EXPLAINED: 16 | Vintage Vibes

Man charged after allegedly making comments aligned with neo-Nazi ideology at Sydney anti-immigration march

Thousands of people across Sydney and Melbourne take part in March for Australia rallies on Invasion Day

The Guardian - AU · Jan 26

A regional NSW council voted to remove the Aboriginal flag to promote ‘unity’ – it did the opposite

Corowa mayor Cheryl Cook says the proposal is intended to unite the town as a ‘single, cohesive community under one sovereign emblem’, but traditional owners say it erases their past

The Guardian - AU · Jan 25

Outsourced call centre staff at NDIS have to pretend to work for government, workers say

Serco employees also say they are given email addresses identical to public servants, making them indistinguishable

The Guardian - AU · Jan 25

Offshore gambling operators using Australian Open to promote illegal services

One offshore e-casino posted Instagram promotion featuring AO logo despite no affiliation with tournament

The Guardian - AU · Jan 21

New poo balls on Sydney beaches after revelation of huge fatberg stuck in treatment plant

Exclusive: Sydney Water erects sign at Malabar beach near wastewater facility stating ‘do not touch any debris … we are cleaning the area’

The Guardian - AU · Jan 21

Coalition in crisis as entire Nationals frontbench quits after division over Labor’s hate speech laws

David Littleproud and seven other frontbench colleagues resign their positions after Sussan Ley accepted resignations from three Nationals senators

The Guardian - AU · Jan 21

NSW inquiry chair says ‘globalise the intifada’ should be banned while Jewish groups want other phrases prohibited

Edmond Atalla defends decision to keep some submissions secret while Jewish Board of Deputies also wants ‘from the river to the sea’ and ‘death to the IDF’ banned

The Guardian - AU · Jan 20

Debt collector hired to chase unpaid taxes for the ATO pays zero corporate tax itself

Neither Recoveriescorp nor its parent entity has paid the tax since securing multi-million dollar government contracts

The Guardian - AU · Jan 19

New Australian carbon credit scheme for solar and EVs accused of potentially misleading customers

Climate campaigners have complained to the ACCC about Aetium, saying the company failed a key global standard designed to incentivise carbon reduction

The Guardian - AU · Jan 18

Fatberg the size of four buses likely birthed poo balls that closed Sydney beaches – and it can’t be cleared

Exclusive: Secret report suggests fats, oils and grease accumulate in ‘inaccessible dead zone’ at Malabar plant, then dislodge when pumping pressure ‘rapidly increases’

The Guardian - AU · Jan 16