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alan jonesDec 30, 20152 min read

On Facebook a friend of mine shares a story about how the biggest companies operating in Australia are paying almost no tax in Australia.

Another friend of mine wheels out the expected, “Don’t hate the playa, hate the game”.

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willeganFeb 79 min read

Australia’s Big Short

“Anyone can see that there’s a real-estate bubble… there’s always markers… average take-home pay is flat, yet house prices are soaring… these houses are debt, not assets.” — Michael Burry (played by Christian Bale)

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alan jonesFeb 128 min read

Baby, nobody knows the trouble you’ll see

Had I gone mad? I was up at 4:30am and at Bondi Beach at 6:00am to help setup for something I once swore I’d never do again: a political protest.

Joe McKenzieDec 7, 20153 min read

How to have a debate about innovation that actually means something

Is it possible to have a debate about innovation policy that doesn’t sound like an experiment in linguistics gone horribly wrong?

Jess McGuireMar 2113 min read

George Christensen & Cory Bernardi vs Safe Schools: A Love Story

I was a last minute addition to the bill of Erotic Fan Fiction at the Wheeler Centre the other night and had just a few hours to invent a coupling that could capture the imagination of the audience. I’ve spent the last…

Mr. BensonFeb 72 min read

Dear Australian VC Firms & Startups.

Jon Westenberg

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Thanks for penning this Jon.

I couldn’t agree more. As the founder of a skincare brand and two tech businesses I have felt the squeeze of local pressures in Sydney. As the founder of a design consulting firm I have felt the squeeze in the 8 businesses we launched and helped grow in 2015. With these companies heading offshore…

Albert SantosJan 184 min read

On weaponising immigration

About a year ago, I (along with some others) ran a campaign to have actor and known supporter of hate collective Gamergate Adam Baldwin uninvited from a local pop culture convention. Despite our best efforts, it was unsuccessful; as can be expected, the organisers were more keen on…

Jason WilsonFeb 236 min read

The uses of “Cultural Marxism”: Safe Schools, Cory Bernardi, Conspiracy Theory

Whenever I write about right-wing movements and ideologies, I can almost guarantee that someone — usually a political liberal — will dismiss what I’ve said on the basis that we’re not in danger…

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