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Bowen’s own agency concedes Chinese coal is the cheaper form of energy to make solar panels
Documents from ARENA confirm that coal-powered production is the first reason China can make solar panels more cheaply than Australia. They also point to Australia's high energy prices and green tape, hurdles that are entirely homegrown under Labor.


Six hours to apply, six days to open a health clinic - how Labor raced to hold Boothby
Grant documents revealed through Freedom of Information reveal Labor's endometriosis clinic grants opened and closed on the same day, as the Albanese Government rushed a new clinic into the marginal seat of Boothby; the seat of the Liberal Party's leading endometriosis advocate, Nicolle Flint.


Overseas aged pension bill reaches $2.5 million a day for Australian taxpayers
The age pension was paid to more than 77,000 Australians living overseas last year, at a cost of $914 million, or $2.5 million a day. Compared to 2020, that's up from $862 million a year, or $2.36 million a day. The countries and people behind the bill are changing too, following the waves of Australian migration.
Investigations and analysis based on Freedom of Information documents, public government records and other primary sources.
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