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Best of cartoons, October 15, 2021
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Government grants
Internal documents show department was unsure if commuter car park projects had merit
Heavily redacted documents relating to the commuter car park fund show the department was unsure if projects were worthy of funding just ahead of 2019 poll.
- by Shane Wright and Katina Curtis
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Industrial relations
‘An erosion of part-time work’: Labor opens new front in job security debate
The party will go to the next election vowing to give part-timers more certainty over the shifts.
- by Nick Bonyhady
Opinion
Climate policy
Sink or swim: why Barnaby Joyce has to accept net zero
Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce has to keep his Nationals party room happy. But he also has to keep the Coalition in government. Otherwise he’s just a rebel with a lost cause.
- by David Crowe
Analysis
Tax reform
From brandy to housing ... tax reform beholden to vested interests
One person’s tax loophole is another’s tax reform. The battle for any substantial change will never be easy in the face of so many vested interests.
- by Shane Wright
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Tax reform
‘The hardest thing you can do’: Why there’s little progress on tax reform
Experts are warning past failures at the voting booths with tax promises and a lack of courage will keep necessary reforms off the table at the 2022 election.
- by Jennifer Duke and Shane Wright
The latest illustrations from artist Simon Letch
Gallery of illustrations by Sydney Morning Herald artist, Simon Letch.
The latest illustrations from artist Cathy Wilcox
The latest work by Sydney Morning Herald editorial cartoonist Cathy Wilcox.
Best of cartoons, October 14, 2021
The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.