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WEB1 day ago · The Reserve Bank of Australia really does want Aussies poorer Michael Pascoe September 11, 2024 As evidence of a slowing Australian economy mounts, Governor Michele Bullock quietly told journalists the RBA wants Australians to be poorer. Nobody seemed to notice except Michael Pascoe. Just ‘Rubbish & Rates’, or is …
The shameful Australian silence on human rights atrocities next door
WEB2 days ago · Our Indonesian correspondent, Duncan Graham, on the atrocities in West Papua. Fresh from its latest failure to protect Palestine in the UN, the Australian government also handles brittle Indonesia tenderly lest it snaps off trade and security deals with its spacious but under-occupied neighbour. Raw facts drive policy harder than moral values.
‘Waste of money’: Promise to dump Indigenous position
WEB8 hours ago · September 23, 2024 16:13 | News. Australia’s First Nations ambassador would be axed on “day one” under a coalition election promise, as Labor stands by the value of Indigenous diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific. Describing the role as a “waste of money”, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said the nation had higher priorities. “If it is the ...
Debt levels plummet ahead of final budget forecast
WEB20 hours ago · Commonwealth debt levels have fallen by almost $150 billion in the past two years, new figures have shown, ahead of the federal government being on track to record a larger-than-expected surplus. Final budget outcome figures for the 2023/24 financial year will show gross debt levels fall to $906.9 billion, an improvement of $149.1 billion from ...
US interest rate cut leaves all eyes on Reserve Bank
WEB4 days ago · The Fed’s target range for the rate now stands at 4.75-5.0 per cent after the half a percentage point cut, compared to Australia’s cash rate of 4.35 per cent. The last Reserve Bank rate cut was in 2020, when the cash rate fell to 0.10 per cent. The US announcement was just one of many factors, like inflation, that the Reserve Bank must ...
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WEB4 days ago · The lucrative charity, yes CHARITY, running the Land Forces weapons expo. By Michael West | September 14, 2024. The promoters behind the Land Forces weapons expo are registered as a charity. This charity, AMDA, pays no tax but ...
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WEBSep 11, 2024 · Michael West established Michael West Media in 2016 to focus on journalism of high public interest, particularly the rising power of corporations over democracy. West was formerly a journalist and editor with Fairfax newspapers, a columnist for News Corp and even, once, a stockbroker.
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WEBAug 28, 2024 · Ban political donations | The West Report. July 24, 2024. Don't pay so you can read it. Pay so everyone can! Michael West elaborates on current stories, quick fire interviews and other commentary, holding Government and business to account.
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WEBSep 15, 2024 · China bans PwC for six months over Evergrande audit. By AAP | September 13, 2024 19:12. Chinese authorities have banned the accounting firm PwC for six months and fined it more than 400 million yuan ... Latest news from Australia - as it happens - published by independent media - unbiased news as it happens - no ads, no promotions.
Finance & Tax Archives - Michael West
WEBMay 21, 2024 · Gas Pipeline with No Gas – Chinese and Singapore tax dodgers leave the public with elephantine bill. By Michael West | April 22, 2024. The Australian public has bought a gas pipeline from foreign tax cheats - but there's no gas.
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