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$100,000 no longer considered a comfortable wage

By Christopher Hoy Figures this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that over the year to December, wages grew by 3.4 percent. For households,

Diseases rising after big drop in vaccination of babies

By Peter Breadon and Mia Jessurun Child vaccination has been one of Australia’s biggest success stories. Before the COVID pandemic, we hit the national target of 95

Teal toppler elevated into the treasury shadow

By Michelle Grattan Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has appointed Tim Wilson, the only Liberal to win back a “teal” seat last year, to go head-to-head as shadow

Record social housing still leaving a big gap

By Hal Pawson Thanks to an unprecedented lift in public funding in the 2020s, an extra 55,000 new, good quality homes around Australia will be available to people on the

Ley leaves Taylor with a byelection headache

By Michelle Grattan After she was trounced in Friday’s Liberal ballot, Sussan Ley addressed the media with a speech that was gracious in defeat, but came with an

Which of the emerging trade “clubs” should Australia join?

By Naoise McDonagh A profound shift is underway in global trade. Governments are moving beyond traditional free trade agreements open to all countries and embracing

Universities facing ‘imperfect but essential’ changes

By Alex Zelinsky Lasting policy reforms, almost always, have difficult beginnings. Think Medicare, the Superannuation Guarantee, or the National Disability Insurance

Is Wuthering Heights really a great love story?

By Jodi McAlister Emerald Fennell’s film of Wuthering Heights, starring Australian actors Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff and Margot Robbie as Catherine, bills itself as

Growing psychological injury claims require early action

The rapid growth of workers’ compensation claims for psychiatric injury means organisations need to act early to protect staff and mitigate risk. McCullough Robertson

Taylor resigns from shadow cabinet ready for challenge

By Michelle Grattan Leadership aspirant Angus Taylor resigned from the shadow cabinet on Wednesday night, but when the Liberal Party will vote on the leadership remained

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