Hands off our GST
West Australian Treasurer Rita Saffioti’s defence of current GST arrangements will rile certain economists, but she raises a legitimate issue.
Refusal to consider new mines damaging
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek takes it upon herself to veto a proposed gold mine in regional NSW, ignoring the local land council which was in favour of it, because of unrelated, unofficial Indigenous leaders.
Editorial: Miners need a friend, not a foe, in Cabinet
To borrow a phrase from Mineral Resources boss Chris Ellison, it’s the s…….t time for the nation to have a Resources Minister who is anything other than 100 per cent committed to keeping the industry strong.
True depth revealed of Blayney gold mine affair
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has been accused of secretly overruling her own department’s hand-picked Indigenous cultural assessor in her decision to declare a heritage order against the $1bn Regis gold mine in NSW, fuelling claims that the Albanese government made a political decision that has effectively scuttled the mine.
Work to lift families out of dysfunction
The question of how to reconstruct families that have become dysfunctional and stuck in “the welfare state” is central to Indigenous affairs in the most troubled remote towns and communities, Gija Walmajurri elder Ian Trust says.
Gas shortfall imminent, APA modelling shows
Australian households could be hit with “cold showers” due to energy shortages, with the nation’s largest gas pipeline operator warning expensive gas will have to be imported into the country to fill the gap if pending projects are not approved.
Farmers are loved, they just don’t know it, survey finds
Years of sustained pressure from governments and activists to reform the way they go about their work has left Australian farmers feeling undervalued by the public, but new research shows primary producers have more community support than they believe.