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Why is the government spending $2.5 billion on an aluminium smelter?

Aug 13, 2026

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Why is the government spending $2.5 billion on an aluminium smelter?

Tomago was going to close when its coal electricity contract expired in 2028. The new deal will see the plant powered by wind and solar at a guaranteed price.

New South Wales News

Archie Milligan

Aug 13, 2026

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Four states gave pokie operators $1.4bn in tax breaks while Australians lose $13bn having a slap

In NSW, half the money went to the top 6 percent of clubs, pulling in more than $20 million from the machines.

New South Wales News

Archie Milligan

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Aug 13, 2026

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Why power companies build new powerlines instead of paying you for your battery

Aussies who share their battery with the grid earn as little as $100 a year. In Britain, the same deal pays four to five times as much.

Aug 13, 2026

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1 min read

Four states gave pokie operators $1.4bn in tax breaks while Australians lose $13bn having a slap

In NSW, half the money went to the top 6 percent of clubs, pulling in more than $20 million from the machines.

New South Wales News

Aug 12, 2026

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Australia's first political assassination: The death of John Newman

The man who was convicted for the hit says he didn't do it, and the evidence that put him away is murkier than most people know.

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Aug 12, 2026

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Newsletter: Hit job

Plus: Why aren't we making the most of our batteries?

Energy

Aug 11, 2026

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Why does the government fund private schools while public schools fall short?

Only 1.3% of public schools are funded to the government's own standard. For private schools, it's 98%.

Education

Newsletter: Hit job

Plus: Why aren't we making the most of our batteries?

Energy

Why does the government fund private schools while public schools fall short?

Only 1.3% of public schools are funded to the government's own standard. For private schools, it's 98%.

Education

Newsletter: Write off

The $1.4 billion given to the pokies.

Analysis

Is this Australia's deadliest hospital?

The disturbing story of Chelmsford and the "therapy" that killed

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Why rent to locals when Airbnb pays double?

In Byron Bay, one in six properties is listed on Airbnb. The maths of short-term rentals means landlords have little reason to change.

New South Wales News

Newsletter: Deep sleep

Plus: Why rent to locals when Airbnb pays double?

housing

The solar discount households have had since 2011 is about to open up to big business

Businesses have installed only a quarter of the rooftop solar that homes have. That's about to change.

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How did private companies end up owning our roads?

NSW sold the WestConnex to Transurban for $20 billion. By 2060, drivers will have paid $64 billion in tolls on that road alone.

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Why is the government spending $2.5 billion on an aluminium smelter?

Four states gave pokie operators $1.4bn in tax breaks while Australians lose $13bn having a slap

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Why power companies build new powerlines instead of paying you for your battery

Four states gave pokie operators $1.4bn in tax breaks while Australians lose $13bn having a slap

Australia's first political assassination: The death of John Newman

Newsletter: Hit job

Why does the government fund private schools while public schools fall short?

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Newsletter: Hit job

Why does the government fund private schools while public schools fall short?

Newsletter: Write off

Is this Australia's deadliest hospital?

Why rent to locals when Airbnb pays double?

Newsletter: Deep sleep

The solar discount households have had since 2011 is about to open up to big business

How did private companies end up owning our roads?

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Why is the government spending $2.5 billion on an aluminium smelter?

Four states gave pokie operators $1.4bn in tax breaks while Australians lose $13bn having a slap

THE LATEST

Why power companies build new powerlines instead of paying you for your battery

Four states gave pokie operators $1.4bn in tax breaks while Australians lose $13bn having a slap

Australia's first political assassination: The death of John Newman

Newsletter: Hit job

Why does the government fund private schools while public schools fall short?

TRENDING

Newsletter: Hit job

Why does the government fund private schools while public schools fall short?

Newsletter: Write off

Is this Australia's deadliest hospital?

Why rent to locals when Airbnb pays double?

Newsletter: Deep sleep

The solar discount households have had since 2011 is about to open up to big business

How did private companies end up owning our roads?

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