The truth about parliamentary pensions
How much do MPs really get after leaving Parliament?
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The truth about parliamentary pensions
How much do MPs really get after leaving Parliament?
Continue readingDebate over taxpayer-funded political ads masks a bigger problem
The government has quietly removed the ban on MPs and senators using office budgets to pay for TV and radio ads. Let’s be clear: this is not the norm.
Continue readingTurnbull and Abbott “Queen letters” case set for Tribunal showdown on 21 March
Fourteen letters from Aussie PMs to the Queen set for release unless Government wins appeal at Federal Court next month
Continue readingSix months on, Emma Husar expenses review still “ongoing”
An audit of Emma Husar MP’s travel expenses is still ongoing six months after it was launched, this blog can exclusively reveal.
Continue readingGuardian article on my latest FOI battle
The Guardian has published an article today about my latest battle with the Victorian Government over a bizarre response to a Freedom of Information request I submitted.
Continue readingThe rise of “fair dinkum” politics
The phrase “fair dinkum” was used in Parliament 150 times in 2018 – the most it has been used in any single year since Federation in 1901.
Continue readingHospital car park profits up again (VIC)
Hospitals in and around Melbourne have seen their car parking profits jump again, exceeding a total of $57 million in 2017/18.
Continue readingVic Government spent $55k on pre-election robocall surveys
The Victorian Government paid a Labor pollster $55k for two automated telephone surveys this year. Now it refuses to reveal the results (or even the questions!)
Continue readingRevealed: Coffee habits of the Coalition
PM Scott Morrison thinks “almond latte” drinkers are ruining Australia. Which got me thinking: how do his Coalition colleagues take their coffee?
Continue readingAustralia picks up $19,000 tab for Prince Charles’ “private” stay with billionaire pal
Charles and Camilla took a secret trip to NSW before the Commonwealth Games which was said to be “at no cost to the taxpayer”. Invoices released under FOI show that’s not true.
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