Under the Hood

Plato was right to say that "only those who don’t seek power are qualified to hold it" . . . and so we try to make sense of our quiet desperation by speaking truth to power . . . in the nation of the “fair go.”
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POLITICAL IDEOLOGY: Coalition protects wealthy retirees' investments under cover of Covid-19 pandemic. . . Defunding arts degrees is the latest battle in a 40-year culture war. . . This pandemic has exposed the uselessness of orthodox economics. . . Coalition stopped welfare payments to 55,000 homeless or at-risk jobseekers in 6 months. . . The Morrison government is using the COVID-19 crisis to devastate the public service, the ABC, the arts and tertiary education.
DEMOCRACY: Australian democracy is fading fast. . . Australia has prosecuted a brave individual - people who speak up keep getting arrested. . . Witness K is in the dock but institutions vital to Australia’s democracy are on trial. . . Scott Morrison’s partisan interpretation of biblical passages is disturbing for democracy. . . Cutting the ABC cuts public trust, a cost no democracy can afford. . . Australia may well be the Worldʼs most secretive democracy.
LEADERSHIP: As the COVID crisis deepens, effective advocacy and leadership are missing – and the public is paying the price. . . PM’s focus on short-term fixes and politicisation of every conflict. . . The nation's leader goes to ground while waiting for scandals and lockdown to disappear. . . Who will take responsibility for the massive COVID failure in NSW?. . . PM’s inaction on men’s violence inflicts even more damage. . . Morrison scrambles for excuses as fatigue and frustration build. . . Did we all over-estimate what Scott Morrison had to offer?
COVER UP: Environment department tried to bury research that found huge underspend on Australian threatened species. . . Frydenberg's office asked if environmental rule changes could be kept secret. . . Government refuses to release conflict-of-interest disclosures from Covid commission members. . . 'Blanket secrecy' surrounds weapons sales to countries accused of war crimes. . . Brian Houston cover-up smacks of government secrecy and deception. . . $30m Western Sydney airport land deal 'looks like' a cover-up, says infrastructure chief.
CLIMATE CHANGE DENIAL: Government wants to bail out coal-fired generators. Guess who’ll pay?. . . Covid Commission advised Morrison to underwrite gas pipelines, but ignored green jobs. . . Frydenberg pushed AGL to sack boss because they closed a coal mine. . . Morrison says gas will ‘always’ be a major contributor to Australia’s prosperity. . . Australia ranks last for climate action among UN member countries. . . Morrison says no evidence links Australia's carbon emissions to bushfires.
SECRECY: Government fights to keep secret documents that may show ‘what went wrong’ with RoboDebt. . . Secrecy in trial of Witness K lawyer an offence against open justice. . . Government refuses to release conflict-of-interest disclosures from Covid commission members. . . Scott Morrison's office met freedom of information deadlines in only 7.5% of cases. . . Australian federal budget found to be the most secretive ever produced. . . Coalition to pay consultants McKinsey $2.2m for two months’ work but won’t reveal nature of job.
ACCOUNTABILITY: Smug silence and dogged stonewalling. . . Why can politicians so easily dodge accountability for their mistakes?. . . Australian ministers bypassing parliament to create laws. . . NBN Co bonuses, pandemic spending queries go unanswered. . . Dutton slashed funding for highly regarded community safety projects - then selected his own list. . . The scandals he walks past: In Morrison’s government, a lack of accountability has become systemic.
RORTS: Accenture got $8m to track vaccines. What did taxpayers get? Infographics. . . $4.6bn in JobKeeper went to businesses that increased their turnover at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. . . A consultancy firm was paid $660,000 to advise on Australia's COVID-19 vaccine strategy - a government official said they provided no 'specific advice’. . . On Election Eve, PM’s Office Gave $15m To Rich Party Donor From Money Set Aside To Tackle Black Poverty.
GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS: Australia appoints founding chair of major gas and oil producer to clean energy regulator . . . From Frydenberg campaign to big bucks tribunal job . . . Jobs for the mates hits a new low as Bruce Billson makes a comeback . . . Josh Frydenberg appoints Liberal party staffer Peter Crone to ACCC . . . Christian Porter confesses to appointing Liberal mates to AAT . . . the Coalition 'stacking' tribunals with ideological friends . . . Warren Mundine was not recommended for the SBS board, but the Coalition chose him anyway . . . ABC board: secret shortlist of candidates ignored in favour of mining executive.
LIES: The only thing ramping up is the shamelessness of the PM’s falsehoods. . . Straight-faced and bald-faced: the political lies that hoodwink the public. . . We may never know when Morrison knew, but there’s no doubt he has lied. . . The great deceiver - the prime minister preaches faith but lies, deflects, dissembles and seeks to detach us from reality. . . The Prime Minister Just Lied Twice When Talking About The Vaccine Rollout & Lockdowns. . . All politicians lie, but Scott Morrison's untruths transcend the usual. . . Morrison's lies cover a lack of substance — and a lack of interest in leading.
UNANSWERED QUESTIONS: Morrison deflected parliamentary questions to other ministers almost 200 times since becoming PM . . . Scott Morrison refuses to say if he wanted Hillsong's Brian Houston invited to White House. . . Scott Morrison refuses to take questions about timing of changes to sports grants. . . Scott Morrison refuses to release notes of call with NSW police chief over doctored document.
EMPATHY AND IRONY: Morrison government paid empathy consultant $190,000 . . . ’Unfunded empathy': Scott Morrison pushes back on growing calls to lift Newstart rate. . . Andrew Laming ordered into empathy training by Scott Morrison after downplaying apology.
NEVER BACK DOWN: Morrison 'regrets' hurt to ousted Aus Post boss – but won't apologise. . . Morrison repeatedly refuses to apologise for rollout delays. . . Scott Morrison: 'I won't apologise to Save the Children' . . . Government blames the jobless for unemployment. . . Morrison claims he never mocked electric vehicle technology. . . Scott Morrison denies his ‘one country two systems’ reference to Taiwan and China was an error. . . PM not backing down on criticism of Islamic extremism.
INCOMPETENCE: We're losing the vaccination race because of bungling, not bad luck. . . We have seen Morrison’s best, and it wasn’t much. . . Why is the Morrison government so bad at getting things done?. . . MyGov website did not crash because of DDoS cyber attack, as Stuart Robert claimed. . . Greg Hunt has failed to vaccinate the nation and must go. . . Backflip to the home: NBN to upgrade FttN areas with fibre. . . Scott Morrison just isn't good at his job. . . Australia - a lucky country run by second rate people.
AGED CARE: Major Australian aged care provider reveals just 15% of staff vaccinated as sector demands changes to rollout. . . Aged care royal commission hears there are around 50 sexual assaults a week of residents nationally. . . Coalition ignored warnings system needed Covid tracking system. . . Why is nursing home food so bad? Some spend just $6.08 per person a day. . . Millions for aged care investors, but homes lack nurses: where does $13bn in federal funding go?
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY: Vaccinating the highest-risk groups first was the plan - people with disability are being left behind. . . ‘Abject failure’: only 999 out of 26,000 Australian disability care residents vaccinated. . . Centrelink pursued disability pensioner for welfare debt caused by ‘administration error’. . . Girl who uses wheelchair deemed to have no mobility concerns by NDIS independent assessment. . . Disabled young people living on poverty-level benefits rises 300%. . . Over 1,000 Australians with cognitive disability are detained indefinitely each year.
NDIS: Documents leaked from secretive NDIS taskforce. . . Robo-debt public servants now shaping the NDIS. . . Support classified as ‘ordinary living expenses’ banned in NDIS overhaul. . . Seven-year plot to undermine the NDIS . . . I love the NDIS but fear it is now an ideological plaything for politicians. . . Government called in private law firms to fight a third of NDIS cases. . . ‘Robo-planning’ will ‘blow-up’ NDIS: key architect.
