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The tourist industry takes far more from regional Australia than it gives back.
by Malcolm King - 12/05/2026 - 2 comments
Queensland’s David [Crisafulli] is going to have to slay some federal and environmental Goliaths.
by Graham Young and Carrie Schuler - 11/05/2026 - 1 comment
Landlords pay more tax than homeowners. Renters may be footing the bill.
by Chris Murphy - 8/05/2026
Big promises, bigger price tag: the fast train debate returns.
by Ross Elliott - 7/05/2026 - 2 comments
In recent polling and research, the latter dislikes massive immigration, isn’t thrilled by progressive culture and the neoliberal agenda.
by Stephen Saunders - 4/05/2026 - 3 comments
Regulation now costs Australian businesses $160 billion a year. The burden is rising, and it’s hitting productivity, investment and living standards.
by John O'Donnell - 24/04/2026
From Paris obligations to dwindling refineries, Albanese’s 'no turning back' sounds less like progress and more like managed decline.
by John Mikkelsen - 15/04/2026 - 35 comments
Australia’s biggest critical-minerals problem is not geology. It is failing to capture the refining and manufacturing that creates real value.
by Shaira Husain - 9/04/2026 - 4 comments
Australia's own pioneering transport routes lie unsung and unused, and that presents an opportunity.
by John O'Donnell - 25/03/2026
If these projects made sense, politicians would invest their own money. Instead, taxpayers are left footing the bill.
by Brendan O'Reilly - 19/03/2026 - 13 comments
What happens to cities when office work disappears? AI and demography are already forcing an answer.
by Ross Elliott - 19/03/2026 - 1 comment
No refineries, no fuel. How does California sustain America's military and ports as local supply disappears?
by Ronald Stein and Mike Umbro - 18/03/2026 - 1 comment

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