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Is there bias in the BBC's coverage of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict ? @BBCTimFranks shares his experience with the BBC and talks about his new book - The Lines We Draw: The Journalist, the Jew and an Argument About Identity.
Govt slammed over green hydrogen gamble — expert says it’s a dead end. 'Green hydrogen is the panacea that Australia’s Net Zero hopes and dreams have been pinned on' Jude Blik told @SkyNewsAust skynews.com.au/business/energ…
Govt's spending surge a threat to productivity 'As we get closer to the productivity roundtable that the govt hopes will solve all problems, various players are tipping their hand as to what they want the focus to be.' Read Simon Cowan's latest op-ed: cis.org.au/commentary/opi…
Want lower income tax? Target trusts and CGT. 'I would lean against that whole concept that taxes need to rise, which we hear here a bit today' Stutchbury said. afr.com/wealth/tax/hit…
More Aussies rely on the work of fewer. 'This dependence poses a formidable opposition for any politician trying to curb the growth in public expenditure' author Robert Carling said. Read now: dailytelegraph.com.au/news/peta-cred…
The productivity summit will fail if ideology leads. Robert Carling warned 'that unchecked public spending could put Australia in the league of the big welfare states of the world' Read here: afr.com/policy/economy…
Reform is on the table. Will Albo and Jim act? 'A culture of dependency and entitlement has taken root in the population and political behaviour has become only too willing to accommodate and encourage it in a feedback loop' Read here: theaustralian.com.au/business/media…
'I’ve crunched the numbers, and the size of government in Australia at all levels has increased sharply -It’s because of other things … led, of course, by the NDIS' Mr Carling told @SkyNewsAust host Caleb Bond.
RBA says foreign students lift economy — and rental prices. @peter_tulip argue 'Without a vibrant education export industry our standard of life would be poorer - Our universities should be doing a better job at providing housing for their students, and it would make money for…
1/2 Australians depend on the govt. ‘A culture of dependency and entitlement has taken root in the population and political behaviour has become only too willing to accommodate and encourage it in a feedback loop.’ wrote Rob Carling. Read here: spectator.com.au/2025/07/half-o…
China remains ‘heavily addicted’ to Australian coal and gas. Watch Tom Switzer: