Explainers
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Private health premiums are rising, but is the system working? (spoiler: no)
This is the first of two articles examining the value private health insurance and private healthcare bring to the Australian healthcare system.
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Gas export tax won’t harm trade or diplomacy despite industry scare campaign claims
Will a gas export tax harm our diplomatic relationships? No. Foreign companies being sad about having to pay some tax in Australia is quite different to foreign countries losing trust in Australia as a reliable trade partner.
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How the gas industry exaggerates its economic importance
KPMG have accepted the data their clients gave them and used a methodology that their clients asked for, and are claiming that they are not to blame if these numbers are used on enormous billboards that could mislead policymakers and the public. This is nothing more than major consultants joining big gas in taking the piss.
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The case for a gas export tax, explained
The gas export industry has been free riding off Australians for decades.
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The RBA wanted to slow spending, but soaring petrol prices already have
The Reserve Bank’s decision to raise interest rates this week was a double whammy for Australians struggling with petrol price increases in the past month that have already cost them more than the impact of the rate rise.
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The gaping hole in Australia’s gun laws explained
To get a gun licence in Australia, an applicant must have a “genuine reason” to use a gun. You can’t just have a gun because you want one -- firearm ownership is a privilege in Australia, not the sort of right that United States gun owners never tire of talking about.
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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 through more frequent and extreme fires, floods, heatwaves and other disasters.
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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
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3 reasons to be glad the Government's FOI changes have been scrapped
Today, the Albanese Government pulled its “friendless” Freedom of Information Amendment Bill.
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Even leftover gas is exported: there's never been a gas shortage in Australia
The Australian Government lets foreign owned gas companies export vast amounts of gas above and beyond what they need to fulfil their export contracts, while leaving Australians short.
