Experts tell us to hold our horses on a four-day working week Work-life balance is a social and health problem, experts have told a Legislative Assembly inquiry. The Canberra Times · Nov 13, 2022
Murray Watt says the government is providing the largest cost-of-living increase to welfare recipients in 30 years. Is that correct? Cabinet minister Murray Watt says the government is providing the largest cost-of-living increase to welfare recipients in 30 years. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates. ABC News · Oct 3, 2022
Winds of ‘radical change’: Queensland breaks up with coal in stunning week in energy Annastacia Palaszczuk promised to ditch coal by 2035, leaving experts ‘gobsmacked’ given the state’s deep association with the fossil fuel The Guardian - AU · Sep 30, 2022
Bitcoin mining more emissions-intensive than beef production, uses more energy than Austria, study finds Emissions from Bitcoin mining jumped 126-fold between 2016 and 2021, and the process used more energy than Austria or Portugal, a new study shows. ABC News · Sep 30, 2022
‘Cowering before wealthy investors’: Queensland scraps tax changes targeting interstate landlords Backflip comes after resistance from real estate industry and NSW’s refusal to hand over information The Guardian - AU · Sep 30, 2022
Queensland's clean energy and hydro power plan faces cost and delivery obstacles, experts warn Energy experts say Queensland's "highly ambitious" clean energy plan is welcome but the government's blueprint for turning the state into a "renewable energy superpower" will pose challenges. ABC News · Sep 28, 2022
Grattan on Friday: Defeat of the Voice would be a body blow for achieving a republic The passage of the proposed referendum on a Voice to Parliament could be a necessary, albeit not a sufficient, condition for Australia to become a republic in the next few years. The Conversation · Sep 15, 2022
Toyota ranked last among world's top vehicle manufacturers for climate performance Toyota comes last for the second year in a row in a report from Greenpeace, which ranks the largest 10 global car makers on their climate change performance. ABC News · Sep 8, 2022
Pay up: mining and gambling companies told not to expect sympathy over Queensland tax hikes Campaigns against changes to coal royalties and betting taxes given short shrift by government and advocates The Guardian - AU · Aug 23, 2022
Coal royalty increase in Queensland state budget blasted by mining industry, resources council The Queensland government's revamp of how resource royalties are collected draws heavy criticism from the mining industry, but an academic believes it capitalises on coal prices while they are spiking and will not lead to anyone going "out of business". ABC News · Jun 21, 2022
Trains, housing and royalties: what we know about the Queensland state budget Funding boosts in social housing, health and rail projects flagged ahead of Tuesday’s budget The Guardian - AU · Jun 20, 2022
‘Very different place’: new campaign over mining taxes ‘unlikely’ to succeed in Queensland Queensland Resources Council has denounced plans to raise royalties, launching new offensive The Guardian - AU · Jun 17, 2022
Open letter: the RBA review needs to be completely independent of government This is the text of an open letter from 12 leading economists, sent on Sunday: The Conversation · May 29, 2022
Why is petrol still so expensive in Queensland? When will fuel costs go down? With fuel prices nudging $2.20 a litre in Brisbane, a tank of petrol can put a sizeable dent on your bank balance, so why is fuel so expensive in Queensland and when will prices drop? ABC News · May 19, 2022
ABC News · Apr 12, 2022 Shrinkflation strikes as wages remain stagnant, meaning you're paying more for less We've all experienced the phenomenon of shrinkflation, even if we didn't know the exact name for it.
Newcastle Herald · Apr 8, 2022 Billions of reasons why the Hunter economy needs help in shaking its coal addiction The Hunter Valley has 'real potential' to reinvent itself, but the region lacks a plan.
ABC News · Mar 24, 2022 Tax rise for low- and middle-income workers possible as LMITO's fate hangs on federal budget With cost-of-living concerns dogging the government ahead of next week's federal budget and the upcoming election, experts are again questioning whether its tax cuts are directed at those who need them most.