Finance
Banks say 'sorry' — so Turnbull announces tribunal instead of RC

Public anger builds as Turnbull announces banking tribunal instead of a royal commission. John ...  
New laws on bank malpractice useless in light of ASIC's spectacular inaction

ASIC has failed to enforce the law to prosecute corrupt banks, while regulators in the UK and the ...  
Did Apple do anything wrong?

Paul McNeil discusses the murky issue of tax avoidance and whether Apple and other corporations ...  
Turnbull: Flunkey for the banking mafia

Turnbull's claims that we don't need a banking royal commission are farcical, says Dr Evan ...  
Tax dodger BHP's secret tax haven, sham directors  — courtesy of shadowy Citco!

Walkley-award investigative journalist, Michael West, turns the spotlight on shadowy tax ...  
The great economic divide explained

Colin Cook discusses the failures of our economic system and why the gap between the "haves" ...  
Revealed: CBA's secret deal with Storm victims' lawyer

No wonder we need a banks royal commission. Michael West tracks down the secret deal between CBA ...  
Apple's Double Dutch Irish Sandwich with a side of tax avoidance

John Passant analyses the complex machinations behind Apple's tax avoidance process and how this ...  
Re #BanksRC, let's not forget John Howard: 'This bank bashing has to stop!'

True to form, when blanket publicity has highlighted banking malpractice, the duo of Judith Sloan ...  
Investing in Europe? Why Brexit means you may need to think again

Brexit may seem a world away to Australian investors, but there are a number of European countries ...  
George Pell's Vatican bank shames Big Four audit giants on transparency, truly!

The world's most powerful auditing firms are completely unaccountable, even put to shame on ...  
#NABandGrab outed for charging 28 per cent interest rate to blind, elderly farmer

After the "people's hero" Michael West ran the story of a an elderly blind farmer being cha ...  
The Big Four, super profits and a Royal Commission

The super profits of the Big Four banks continue to impact on the rest of the economy and Malcolm ...  
Privatisation's lasting damage to the economy

"Beware governments fattening up public companies for privatisation." ~ John Menadue  
Why a downgrade in Australia’s credit rating isn’t that important

Australia's lauded Triple-A credit rating teeters on the edge with Standard & Poor's outlook cha ...  
Tax havens and the "Big Four"

Investigative journalist Michael West takes a look at the masterminds of multinational tax ...  
ANZ victim hits back at bank fraud

'It seems to be an unwritten law that the banks are untouchable, or a "no go zone" when it comes ...  
Negative gearing: Myths and facts

Negative gearing mainly benefits the rich — the suggestion that it doesn’t borders on ...  
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