Gina Sues the ABC, The Foreign Bludgers Rorting JobSeeker, & The Fugitive Property Developer + How The Fuel Tax Loophole Actually Works For Mining Cartels + Everyone's Yelling About Tax. Nobody's Mentioned THIS

Gina Sues the ABC, The Foreign Bludgers Rorting JobSeeker, & The Fugitive Property Developer

THE SCAM: Australia pays private companies to run JobSeeker, including APM Human Services International, which recorded $3.3 billion in revenue, paid $71 million in tax, and paid $45.9 million in dividends while reporting a $179.4 million loss.

THE DAMAGE: Outsourcing has left jobseekers with a fragmented service while public money flows to foreign-owned companies and taxpayers carry the cost. The episode also follows alleged developer influence in NSW politics, where the fallout can land on buyers, subcontractors and apartment owners.

THE COVER-UP/OUTCOME: Labor’s own inquiry found the system was broken, but the announced overhaul leaves major elements unchanged. Meanwhile, corporate media turns a fight over ABC satire into a culture-war distraction.

Punter Citations:
ABC - Australia's jobseeker system fails workers and enriches millionaires, report says

How The Fuel Tax Loophole Actually Works For Mining Cartels

THE SCAM: Australia's Fuel Tax Credit scheme allows businesses to reclaim fuel excise on eligible off-road fuel. But the largest benefits flow to mining corporations, with an average credit of about $26 million for a coal-mining company compared with about $13,000 for a farmer.

THE DAMAGE: Taxpayers carry the cost of mining's fuel use while public funds also support roads, rail, exploration and the management of environmental damage. The result is a weak public return from Australia's resources, alongside pressure on fuel supplies, housing and regional wages.

THE COVER-UP: Mining lobby arguments focus on farmers, fishing businesses and other regional operators, obscuring the much larger corporate benefit. The scheme remains in place while some mining companies receive fuel credits despite paying little or no company tax in years when they report losses.

Punter Citations:
The Conversation - how to save $4 billion a year: reform a fuel tax credit scheme with no real rationale

Everyone's Yelling About Tax. Nobody's Mentioned THIS

THE SCAM: The tax debate is being framed as a fight between ordinary punters and the upper middle class, while the very richest can often avoid realising capital gains and keep compounding their wealth.

THE DAMAGE: If governments keep taxing work instead of wealth, the middle class and working people carry more of the cost while public services face pressure and ownership of assets concentrates further.

THE COVER-UP: Corporate media turns a dispute over capital-gains tax into a fight between groups who are both being squeezed, distracting from the larger wealth gap.