Double Standards at CHOICE? "Governance and Methodological Failures in CHOICEβs Supermarket Pricing Survey"
β οΈ CHOICE failed to apply internationally accepted standards for consumer surveys
β οΈ Methodologies were opaque, untraceable, and statistically flawed
β οΈ Complaints lodged with Treasury were referred back to CHOICE β the subject of the complaint
β οΈ Meanwhile, CHOICEβs CEO admits the data is confusing and may not reflect real consumer experience
Australiaβs Financial Future Is Being Traded Away
CHATO International β Executive Position Brief
βUnflushed: The Hidden Flow Thatβs Killing Our Coastlineβ
In South Australia, fish are dying, beaches are closing, and algal blooms are taking over. Everyoneβs blaming the symptoms; but what about the cause?
Our new white paper from CHATO International lays out a science-backed hypothesis:
Nutrient-rich outflows from Spencer Gulf aren't dispersing into the ocean β theyβre being squeezed along the coast, driven by powerful currents and topography we failed to model.
This isnβt politics. Itβs physics. And itβs happening now.
Read the summary. Share your thoughts. Itβs time we made marine policy with engineering-level insight; before we lose the ecosystems, the fisheries, and the coastlines we depend on.
Ukraine was promised protection. It got invasion. Australia has been assigned a role. But not a say.
Ukraine gave up its deterrent. It trusted the USA, the UK, and Russia. It got war.
Australiaβs defence agreement is no different; Ukrainian-style assurance, subject to the will of the U.S. president and the people of the day.
Our submarines are already being described by U.S. senators as βadditions to the American arsenal.β
This is not about abandoning allies. Itβs about demanding respect.
If we are not treated as equals, then we owe no allegiance.
They Accused One Another of Lies β The Two-Party Charade Is Over
Now Itβs Up to the Electorate to Redefine Australian Politics β No More Two-Party Games, No More Waiting.
Let's Rebuild the Lucky Country.
AUSTRALIA AT THE CROSS ROADS
They Accused One Another of Lies β The Two-Party Charade Is Over. Now Itβs Up to the Electorate to Redefine Australian Politics β No More Two-Party Games, No More Waiting.
HOUSING TRACKER #4
Weβve got governments promising to build 1.2 million homes with just $27K per house, but nobody checked if thereβs sewerage, water, power, or even flood-free land to build on. No one knows whatβs actually available. No oneβs in charge. And no oneβs accountable.
"HOUSING TRACKER #3: The Farcical Arithmetic of Australia's Housing Crisis"
TWO SIGNS, ONE JOKE
$27,000 and $10,000... together they bought you a front fence and a carport.
Still waiting for the house? So are 1.2 million Australians.
Infrastructure hookup costs $50Kβ$70K.
The house? Another $500K.
The dirt? $400K, if youβre lucky.
What do the leaders offer? A combined $37,000 per home.
Housing Tracker #2
Why Minority Government Matters
In a minority government, power shifts.
Suddenly, they work for us β not the lobbyists, not the donors.
HOUSING TRACKER β APRIL 2025: Already 67,500 Homes Behind
Australia needs 240,000 new homes a year β weβre falling short, again. Hereβs the scoreboard.
A POLITICAL BETRAYAL CREATED AUSTRALIA'S HOUSING CRISIS A MINORITY GOVERNMENT CAN FIX IT
minority government can do what must be done.
Over 1 million young adults still live at home
Millions are crammed into overcrowded housing
In 2013, they shut down the housing report that warned: 180,000 homes short
Today, we're 3.3 million homes short
Still, they hand out grants that drive prices up β without building supply
Renters stretched. Buyers locked out.
Youβve done everything right β and still been locked out
Why Australia Faces a 3.3 Million Home Deficit by 2029 β And Whoβs Responsible
π Youβre still living at home at 34
πΈ Your rent just jumped $140/week
π« Your kids might never own a home
WHITE PAPER: THE HOUSING FAILURE THAT BROKE A NATION
For thirty years, governments of all stripes lied by omission, bribed voters with sugar-hit grants, and executed the institutions that told the truth. They slaughtered accountability, silenced housing oversight, and rigged the market for profit and political survival
AUSTRALIA'S HOUSING CRISIS IS A NATIONAL EMERGENCY
π BREAKING: First-home buyer incentives could drive house prices up by $600,000 β and nobody's talking about the real cause. Australia is already 1.8 million homes short, yet both major parties are throwing fuel on a fire they refuse to acknowledge. We're not facing inflation β we're facing policy-driven price explosions that will push entry-level homes in Sydney to nearly $2 million by 2029.
Securing Australia's Strategic Independence in the Post-AUKUS Era
Australia is buying submarines it may never control, relying on allies who might not deliver, under a deal with no published strategy, no operational plan, and no sovereignty guarantees.
This isnβt defence.
This is dependency wrapped in billion-dollar contracts.
Why Beyond Tipping Point Might Be the Climate Thriller the World Needs Now
π A helicopter banks to avoid a wall of ice erupting from the Southern Ocean.
π Below, the swells churn with chaos.
π§ Above, everything we thought we knew about climate change begins to crack.