A confidential Treasury analysis reveals the staggering cost of a major change to toll roads that had been recommended by a review.
A former mental health royal commissioner has called for a breakdown of how the money is being spent,with a lack of transparency fuelling concerns it’s not being used as promised.
In their duopoly,the big supermarkets have a licence to print money,which is premised on them not bleeding the Australian public dry.
New laws need to be rolled out immediately to establish a state-owned entity to create uniform charges for Sydney’s patchwork of toll roads,Allan Fels has found.
The proposed reforms will make it harder for deals to go ahead in markets dominated by a handful of corporate giants,but could also be costly for smaller companies,experts say.
The former competition watchdog chairman warns the $6.7 billion Western Harbour Tunnel is at risk of becoming a white elephant.
Hundreds of millions of dollars a year would be raised if two-way tolling on the Harbour Bridge,Tunnel and Eastern Distributor is adopted,as recommended by a review.
The former ACCC chairman’s proposals to reform the city’s tolling system are littered with potholes for the Minns government.
Former competition regulator Allan Fels says the federal government should use tax law and content rules to maximise pressure on the social media giant to pay for Australian news content.
A landmark ruling underlines how Macquarie Group,better known for investment banking,is making a serious play in the less racy retail banking sector.