The Wall is a social media news site that automatically provides a real-time view of what is important to Australians, Americans and Brits by monitoring, analysing and publishing the most discussed topics on social media networks as they occur.
National stories
Yes please minister: Labor spends billions on advice By Edmund Tadros and Markus Mannheim The federal government has spent half a billion dollars a year on consultants since Labor won office 4½ years ago, an analysis of its contracts shows. Yet while Finance Minister Penny Wong has warned agencies to…
Yes please minister: Labor spends billions on advice
By Edmund Tadros and Markus Mannheim Get the data The federal government has spent half a billion dollars a year on consultants since Labor won office 4½ years ago, an analysis of its contracts shows. Yet while Finance Minister Penny Wong has warned agencies to slash this spending, few public…
Defence losing out in asylum camp fight
By Bianca Hall and Edmund Tadros Senior Defence brass opposed the Department of Immigration and Citizenship’s bid to use the remote Scherger RAAF base as a detention centre, documents released under freedom of information show. Defence refused to release more than half the pages in the heavily redacted package of…
ADF refugee role attacked
By Bianca Hall and Edmund Tadros The Federal Government is improperly using the Defence Department to support its refugee policies, the Australian Defence Association says. The Department of Immigration and Citizenship has entered into contracts worth at least $176million since 2010 – including $35million with Defence – to prepare and operate the…