21+ hour, 42+ min ago   (225+ words) Introductory offer: Subscribe for 50% off unlimited access to The Mandarin. If the pandemic tolled the death knell for contemporary neoliberalism — the early 21st century version, which was not too different to crony capitalism, in which workers and consumers had to play…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (146+ words) Introductory offer: Subscribe for 50% off unlimited access to The Mandarin. Finance has agreed with KPMG Australia to extend its ban on bidding for government work until October 31. An initial ban on bidding for government work was due to end on…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (216+ words) Introductory offer: Subscribe for 50% off unlimited access to The Mandarin. Camilla Drover has been appointed chief executive of Sydney Metro. Minister for Transport John Graham thanked acting chief executive Hugh Lawson, who has filled the role since Peter Regan’s departure…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (205+ words) Introductory offer: Subscribe for 50% off unlimited access to The Mandarin. An Australia Post internal document titled ‘Post Office Network & Licensed Post Office Reimagined‘ and leaked to the committee in early June outlined a network-consolidation trial, including provisions to buy back…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (208+ words) Introductory offer: Subscribe for 50% off unlimited access to The Mandarin. Integrity advocate Kate Jenkins says rigorous questioning at Senate estimates is not the same thing as bullying. Conflating the two concepts, she believes, risks weakening one of parliament’s few important…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (179+ words) Introductory offer: Subscribe for 50% off unlimited access to The Mandarin. The Australian parliament’s website has been altered to make it more difficult for stakeholders to see how many Senate estimates responses are outstanding from ministers and their departments. A change…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (180+ words) Introductory offer: Subscribe for 50% off unlimited access to The Mandarin. The US and Iran’s cat-and-mouse game with maritime mines in the Strait of Hormuz has cast a spotlight on Australia’s underinvestment in equipment to protect key shipping lanes and ports…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (186+ words) Introductory offer: Subscribe for 50% off unlimited access to The Mandarin. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has told a parliamentary committee it is considering a fourth line of investigation into KPMG Australia after the firm admitted that practitioners breached audit…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (221+ words) Introductory offer: Subscribe for 50% off unlimited access to The Mandarin. There has been no shortage of international attention and discussion about the growing trend of cars getting bigger on our roads. Discussion and evidence abound on the safety and other…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (196+ words) Introductory offer: Subscribe for 50% off unlimited access to The Mandarin. A serious investigation is under way into allegations of misconduct involving senior executives at the soon-to-be-opened Powerhouse Parramatta. The $915 million museum in western Sydney, billed as one of the world’s…...