#rorts

She’s shocked! Shocked, I tell ya!

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A Labor-dominated parliamentary committee has criticised the former Coalition government for “industrial-scale rorting for blatantly partisan purposes”, while calling for changes to grant processes to ensure taxpayers get the best value for money. Key points: The committee was united in the recommendations for overhauling grants programs Labor chair Julian Hill took aim at the former Coalition…

Royal commission stand-off could define the election

Labor and the Government are locked in an arm wrestle over Dyson Heydon and the union royal commission that will define their election strategies. Weekly column for The Drum.

Victorian Rorts Reveal The Danger Of University Deregulation

Pyne’s higher education legislation would see millions of dollars opened to private providers. When it happened in Victoria’s VET system the consequences were dire.

In the past few years, our electricity prices have doubled.The astonishing story behind these price hikes has been all but ignored. And yet, it may be one of the greatest rorts in Australia’s history.

Forget GST, hit the rorts on super

While increasing the GST to 12 per cent would collect an additional $10 billion in revenue this year, tax concessions for superannuation cost about $35 billion, of which about $13 billion flows to the wealthiest 5 per cent.

ICAC probes false complaint

The Liberal staffer at the centre of a NSW probe into donation rorts enlisted his little brother in a “black ops” mission to smear a senior bureaucrat, the corruption watchdog has heard.

The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is investigating EightByFive, a “sham” company set up by former NSW minister Chris Hartcher’s ex-staffer Tim Koelma.

EightByFive was allegedly used to funnel…

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