Daniel Ziffer
Public servants help Foxtel meet deadline for millions in taxpayer-funded sports grants
Public servants worked on the weekend and into the night to get a $5.5 million taxpayer-funded grant for Foxtel processed before an...
Robodebt ‘forgotten’ as tough targets revealed for Centrelink debt collectors
Critics of the federal government’s botched Robodebt system fear Centrelink’s new debt collectors have failed to learn the mistakes of the unlawful...
Foxtel given blank sheet for spending govt’s $10m handout
Foxtel has been given a blank sheet for choosing how to spend a $10 million federal government grant and does not need...
Social housing could power our economic recovery from COVID-19
A coalition of anti-poverty groups, unions, construction industry bodies and the multibillion-dollar heft of the industry super sector have come together to...
‘Debt crisis’: Banking victims warn against weaker responsible lending laws
Consumer advocates and banking royal commission witnesses who exposed their suffering at the hands of major banks are urging the federal government...
Amazon’s Vector power smart meter deal puts ‘how you live your life’ on web giant’s servers
Intimate data about the private lives of millions of Australians will be analysed and monetised by a partnership between a New Zealand...
Eviction bans end for eight million renters. Could this be the start of a housing disaster?
In March, the coronavirus crisis threatened to bring the roof down on the rental market that houses one in three Australians, as...
Reserve Bank considered asking private firms to hide data about slumping property prices
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) considered asking private firms to stop telling Australians about slumping property prices, when the early period...
Coronavirus travel slump putting event and conference organisers at risk
Leaders of Australia’s $30 billion events and conference industry are watching nervously as clients take precautions to keep visitors safe, or –...
Power bills tipped to fall in next two years as political stoush over coal continues
It might surprise you after years of spiralling price rises, but your electricity bill is set to fall. Contracts for energy futures...