An Australian company is bullying El Salvador Australian-owned Pacific Rim Mining is currently suing El Salvador for saying no to an open pit, cyanide-leach gold mine in the middle of one of its most pristine forests. The law-suit started in 2009, before Australia’s OceanaGold bought Pacific Rim from its original Canadian owners. But when OceanaGold took […]
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I sent a letter to my local MP. She called me a conspiracy theorist!
Last week, I sent the following letter to my local MP, Karen McNamara, Federal Member for Dobell Dear Karen, I’m appalled by the Liberal government’s treatment of asylum seekers coming to Australia by boat. I’ve detailed my concerns in this article (which has been read by more than 27,000 people in the last month): http://www.glennmurray.com.au/australia-boat-people-illegal-policy. You’ll note […]
Corporate tax evasion isn’t just ‘a fact of life’
We all know the mega rich are evading tax There’s an entire accounting industry built around corporate tax evasion. And the rich are the ones with the money to invest in exploiting the loopholes. We accept it – like it’s unavoidable We joke (bitterly) about it at parties: Amazing how Packer got away with paying 10c […]