Opinion: The irresponsibility of power
“Vote for me, I’m not responsible for anything” should
Kevin Cassar
October 2, 2023 10:52
Opinion: Covering his own arse
“Don’t you think you should have resigned?” Minister Michael
Kevin Cassar
September 18, 2023 11:29
Doctors on medical panel deciding on disability benefits kept on board despite known fraud
The panel of doctors responsible for approving financial aid
Sean Montebello
September 12, 2023 07:56
Daughter of Ian Borg’s chief canvasser put on Michael Falzon’s payroll
Adreana Zammit, the young and relatively inexperienced lawyer and
The Shift Team
August 21, 2023 13:09
Prime Minister has Rosianne Cutajar removed from the Council for Children
Former parliamentary secretary Rosianne Cutajar has been removed from
The Shift Team
May 18, 2023 17:22
Man charged with human trafficking hired by Lands Authority last year, now set for promotion
Tista’ taqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti hawn. Kurt Buhagiar, who
Julian Delia
June 2, 2022 07:00
Bread and circuses: seven more PL MPs without receipts for multiple big bucks campaign freebies
At least seven PL MPs submitted campaign expenditure reports
Julian Delia
May 31, 2022 12:01
Skeletons in the Cabinet: the stories ministers and parliamentary secretaries wish you’d forget
Fourteen members of the new government’s Cabinet – out
Julian Delia
April 8, 2022 12:00
Three ministers hand out €1.3 million in direct orders
Three Ministers have distributed some €1.3 million in direct
The Shift Team
March 4, 2022 09:29
Owen Bonnici’s ‘band club protection’ law re-confirmed to be in breach of human rights
On Thursday morning, the Constitutional Court conclusively determined that
The Shift Team
January 20, 2022 16:21
Education Minister Clifton Grima’s canvasser: a sports official suspended over a death threat
Clifton Grima, who has just been appointed minister of
The Shift Team
December 27, 2021 13:41
Gaffarena loses appeal as court confirms Old Mint Street building deal illegal
The appeals court has this morning confirmed a 2018
The Shift Team
December 9, 2021 12:23
Former ‘king of Lands’ Clint Scerri shows off flashy Maserati on social media
Clint Scerri, the government official at the Lands Authority
Julian Delia
November 25, 2021 11:47
Government ministry staff numbers jumped 14.6% in 2021, swelling total to almost 34,000
The number of employees in government ministries and departments
Julian Delia
November 13, 2021 12:58
Family Minister appointed canvasser and disgraced Lands Authority official Matthew Zammit as director at state agency
A disgraced Lands Authority official, forced to resign last
The Shift Team
September 3, 2021 11:20
Golden handshakes: double payouts for reinstated politicians
At least four reinstated cabinet ministers are in line
The Shift Team
August 11, 2021 12:12
Cabinet members declare €4.5million in savings
Cabinet members have declared over  €4.5 million in financial
Caroline Muscat
June 24, 2021 17:43
Here we go again
The time for platitudes is over. As yet another
Blanche Gatt
May 6, 2021 07:09
Size of Chinese embassy doubles since initial plans
The size and safety of a Chinese embassy, planned
Joanna Demarco
April 27, 2020 19:15
Updated: Shocking conditions in private home for the elderly contracted by government
An investigation by The Shift into the conditions in
Joanna Demarco
March 6, 2020 11:26
Disinformation Watch #15: The government’s assault on civil society
In a society as divided as Malta’s, civil society
The Shift Team
August 26, 2018 06:47
Gaffarena scandal: putting things in perspective
The events that followed the court’s decision on Tuesday
Caroline Muscat
March 29, 2018 12:27
UPDATED: Gaffarena corrupt deal gets cancelled
Updated to include government response The controversial deal on
The Shift Team
March 27, 2018 11:12
Planning Authority still ‘analyzing’ 5,700 local plan submissions
The Planning Authority (PA) is still “analyzing” 5,700 submissions
James Debono
December 20, 2017 06:11

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