Reducing gambling harm – our plan
With 75% of children believing gambling is just a normal part of sport, and casinos flouting money laundering laws, it’s time for the Federal Government to act. The Australian gambling …
Rorting public resources stays secret
So, the Department of Finance says telling the public about improper use of electorate staff to faction-stack on the public purse is contrary to the public interest. We beg to …
Has the prosecution not placed the wrong accused in the dock?
So asks former Supreme Court of Appeal Judge, Stephen Charles, who has written an explosive forensic account of the shameful, ongoing treatment of lawyer and former ACT attorney general, Bernard …
Legal for politicians to lie?
The ABC’s RMIT fact-checker confirmed that political parties can lie with impunity in their advertising during federal election campaigns, or anytime really. Remember ‘Labor has secret plans to introduce a …
Donations Register
This page lists all donations received by the Australian Democrats over $1,500, ncluding regular donations that cumulatively reach this amount, for each financial year. You can find more information on …
Collaery case ruled mostly open
The ACT Court of Appeal yesterday overturned a previous ruling in June that would have allowed the trial against Bernard Collaery to be held entirely in secret. The court said …
Missing Gladys already
Premier Berejiklian has stepped down while the investigation by ICAC takes place into the seedy behaviour of her erstwhile manfriend, Daryl Maguire. She should not have indulged him but we …
COAG bill wrong on every count
Update 29/9: Senator Jacqui Lambie has said she won’t support the the offending Schedule 3 of the bill meaning it’s unlikely to pass. Defying the facts, bringing the law into …
Update: Porter forced to resign, blames the mob, ABC
The PM is deluded if he thinks this scandal ends with Porter’s resignation from Cabinet. Is he off to the backbench or is there a more junior portfolio in the …
Nuclear-powered subs high risk and provocative
The new pact between the US, UK, and Australia to share nuclear-powered submarine technology is certainly momentous but also high risk and provocative at so many levels.