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New tax declarations show many PN MPs are financially better off on the opposition's benches, with several of them declaring more earnings than members of Cabinet. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/03/31/tax…

A joint venture between the government and the Curia, which was purportedly set up to supply "affordable housing", could face an EU probe after potentially falling foul of state aid law. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/03/31/gov…

Prime Minister Robert Abela has been explicitly called out in the latest rule of law report over his public attacks on judges and journalists, with experts warning Malta’s safeguards are in active decline. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/03/30/pri…

HSBC Malta faces a €2.2 million garnishee order for failing to pay compensation which it owed after it lost an appeal. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/03/30/hsb…

A request has been filed for the Standards Commissioner to investigate Culture Minister Owen Bonnici over a series of lucrative contracts awarded to former ONE TV chairman Albert Marshall. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/03/28/sta…

Prime Minister Robert Abela’s wife, Lydia Abela, has secured a permit to expand their Gozo farmhouse into a larger boutique hotel, a project further that was initially presented as a “private residence”. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/03/28/pri…

New documents show that part of an illegal Siġġiewi dumping site described as a “dust factory” was built on agricultural land, raising even more questions about how the operation was allowed to grow unchecked for years. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/03/28/ill…

The Malta Gaming Authority is under heavy scrutiny after a hack exposed deeper failures in how the regulator has been managed over the years. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/03/27/hac…

Disgraced former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has been allowed to use frozen bank accounts to pay bills, in a court ruling that appears more permissive than previous decrees. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/03/27/jos…

A US-based company is set to take over the operations of Aviation Cosmetics after the firm was evicted from a government-owned site. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/03/26/us-…

Lawyers working full-time in Malta’s public service are still waiting for a new collective agreement, with negotiations dragging on ten years after the last one expired. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/03/26/neg…

The Prime Minister’s longtime business partners, Bonnici Group, have been held responsible for a partial building collapse in Bulebel, with the Chamber of Architects pointing to professional negligence as the cause. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/03/26/pri…

Culture Minister Owen Bonnici is set to face his estranged former partner and ex-chief canvasser in the same district, with Remenda Grech already increasing her public appearances as a representative of the Labour Party. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/03/26/owe…

The government has handed a €120 million direct order for a delayed extension of Mater Dei Hospital to a Bonnici Group-led consortium, bypassing a competitive process while the original tender is still under appeal. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/03/25/mat…

An independent audit has found that the bidder currently in line for the Evans Building concession may have altered accounts to qualify for the tender, a claim the bidder denies. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/03/25/aud…

The owner of Tiffany’s Kiosk in Marsaskala refused to say whether taxpayers ended up paying to fix illegalities on his site during ongoing promenade works coordinated by Infrastructure Malta. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/03/24/own…

ONE Radio DJ Ryan Spiteri was granted bail after being charged with assault and threatening to kill his ex-partner, an outcome that legal sources described as lenient. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/03/23/lab…

Taxpayers are set to pay over €42 million to MIDI for Manoel Island, almost four times as much as the actual restoration costs that MIDI paid for. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/03/23/exc…

THIS JUST IN: both major parties unanimously backed a €42 million payout to MIDI, clearing the way for a taxpayer funded bailout that sets a dangerous precedent. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/03/24/pn-…

Miriam Dalli is touting Manoel Island as proof government delivers on its promises, when all the decision really proves is that there are deeper inconsistencies in Malta’s land use policy. FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/03/22/gre…