YOU WONT BELIEVE: Stephen bartos - You Need To See This

There’s more than a whiff of politics to the sudden call to slash Labor’s green energy subsidies

EVs and home batteries are in Treasury’s crosshairs despite a better economic case for scaling back nuclear-powered submarines and diesel fuel rebates for miners

The Guardian - AU · Nov 9

Is the government really on an ‘out-of-control’ spending splurge? It’s complicated

Defence, the NDIS and health responsible for much of increased government outlays and treasurer Jim Chalmers has few levers to pull

The Guardian - AU · Oct 31

‘Extremely disappointed’: WA government seeks reimbursement from Deloitte over flawed university report

State paid consultancy firm $166,000 for feasibility study on merging the three tertiary institutions

The Guardian - AU · Oct 25

Election promises should be costed before polling day, otherwise it's too late

Wouldn’t you know it? Last Thursday the Parliamentary Budget Office released more than 1,000 pages of costings, for promises in the election we just had.

The Conversation · Jul 20, 2022

Brendan O'Connor says defence spending under the Howard and Rudd-Gillard governments was similar, on average. Is that correct?

Shadow Defence Minister Brendan O'Connor says the Howard and Rudd-Gillard governments both spend 1.7 to 1.8 per cent of GDP on defence. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

ABC News · Apr 19, 2022

‘Running out of food’: Farmers warn climate crisis will empty shelves and raise food prices

Empty supermarket shelves will become a common sight unless urgent action is taken to combat climate change, a new report has warned.

The New Daily · Mar 8, 2022