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ACOSS data reveals CGT discount billions flow to Australia’s wealthiest electorates
Research from the Australia Council of Social Services (ACOSS) released today shows that the benefits of the capital gains tax (CGT) 50% discount overwhelmingly favours the wealthiest electorates in the county.
Australia hands fossil fuel companies $31,000 a minute in subsidies — more than it spends on the Air Force
New research has revealed that Australian governments are providing the equivalent of $31,020 a minute in fossil fuel subsidies as households continue to struggle with rising petrol and electricity prices.
Save Tuvalu, Save the World
Laurie Carmichael Lecture: Doug Cameron on Australian Sovereignty and the Path to Peace
Video Report: The fight to save Murujuga
Press Conference: "Big gas is taking the piss"
Video Report: Why is NSW Still Logging the Great Koala National Park?
Make polluters pay: Why Australia needs a climate disaster levy
Whether we realise it or not, everyday Australians are already paying for the damage fossil fuel companies are causing to our climate though more frequent and extreme fires, floods, heatwaves and other disasters.
Hanson-Young backs Wildlife Recovery call for urgent funding to save injured native animals
Australia’s struggling wildlife rescue sector is calling for the Albanese government to fund a national system for treating injured and orphaned native animals.
Make it make sense: Pay to see the Twelve Apostles, but gas companies drill for gas and dump right beside them tax free?
Visitors to the Twelve Apostles along Victoria’s Great Ocean Road will soon be asked to pay an entry fee, with the Vic State Government arguing it’s ‘only fair’ that visitors contribute to maintaining one of Australia’s most visited natural landmarks.
Scamps presses Albanese over claims of staff offer to Coalition
Independent MP Sophie Scamps has questioned Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about reports that he offered his Liberal–National Coalition rivals extra staff in exchange for their support for the Labor Government’s crackdown on freedom of information rights. To her credit, then Opposition Leader Sussan Ley turned him down on this offer.
What to expect from the Farrer by-election
One month ago, Sussan Ley was the leader of the Liberal Party. Two weeks later, she retired from Parliament altogether after losing the leadership to Angus Taylor. And now, Speaker of the House Milton Dick has announced the date for the by-election to replace her: Saturday the 9th of May
Economists warn war will push up energy bills unless Australia ends gas giveaway
Economists are warning the Albanese Government must act immediately to end “Australia’s enormous gas giveaway” as households begin to see – and feel – the economic fallout of war in the Middle East.
Varoufakis: ‘Fascism is darkening our doorsteps’
Former Greek finance minister and economist Yanis Varoufakis has warned that fascism is re-surging in global politics, with extremist ideas gaining influence even in countries where the far-right is not in power.
No ‘passengers’: AUKUS pulls Australia into Trump’s war on Iran
Australia’s AUKUS agreement has dragged the country into the Trump administration’s war on Iran with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accused of obfuscating the country’s involvement.
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