COVID-19: SUPPRESSION -v- ELIMINATION: All countries should pursue a Covid-19 elimination strategy: here are 16 reasons why. . . Coronavirus elimination or suppression? That's the multi-billion-dollar economic question. . . Experts call for Australia to replace coronavirus suppression strategy with elimination plan. . . Scott Morrison indicates ‘eliminating’ COVID-19 would come at too high a cost. . . Sticking to a Covid elimination strategy keeps New Zealand’s options open.
IGNORING EXPERTS: Morrison ignored chief health officers’ advice. . . Top economists back boosts to JobSeeker and social housing over tax cuts in pre-budget poll. . . Morrison government 'ignored' Climate Change Authority's advice on Covid recovery. . . New gas-fired power not needed as renewable energy expands says AEMO. . . Treasury cautioned Scott Morrison over cutting jobkeeper payment. . . Reserve Bank says wage rises are crucial - Scott Morrison says otherwise.
VACCINE ROLLOUT: We're losing the vaccination race because of bungling, not bad luck. . . Covid vaccination rates for workers in Australian home aged care as low as 5%, but ‘not a focus’ for government. . . Vaccine advisory group urged Australian health department in 2020 ‘to get as much as you can’. . . Is the COVID vaccine rollout the greatest public policy failure in recent Australian history?. . . Aged care provider offered to vaccinate staff and residents - federal government said 'no’. . . Six key things we don't know about Australia’s Covid vaccine rollout despite promises of ‘transparency’
LOCKDOWN: Morrison’s figures do not predict an end to lockdowns. . . Canberra Lockdown Won’t Impact Government’s Ability To Avoid Doing Job, PM Assures. . . Melbourne tower lockdowns unfairly target already vulnerable public housing residents. . . New Zealand's level four coronavirus lockdown has been strict. Here are some of the differences with Australia. . . Lockdowns vs vaccines? Morrison would like to dodge responsibility for NSW’s outbreak. . . Lockdown means JobKeeper right? Not when you're Scott Morrison.
FACT CHECK: Scott Morrison says an electric vehicle can't tow a boat or trailer. Is he correct?. . . Is Queensland clearing land as fast as Brazil?. . . Does Australia spend more on offshore processing than the UN spends on refugee programs in South East Asia?. . . Jim Chalmers says two-thirds of the debt in the budget was borrowed before the start of the pandemic. Is he correct?. . . Does Australia have the least efficient cars in the developed world?. . . Are there really 54,000 people employed in thermal coal mining?
CONTROLLING THE NARRATIVE: Government review follows Tame appointment. . . How will Scott Morrison spin his way out of this one?. . . Can Scott Morrison's rhetorical style cut through the rising tide of anger?. . . Morrison government spent $128m on advertising in 2019-20, figures reveal. . . Scott Morrison's political ad is a bizarre act of self-love as firefighters battle to save Australia. . . No Beef With Slavery: If Your History Hurts, Just Rebrand It. . . Scott Morrison will weaponise climate in pursuit of re-election.
PROPAGANDA: The announcement artist: Scott Morrison is good at promising but not at delivering. . . The Australian govt is putting economic storytelling ahead of evidence. . . Violent propaganda an 'enormous challenge' for security agencies amid rising rightwing threat. . . The Morrison Govt has the commentary. But what about the answers?. . . Morrison government paid empathy consultant $190,000. . . Real reform in aged care trumped by re-announcements and a deluge of cash.
IDENTITY POLITICS: Scott Morrison rejects idea he believes God chose him to be PM after warning against ‘identity politics’. . . Scott Morrison hits out at identity politics despite deploying them himself. . . Australian government axes federal arts department, leaving institutions ‘gobsmacked’. . . Government greenlights churches’ freedom to discriminate. . . Australia could add 'values test' for migrants. . . Asio to review terror terms including ‘rightwing extremists’ which Liberal MP says causes anxiety. . . Scott Morrison’s ‘work harder to earn more’ nonsense shows how out of touch with workers he is.
