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Election promises made. Now it’s time to deliver

By Michelle Cull With a convincing win for a second term of government, the pressure is now on the new Labor government to deliver the economic policies central to its

Federal Labor returned with increased majority

By Michelle Grattan The Albanese government has been re-elected with a substantially increased majority, and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has lost his seat, in a

Finding your audience in an information superstorm

By Shane Rodgers Some 30 years ago media was a relatively simple beast. To reach big audiences you needed a radio or television licence, or a printing press and

Olympic opportunity for gold-medal security

By Rodger Cook In a perfect world, the Olympic Games would be only about sport. In reality, every host city carries a heavy, often hidden, burden: the responsibility to

Rising uncertainty risks business paralysis

By John Simon and Ben Wang Uncertainty is everywhere these days. There is even uncertainty about the uncertainty. The Reserve Bank of Australia, for example, noted in

Could old EV batteries power a town?

By Daryoush Habibi and Yasir Arafat Around the world, more and more electric vehicles are hitting the road. Last year, more than 17 million battery-electric and hybrid

IMF uncertainty higher than COVID with no vaccine in sight

By Sergi Basco The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has just published its World Economic Outlook, and it does not take an expert to deduce that, even among some of the

No major party pledges to end gender-based violence

By Kate Fitz-Gibbon and Hayley Boxall In the past week, at least seven women have been killed in Australia, allegedly by men. These deaths have occurred in different

Same old tune, third time around for leaders

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have met for the third leaders’ debate of this election campaign, this time on the Nine network. And while the debate traversed much

Job hunt ‘minor medals’ can be soul destroying

By Shane Rodgers One year when I was in high school, I got the second highest mark in every subject. I got beaten by different people across most of the subjects. And at

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