tax system? Excellent – we have some ideas.
The landslide win by the ALP has seen business groups come out demanding the government listen to their demands despite having provided them no support, and plenty of opposition, over the past 3 years.
Australia rejected the Dutton-Murdoch agenda, now we’ll see if Labor does the same
We are about to see who the Australian Labor Party really is, in 2025.
Big Gas is taking the piss | Television Ad
Australia, Big Gas is taking the piss. We made this TV ad to make sure people know.
Knee-jerk anti-Chinese redbaiting in Australian elections
In the final days of the campaign, independent MP Monique Ryan and Labor’s housing minister Clare O’Neil faced questions about the support of the Hubei Association for their respective campaigns.
More senators for the ACT: Unity ticket, bar one
A four-way debate on ABC Radio Canberra on 1 May produced a rare moment of unity between election candidates. The main candidates for the ACT’s two senate seats agreed that Canberra needs more senators.
Off the Charts
Retail trade figures show RBA failed when it did not cut rates in April
Retail trade in the first 3 months of this year makes it clear the RBA should have cut rates in April.
When studying is so expensive, it’s no surprise that disadvantaged households aren’t enrolling
University is expensive and many are falling behind.
Coal Mine Tracker
Since May 2022, the Federal Environment Minister has approved 10 new coal mines or expansions.
There are 22 additional proposals for new or expanded coal mines currently waiting for Federal Government approval.
If approved, the lifetime emissions from all 32 projects would be equivalent to keeping all of Australia’s coal-fired power stations operating for an additional 95 years.
Hunter Valley Mine Watch
No new coal mines are needed in the Hunter Valley. Avoiding dangerous climate change requires keeping coal in the ground, and with the world moving away from coal as an energy source new coal mines will simply compete with existing coal mines for a declining market.
Total coal production gap
Rehabilitation cost shortfall
HeatWatch
HeatWatch puts current Australian research about temperature increases due to global warming into context, using data from the Bureau of Meteorology and the CSIRO.
Adelaide: HeatWatch projects up to 49 days over 35°C per year by 2090
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!["What we have seen in Australia is that the Australian electorate has effectively rejected Trumpism," said Allan Behm.
"The [Australian] Government has now got clear air where it can recalibrate Australia's relationship with the United States, moving it away from a subordinate relationship, to one which is much more self-directed, where there is a much better balance of Australian and American interests in the way in which the bilateral relationship works."
[Originally aired 4 May 2025 on Al Jazeera]
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