HYPOCRISY: The coward’s pulpit. . . Morrison says banking royal commission a 'populist whinge’. . . To talk up Australia's coronavirus economic recovery, Morrison found the perfect weapon. . . Micro-aggression and deflection, when we want an apology and a solution. . . Morrison lectured states against border closures – now he’s done exactly that. . . Morrison claims he never mocked electric vehicle technology. . . Morrison blames Atagi doctors for Australia’s slow Covid vaccine rollout. . . Morrison: Black Lives Matter protesters should be charged if they defy advice and march. . . Scott Morrison and the truth.
MORAL STATURE: Scott Morrison-No compassion, and no marketing skill either? . . We have seen Morrison’s best, and it wasn’t much. . . The moral deadening . . . Scott Morrison, aerodynamic populism and the art of never choosing a side . . . Grace Tame says Scott Morrison told her ‘I bet it felt good to get that out’ after powerful speech . . . Small talk: small threats, from a small man, announcing a small number of evacuations . . . No, prime minister, sexual assault allegations are not only a matter for the police.
BULLYING: The “menacing” and “controlling” Scott Morrison. . . ‘I won’t be bullied’: expert who helped spark war crimes inquiry speaks out after Dutton criticism. . . Christine Holgate presents a compelling story of Morrison's bullying. . . A reported rape of a staffer was not enough for Morrison to 'get it’. . . Scott Morrison embroiled in row with News Corp after being accused of 'weaponising' complaint claim minutes after fighting back tears.
CORRUPTION: Liberal party donor’s revenue from uncontested contracts for offshore processing rises to $1.5bn. . . Coalition's plan for anti-corruption body a 'sham' set up to protect MPs, says former judge. . . Culture of corruption engulfing the Morrison government. . . Barnaby Joyce signed off $80m for Angus Taylor’s old company after zero was paid for same sort of water nearby. . . Covid-19 commission grants communications contract to firm headed by ex-Liberal staffers.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST: Investigation that cleared MP Michael Sukkar of wrongdoing was carried out by his old law firm. . . Sleaze and self interest is everywhere. . . Mining giants make fresh bid to explore for gas with licence that covers land owned by Barnaby Joyce. . . ‘Culture of Cosiness’: colossal conflicts of interest in Defence spending blitz. . . ‘Clear conflict of interest’: Superannuation boss demands scrutiny of Tim Wilson’s use of economics committee. . . Angus Taylor met with environment department even as it investigated company he part-owns.
DOG WHISTLING: Border farce: Weaponising a Brisbane funeral was a bad idea. . . Criminalising citizens returning from India signals some are more Australian than others. . . Prime Minister says 'extremist Islam' is biggest threat. . . 'Shorten wants to end the weekend': Morrison attacks Labor's electric vehicle policy. . . Peter Dutton says women using rape and abortion claims as ploy to get to Australia. . . Peter Dutton says Victorians scared to go out because of 'African gang violence'. . . For Scott Morrison, one protester's free expression is another's dangerous activity.
TOTALITARIANISM: Fascism is alive in Australia. . . The growth of digital surveillance. . . The government is clamping down on charities — and it could have a chilling effect on peaceful protest. . . A warning against another Morrison government. . . Ministers increasingly bypassing parliament to create laws. . . Research reveals shocking detail on how Australia’s environmental scientists are being silenced. . . Morrison pledges to outlaw climate boycotts, arguing they threaten the economy.
BEING SILENCED: Government accused of pressuring experts who questioned its gas-fired recovery plan. . . Why Bernard Collaery’s case is one of the gravest threats to freedom of expression. . . Coalition legal action sends chills through whistleblowers. . . Government shuts down calls to enshrine Indigenous 'voice' in constitution. . . Research reveals shocking detail on how Australia’s environmental scientists are being silenced.
