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Following on from the recent cuts to the ABC budget (https://www.thedodgybrothers.com/no-cuts-to-the-abc/) the ABC reported that they’re going to lay off 250 staff to make up for the $41 million funding shortfall. While the government denies any funding cut they booked … Continue Reading →
Everyone loves our ABC, except the LNP it seems. Over the last 8 years it’s lost almost $800m in funding, despite it being the National Broadcaster. We value it most during a crisis like Droughts, Bushfires, Flooding and even the … Continue Reading →
The LNP didn’t take a lot of policies to the 2019 election but they did promise tax cuts for people earning up to $120,000 a year. AND they promised that the cuts would delivered by July 1st. The Prime Minister … Continue Reading →
In March 2019, after the “Medevac” bill passed Parliament (against the wishes of the government) the government rushed to re-open the Christmas Island detention centre (which was closed in 2018). This was clearly a wedge against Labor (soft on people … Continue Reading →
In the 2017 budget there was a small entry there giving a gift/donation/payment/grant of $30m to Foxtel (yep…Rupert’s private TV company). The reason given was that it is to be used to promote women’s sport. Both the government and Foxtel … Continue Reading →
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp received a tax refund of $882m. We found this out because News Corp had to publish their accounts in the US. The payment was filed under “foreign tax authority” (that’s us folks). In fairness, we only … Continue Reading →