The New Vehicle Efficiency Standard, which started 1 January 2025, fines car manufacturers $100 per gram of CO2 over the emissions limit — per vehicle sold. By 2029 those limits halve. Manufacturers have already confirmed they'll pass the cost to buyers.

Across government buildings, schools, and councils, the Australian national flag is being replaced or sidelined — at Anzac Day ceremonies, in Welcome to Country protocols, and in public institutions that were never given a mandate to make that call. The flag belongs to every Australian. Nobody elected an activist committee to get rid of it.

On Anzac Day — a day set aside to honour those who gave everything for this country — crowds at the Shrine of Remembrance booed a Welcome to Country. The ABC called it racist. Daily Insight AU calls it something else entirely.

Parliamentary inquiries have confirmed that roughly 8.3% of all NDIS payments are lost to fraud, over-claiming, and errors every year. The Fraud Fusion Taskforce has identified over 2,100 dodgy providers. In April 2026, Operation Benz raided properties across Queensland seizing cash, gold, and crypto. The real victims are disabled Australians whose support budgets are being drained by criminals while the government looks the other way.

Jeff Kennett saved Victoria once. He's watching what's happening to it now — and he's not staying quiet about it.

In this sit-down with The Margin's Michael Mancuso, former Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett reflects on his legacy and lays out a blunt assessment of where Victoria is headed. Debt ballooning, crime rising, business fleeing — the man who rebuilt the state in the 90s has seen this movie before, and he knows how it ends if no one acts.

Via The Margin