FOSSIL FUELS: Federal govt loan for new QLD coal mine criticised by campaigners. . . $3.3m grant to Shine Energy approved despite not being appropriate - auditor general. . . Coal seam gas company pushes to drill hundreds of new wells at off-limits QLD site. . . NSW ‘pandering’ to Morrison govt by declaring Hunter Valley gas-fired power station essential. . . Fossil Fuel Fiesta: Australia's coal and gas giants get more in subsidies than they pay in royalties .
RENEWABLES: Coalition vetoes funding for wind and battery farm in northern Queensland. . . AEMO says electricity grid can run on 75% renewables . . . New CSIRO, AEMO study confirms wind, solar and storage beat coal, gas and nuclear. . . Wind turbines off the coast could help Australia become an energy superpower, research finds. . . Reserve Bank fuels call for post-pandemic renewables push. . . Renewable energy could render five of Australia’s remaining coal plants unviable by 2025.
ENVIRONMENTAL COLLAPSE: More livestock, more carbon dioxide, less ice: the world's climate change progress since 2019 is (mostly) bad news. . . The tipping points at the heart of the climate crisis. . . Intensive farming is eating up the Australian continent – but there’s another way. . . One-fifth of ecosystems in danger of collapse – here’s what that might look like. . . We are the 1%: the wealth of many Australians puts them in an elite club wrecking the planet.
ENVIRONMENTAL VANDALISM: Ocean Waste: how plastic recyclers downplay use of new plastics. . . Morrison govt flouts own review by proposing 'watered down' environmental standards. . . Major report excoriated Australia's environment laws. . . How the budget undervalued conservation: 16 World Heritage sites received less than Sydney Harbour. . . Scientists fear Coalition's push to deregulate environmental approvals will lead to extinction crisis. . . Million hectares of threatened species' habitat cleared without assessments.
EMISSIONS: Emissions will hit record high by 2023 if green recovery fails, says IEA. . . Pathway to critical goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 is narrow but brings huge benefits - IEA report. . . OECD says Aust. needs to intensify efforts to meet 2030 emissions goal. . . Net-zero emissions won’t be sustainable if social inequalities aren’t addressed. . . Australians could have saved over $1 Billion in fuel had car emissions standards been introduced 3 years ago. . . Carbon pricing: a proven way to reduce emissions but everyone’s too scared to mention it.
ENERGY POLICY: government appoints former gas executive to clean energy regulator. . . gas and coal recipients of $50m grants from Carbon Capture and Storage fund. . . AEMO says new gas-fired power not needed . . . Norway’s giant oil fund ditches stake in Australia's AGL over fossil fuel concerns. . . “Technology not taxes” is a slogan not a policy. . . up to 11,000 renewable energy jobs could be lost under Morrison government policies.
CLIMATE SCIENCE: Coalition's push to deregulate environmental approvals will lead to extinction crisis . . . environmental laws will fuel further public health crises . . . Rising levels of carbon dioxide increasing extreme weather events in Australia. . . Scientists’ warning on affluence. . . Rising levels of carbon dioxide increasing extreme weather events in Australia, report finds. . . Australia’s energy exports increase global greenhouse emissions, not decrease them.
MENTAL HEALTH: Budget’s mental health pledges rely on deals with states and workers that don’t exist. . . Government’s response to mental health crisis like a ‘Yes, Minister’ episode . . . Young people are struggling the most with their mental health. Here's what they've learned from asking for help. . . Suicide research is clear: urgent action required to address Covid-19 fallout. . . Question for the treasurer: how do you treat mental health without measuring well-being?
FUNDING CUTS: Coalition MPs urge Scott Morrison to restore funding to auditor general. . . Thousands to lose free dental care under ‘harsh and heartless’ cuts . . . CapTel text-captioned telephones will not work as of February in blow for Australia's deaf community. . . ABC loses $783m funding since 2014 when Coalition made its first cuts. . . Australia is spending less on diplomacy than ever before – and its influence is suffering as a result.
