My @TheNewDailyAu column today: when we start opening up at 56% vaccinated (of the pop) there’ll be 10s of 000s of cases (according to to Doherty). We better not get sick or have an accident, and need a hospital bed.
thenewdaily.com.au/finance/financ…

Pandora Papers: The little-known Australian accountant exposed in one of the world's biggest leaks - ABC News abc.net.au/news/2021-10-0…




There's credible evidence that @GladysB acted improperly in relation to $30m of NSW public money. Those who blame ICAC are undermining public administration standards. Others who push the 'wronged woman' narrative are being deeply sexist . theconversation.com/icac-is-not-a-…

Firing shots across virtually every element of federal government climate and energy policy - or what passes for it - here …. Andrew Forrest slams carbon capture as ‘failed’ technology afr.com/news/policy/cl…

Disability group home residents were supposed be at the front of vaccine queue. But after a series of missteps, the government then "deprioritised" them.
Eight months later, only 51.6% are fully vaccinated in Queensland.
theguardian.com/australia-news… #auspol

A small camping company has returned $51,000 in JobKeeper, saying bookings are back up, so it'd be "unconscionable" to keep it.
Yet Eagers Auto, which turned a $218m profit in the first 6 mths of 2021, refuses to repay any of its $130m in JobKeeper smh.com.au/national/small…

This epic 3-part @BackgroundBrief pod by @mariochristo and @bsveen somehow encompasses Albury horse stables, a Nigerian coup, a stadium gig, a Swiss chateau, a Koltaka chicken joint and a visit from the ghost of Alec Guinness. Masterful. #PandoraPapers abc.net.au/radionational/…


China’s economy is gobbling up record levels of energy, and it does not have enough coal to power it. But underneath the power shortages, there are some significant signals pointing to changes in its energy market. 1/
smh.com.au/world/asia/a-d…

GOLDEN GOODBYE
- Gladys Berejiklian entitled to $2 million pension after quitting
- Pension for life is worth an estimated $200,000 a year or a lump sum and is TAX FREE after 60 ⁦@newscomauHQnews.com.au/finance/work/l…


Here’s how it should work. Politicians work for the people. So if the people want an ICAC to keep an eye on them they should get one. If as Barnaby says politicians are then terrified to do their jobs then they should look at how they’re doing that job. twitter.com/abcnews/status…