Keyword "taxpayer funds" - List of latest news (34 results)

21/04 Victorian MP calls out hospital act

A politician has called out hospital staff who refuse medical treatment based on their religious beliefs.

20/01 ‘Immediate action’: Everything Donald Trump did on day one of presidency

Donald Trump has wasted no time after being sworn in as America’s President for the second time.

08/12 Disturbing video of carer dragging teen by genitals at autism centre

A case worker at centre for autistic students in New York grabbed a 19-year-old by his genitals and squeezed them in his grip while dragging the teen as he howled in agony, horrifying video shows.

06/09 UK taxpayers will blow a gasket at German takeover of Rwanda

The very first significant act of Keir Starmer as Prime Minister was to pull the plug on the previous government's plan.

30/04 ‘Indispensable’: Treasurer’s bold move

Guardrails for Labor’s landmark industry policy will be announced by Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Wednesday — a day after the investment vehicle provided fresh equity to a Silicon Valley-based tech start-up.

29/04 Quantum Leap: Albo’s millions for tech

Almost $1bn in taxpayer funds will be poured into a US tech start-up to keep Australia competitive in the fast-moving field to develop quantum computing, an emerging technology that promises to supercharge scientific research.

21/04 No reward for Albo in latest poll

Voters have given the tick of approval to Anthony Albanese’s plan to use taxpayer subsidies for clean energy projects.

14/04 Green subsidies no ‘free for all’: Chalmers

Proposed green manufacturing subsidies will not be a “free for all”, Treasurer Jim Chalmers says, as the Albanese government faces criticism over the policy by its own hand–picked Productivity Commission boss.

22/03 D-Day for country’s last Liberal government

Tasmania is headed for a minority government, with the Liberal Party expected to win the most seats but not enough to govern in its own right at Saturday’s election.

18/03 Qantas’ costly bill for ‘litany of failures’

Embattled airline Qantas is facing a multimillion-dollar compensation bill after it was found guilty of illegally firing 1700 workers during the Covid pandemic.

17/03 Albanese slammed over UNRWA funding call

The Albanese government’s decision to restore funding to the United Nations’ aid agency designated for Palestinian refugees has been slammed by Coalition home affairs spokesman James Paterson.

10/03 ‘Disgusting’: Fury over $43k car bill

Politicians have criticised a senior cabinet minister after reports revealed he spent tens of thousands of dollars on taxpayer funded travel.

10/03 ‘Who’s paying for these?’: Nuclear push grilled

Taxpayers would be forced to foot the bill for a portion of the Coalition’s mooted nuclear energy push, the opposition has confirmed, as it bats away questions over the cost, timeframe and commercial viability of local nuclear generation.

01/02 House Oversight Committee Chairman Comer: Ukraine Funding with No Strings Attached is Unacceptable

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer told Breitbart News that "sending taxpayer funds to Ukraine with no strings attached is unacceptable."

29/01 Neo-Nazi taunts cops with ‘taxpayer’ jab

A prominent white supremacist has released a statement flouting NSW Police, after a group of neo-Nazis led a series of highly-condemned demonstrations across Sydney on the Australia Day long weekend.

11/01 Ridiculous feud over bench is peak Sydney

A seemingly innocuous park bench is at the centre of a bizarre row in one Sydney suburb, with locals demanding its removal because it apparently encouraged “anti-social behaviour”.

20/12 Most expensive PM revealed

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese charged the taxpayer the most money during his first weeks in office - but still spent less than his predecessor Scott Morrison.

30/11 Netball set to be stripped of $18m

Cash-strapped Netball Australia has been warned nearly $18m in funding will soon be reallocated to other sports amid concerns it will not be appropriately spent.

26/11 One cost that Labor refuses to reveal

Energy and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen has refused to detail the cost of the government’s landmark green energy scheme amid Coalition criticism over its financial exposure to taxpayers.

02/11 ‘Not much benefit’: Former Comm Games chair revals fears for future

The former chair of Victoria’s abandoned bid for the Commonwealth Games has revealed her fears for the future of the event because of exploding costs and the fact the biggest countries don’t “see any benefit of continuing to do this”.

25/10 Former MP gambled away taxpayer money

A former Victorian MP has been jailed after gambling away more than $170,000 of taxpayer funds.

28/08 RBA’s gobsmacking act before rate rise

The Reserve Bank of Australia is under fire after reports showed it spent tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars on a board dinner in Hobart, just hours before increasing cash rates for the seventh time.

24/08 ‘He was doomed’: Wagner boss’s fatal mistake

On June 23, Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin ordered his convict mercenaries to march on Moscow. From that moment, he was doomed.

23/08 ‘Broken’ Latham lying, One Nation says

Mark Latham was a “broken man” when he joined One Nation five years ago, and has this week “spat in the face” of the people who gave him a “lifeline”, a senior member of the party has said.

24/06 Eric Adams spent NYC funds to send 114 migrants to Florida and Texas

The city has sent 100 families to US states and several other countries, including one as far as China. This despite Mayor Eric Adams slamming Republican governors for similar policies.

27/03 Teen sparks clash over Voice to Parliament

The two sides of the Voice to Parliament debate have clashed face-to-face, sparked by a question from a teenager trying to find out more about the Voice to Parliament referendum.

07/03 Albo’s new battle to keep major promise

The Voice referendum may still be months away, but the government is already facing a fight to get Australians to the ballot box.

10/02 Montana AG threatens to sue group of attorneys over $37 MILLION losses

Montana's top lawyer has threatened legal action against the NAAG over environmental, social and governance investments that it's claimed have lost tens of millions of dollars.

05/02 Embattled mayor has ‘target on my back’

Embattled Sydney mayor Khal Asfour will give evidence at a NSW parliamentary inquiry that is investigating allegations of impropriety against him while working at the Canterbury-Bankstown council.

31/01 Mining boss loses $35b in bloodbath

Indian mining magnate Gautam Adani has slipped out of the top 10 of the world’s richest people after a horror few days for his company.

29/01 Adani’s desperate move after $52b wipe-out

Multi-billion dollar mining conglomerate Adani Group has released a desperate 413-page document as it scrambles to salvage its sinking share price.

27/01 Asia’s richest man loses $50 billion in a day

Asia’s richest man has 50 billion problems that didn’t exist three days ago.

26/01 ‘Largest con’: Aussie mine owner’s nightmare

Adani – the company behind Australia’s most controversial mine – is facing a stock market bloodbath after it was accused of pulling off “the largest con in corporate history”.

25/01 Two more major building firms collapse

Another two more construction companies in Western Australia have gone under due to labour shortages and increasing construction costs.