REFUGEES: How businesses could hire more refugees and gain a strategic advantage . . . Fact check: Does Australia spend more on offshore processing than the UN spends on refugee programs in South East Asia?. . . 'Every day I am crushed': the stateless man held without trial by Australia for eight years. . . Government legalises ‘a crime against humanity’. . . If you think Australia making an example of a sick three-year-old is an exception, think again, it’s what we do.
FOREIGN POLICY: Australia must change its mindset, especially on international affairs. . . DFAT slashes dozens of jobs. . . Australia’s special forces beyond repair . . . The harmful myths we live by about the US. . . Australia is spending less on diplomacy than ever before – and its influence is suffering as a result. . . A sinking DFAT has given policy making over to ASPI. . . Australia would be wise not to pound ‘war drums’ over Taiwan with so much at stake.
AFGHANISTAN: Peter Dutton suggests some former Afghan guards and interpreters could pose security risk to Australia. . . Morrison says troops died ‘for a great cause’ in Afghanistan. To quote a grieving father, that’s bullshit. . . Cruel to the end. . . In Kabul's 'Saigon moment', Australia faces the shame of repeating its mistakes exiting the Vietnam war. . . Afghan employees sent pleading letter to Australian government. . . Afghans who worked with Australian forces wait for death at the hands of the Taliban. . . Former Afghan interpreter has visa protection denied, says Australians signed his 'death warrant'.
CHINA: China grievances conflated into demands. . . Fifty years after Whitlam's breakthrough China trip, the Morrison government could learn much from it. . . Morrison could muzzle his China hawks – but he wants to be all things to all people . . . ‘The West humiliated them’: what white people don’t understand about China. . . Who is in charge of Australia’s relations with China? The Australian Prime Minister or ASIO?. . . Australia can repair its relationship with China, here are 3 ways to start. . . How Australia sabotaged its own interests in relations with China.
DISENFRANCHISEMENT OF WOMEN: How Scott Morrison gaslights female critics to distract from criticism. . . Gender bias in medicine and medical research is still putting women's health at risk. . . Gender equality in Australia deteriorates again, yet the rage for change remains undaunted. . . PM claimed safety concerns for not meeting with women at Parliament House. . . Disrespect of female MPs has a long history, it won't end until we understand it. . . His and hers - The accuser and the accused face vastly different treatment. . . 400,000 women over 45 are at risk of homelessness in Australia.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Counter-terrorism gets a bigger political focus than domestic violence – with far fewer victims. . . How to lose her voice: On testimonial injustice and the ways women are silenced. . . His and hers - The accuser and the accused face vastly different treatment. . . Australia is not ready to criminalise coercive control — here’s why. . . PM’s inaction on men’s violence inflicts even more damage.
INEQUALITY: 3 billion people cannot afford a healthy diet . . . ‘I was desperate’: the fight to get Australia’s fruit pickers a fair wage. . . Home owners rewarded in budget as homelessness continues to surge. . . Will we ever see a socially responsible budget?. . . Winding back JobKeeper and JobSeeker will push 740,000 Australians into poverty. . . There are many good ideas to tackle inequality – it’s time we acted on them.
FIRST NATIONS: Despite 432 Indigenous deaths in custody since 1991, no one has ever been convicted - racist silence and complicity are to blame. . . The Uluru statement is not a vague idea of ‘being heard’. . . (PM vetoes) voice to parliament. . . PM claims post-colonisation slavery did not exist . . . Supporting Indigenous home ownership drives a strong economic future for Australia. . . Why we need Aboriginal voices to tell the history of our convict past. . . Excessive strip-searching shines light on discrimination of Aboriginal women in the criminal justice system. . . More than 50% of those on secretive NSW police blacklist are Aboriginal.
