Snowy 2.0 was sold at $2 billion in 2017. Snowy Hydro's new target cost is $22.2 billion, up to $25 billion, and first power is now 2029. How it blew out.
Aussie Outrage · · 9 min read
How much will the Suburban Rail Loop cost? $33.3bn for stage one, says the government, but the Auditor-General says it could top $36bn. Two stages: $96.4bn.
Aussie Outrage · · 12 min read
Car insurance premiums in Australia rose 42% in five years and another 8% last year. ASIC found no insurer explained why. What's driving it and how to pay less.
Aussie Outrage · · 8 min read
$95.6bn over the first figures Australians were given, across 6 projects we've tracked.
What politicians charged to taxpayers, and what the expenses watchdog found.
Labor
Minister for Communications and Minister for Sport
Labor
Attorney-General
Liberal
Former Senator for Western Australia
Labor
Member for Boothby
None of these broke the rules. That's the problem. With the national debt over $1 trillion, here's what the rules allow.
#1 · Labor · Apr 2022
The national debt grows by this much every 29 minutes.
$3,750,000
Reported, no finding#2 · Labor · Sept 2025
The national debt grows by this much every 54 seconds.
$118,000
Cleared on reviewSource: ABC News, FOI documents, 4 Feb 2026; IPEA audit, 8 May 2026
#3 · Labor
The national debt grows by this much every 40 seconds.
$86,401.38
Reported, no findingSource: IPEA expenditure report, Jul-Sep 2024 and 7 more on the profile
#4 · Australia's Voice
The national debt grows by this much every 32 seconds.
$69,351.13
Reported, no findingSource: IPEA expenditure reports, Jul 2024 to Jun 2025 and 1 more on the profile
Sources: ACCC electricity inquiry, June 2026; ABS Consumer Price Index, September 2026; Cotality Quarterly Rental Review, October 2026; Reserve Bank of Australia, 29 September 2026
1,149
large companies paid no income tax in 2024-25
That's more than one in four companies earning $100 million or more in Australia, according to the ATO's latest tax transparency report.
Rail Projects Victoria spent an estimated $1.64 million on plant hire and maintenance, and the Suburban Rail Loop Authority almost $200,000 more, according to the state opposition.
Aussie Outrage · · 2 min read
Victoria pulled out of the 2026 Commonwealth Games to save money. The Auditor-General found walking away cost $589 million with no discernible benefit, and the $6.9 billion figure used to justify it was overstated.
Aussie Outrage · · 2 min read
Victoria set aside $13 million for its machete ban and amnesty bins. The bins cost about $2,400 each. The government still hasn't said where the rest of the money goes.
Aussie Outrage · · 2 min read
The Coles Down Down court case: a judge found 13 of 14 discounts weren't genuine. No penalty until 2027, Woolworths awaits judgment, and profits are up.
Aussie Outrage · · 7 min read
Rent prices in Australia: the median is $713 a week, renters pay a record 34% of income, and a full-time minimum wage worker can afford 0.5% of listings.
Aussie Outrage · · 6 min read
Australia's inflation rate rose to 4.3% in September 2026, up from 4.0%. Petrol, up 23.6% in a year, and power bills after the rebates ended led the rise.
Aussie Outrage · · 13 min read
The ATO's latest tax transparency report covers every company earning more than $100 million. More than one in four paid nothing. Here's what the numbers show, and why the tax office says it's not always a scandal.
Aussie Outrage · · 7 min read
Before the Gladstone LNG plants opened, east coast gas cost about $4 a gigajoule. Now it's around $14, and the regulator is warning of shortfalls. Follow the gas, and the money.
Aussie Outrage · · 6 min read
Two real cases, one decided in court and one settled with the tax office for about $1 billion, show how multinationals can shrink an Australian tax bill. Follow the money, step by step.
Aussie Outrage · · 5 min read
After four rises this year, economists expect another.
The first full quarter under the tighter family travel rules.
New debt, deficit and project cost figures.
What went wrong with the $96.5 million redesign.
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