HOMELESSNESS: If Australia really wants to tackle mental health after coronavirus, we must take action on homelessness . . . Homelessness growing in NSW - 60,000 people waiting for social housing, for up to 10 years. . . What it's like to be homeless and have a mental illness. . . Older women couch surfing, sleeping in cars due to unaffordable housing. . . Eliminating most homelessness is achievable. It starts with prevention and ‘housing first’. . . The coronavirus pandemic provides an opportunity to address homelessness.
SOCIAL HOUSING: Social housing rescued me when I fled domestic violence in 1970s Australia. That safety net has long gone. . . Eliminating most homelessness is achievable. It starts with prevention and ‘housing first’. . . Money for social housing, not home buyers grants, is the key to construction stimulus. . . Is social housing essential infrastructure? How we think about it does matter. . . The need to house everyone has never been clearer. Here’s a 2-step strategy to get it done.
YOUNG PEOPLE: ‘One more mine does make a difference’: Australian children argue for the climate – and the law agrees. . . Young people are struggling the most with their mental health. Here's what they've learned from asking for help. . . To understand young people's mental health problems, we need to look at the economic and social triggers. . . These drought-hit young people feel forgotten, but they're speaking up with their ideas on dealing with the dry.
ECONOMY: Why most economists continue to back lockdowns. . . Australia voluntarily keeps hundreds of thousands unemployed. . . The myth that the Liberals are better economic managers?. . . Scott Morrison thinks cutting taxes is ‘Economics 101’- he’s wrong. . . Data shows containing COVID v saving the economy is a false dichotomy. . . Two-thirds of the debt in the budget was borrowed before the start of the pandemic. . . MMT: new money creation is real, it is not a “leftist” conspiracy.
NEO-LIBERALISM: Archaic ideas of market liberalism continue to wreak havoc. . . Disadvantage accelerates as private school funding rises six times public schools over the decade. . . Covid-19 has exposed the catastrophic impact of privatising vital services. . . The spread of coronavirus in Australia is not the fault of individuals but a result of neoliberalism. . . Morrison says: "the government can’t allow the lifeline [to] hold Australia back as we move into the next phases of recovery". . . This pandemic has exposed the uselessness of orthodox economics catastrophic cost. . . Thatcherism and Reaganomics your best answers, Josh?
BUDGET 2021: Australian women are done waiting. It’s time for a budget that invests in care. . . Home owners rewarded in budget as homelessness continues to surge. . . Money for telescopes and vaccines is great, but the budget's lack of basic science funding risks leaving Australia behind. . . Australia’s housing crisis: it’s one of the most unaffordable in the world, so how is the Coalition going to fix it?. . . Coalition spent 30 times more on tax cuts than women’s economic security in 2021 budget. . . Ignoring the gap - the budget shows that the government is not interested in lifting women out of poverty.
RACISM: Family says pleas for help ignored as Australian man dies of Covid-19 in India. . . ‘Garbage’ and ‘cash cows’: temporary migrants describe anguish of exclusion and racism during COVID-19. . . For 8 years I’ve served Australia. The hate and disgusting abuse still crushes me. . . Australia once rejected ‘feeble-minded’ immigrants - discrimination remains. . . It’s now criminal to be the wrong sort of (brown) Australian. . . Australia’s absurd moral panic around critical race theory aims to silence demands for justice. . . The Senate voted to reject critical race theory from the national curriculum. What is it and why does it matter?. . . .
ROYAL COMMISSIONS: Disability royal commission hears evidence from Indigenous woman locked away for 20 years. . . Australians want more funding for higher-quality aged care and most are willing to pay extra tax to achieve it. . . The Deaths in custody royal commission has unfinished business. . . ‘Urgent’ extension to disability inquiry 'ignored' by Morrison and Porter for four months. . . It's one thing to back down on Hayne's recommendation about mortgage brokers, it's another to offer nothing in its place.

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