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Our tax and benefits system favours the old over the young. Then there’s our ridiculous housing market. No wonder young people feel dudded.

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Cutting HECS debt is the least Albanese could do for young Australians. He should do more

Our tax and benefits system favours the old over the young. Then there’s our ridiculous housing market. No wonder young people feel dudded.

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Cutting HECS debt is the least Albanese could do for young Australians. He should do more

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How Chalmers can square the budget circle despite stagnant productivity

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How Chalmers can square the budget circle despite stagnant productivity

Repairing the budget and improving productivity aren’t easy, but there are measures the treasurer can look at that offer less political risk.

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How Chalmers can square the budget circle despite stagnant productivity

Repairing the budget and improving productivity aren’t easy, but there are measures the treasurer can look at that offer less political risk.

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How Chalmers can square the budget circle despite stagnant productivity

Repairing the budget and improving productivity aren’t easy, but there are measures the treasurer can look at that offer less political risk.

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How Chalmers can square the budget circle despite stagnant productivity

Repairing the budget and improving productivity aren’t easy, but there are measures the treasurer can look at that offer less political risk.

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Trump wants us to spend a bomb on defence. We should think twice

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16.07.2025 10

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Trump wants us to spend a bomb on defence. We should think twice

We’re told that our defence spending must be greatly increased. But if Trump and the gleeful defenceniks have their way, we’ll be poorer and no safer.

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Trump wants us to spend a bomb on defence. We should think twice

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If the RBA has lost its way on interest rates, we’ll suffer from its fumbling

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If the RBA has lost its way on interest rates, we’ll suffer from its fumbling

With its silly decision to hold rates, the Reserve Bank has shaken the faith of the financial markets, businesses and households.

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If the RBA has lost its way on interest rates, we’ll suffer from its fumbling

With its silly decision to hold rates, the Reserve Bank has shaken the faith of the financial markets, businesses and households.

14.07.2025 10

Ross Gittins

If the RBA has lost its way on interest rates, we’ll suffer from its fumbling

With its silly decision to hold rates, the Reserve Bank has shaken the faith of the financial markets, businesses and households.

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I have good news and bad about your superannuation

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I have good news and bad about your superannuation

Workers are about to get a bump in their super contributions. But it may come at the expense of the pay rise they didn’t get.

11.06.2025 10

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I have good news and bad about your superannuation

Workers are about to get a bump in their super contributions. But it may come at the expense of the pay rise they didn’t get.

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I have good news and bad about your superannuation

Workers are about to get a bump in their super contributions. But it may come at the expense of the pay rise they didn’t get.

11.06.2025 20

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I have good news and bad about your superannuation

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If bulldusting about productivity was productive, we’d all be billionaires

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If bulldusting about productivity was productive, we’d all be billionaires

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If bulldusting about productivity was productive, we’d all be billionaires

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If bulldusting about productivity was productive, we’d all be billionaires

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In one awful decision, Albanese has revealed his do-nothing plan

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In one awful decision, Albanese has revealed his do-nothing plan

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In one awful decision, Albanese has revealed his do-nothing plan

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In one awful decision, Albanese has revealed his do-nothing plan

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Ross Gittins

In one awful decision, Albanese has revealed his do-nothing plan

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Let’s stop kidding ourselves. Taxes will have to go up

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Let’s stop kidding ourselves. Taxes will have to go up

No one wants to pay more tax. And the richest of us protest most and fight hardest when asked to cough up a little more.

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Ross Gittins

Let’s stop kidding ourselves. Taxes will have to go up

No one wants to pay more tax. And the richest of us protest most and fight hardest when asked to cough up a little more.

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Ross Gittins

Let’s stop kidding ourselves. Taxes will have to go up

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Don’t let rich old men tell you the planned super tax is terribly bad

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Don’t let rich old men tell you the planned super tax is terribly bad

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Don’t let rich old men tell you the planned super tax is terribly bad

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Ross Gittins

Don’t let rich old men tell you the planned super tax is terribly bad

Self-serving arguments against Labor’s proposed tax on super balances over $3 million are fanciful. These rich people just don’t want to pay more tax.

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Don’t let rich old men tell you the planned super tax is terribly bad

Self-serving arguments against Labor’s proposed tax on super balances over $3 million are fanciful. These rich people just don’t want to pay more tax.

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Why we need our economists to try a lot harder

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Why we need our economists to try a lot harder

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Why we need our economists to try a lot harder

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Why we need our economists to try a lot harder

Economists are great believers in innovation, and they’d like to see a lot more of it. But they don’t practise what they preach.

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After 50 years, we’re back to the glory days of full employment

One factor explains why Labor won the recent election so convincingly despite a cost-of-living crisis.

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After 50 years, we’re back to the glory days of full employment

One factor explains why Labor won the recent election so convincingly despite a cost-of-living crisis.

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After 50 years, we’re back to the glory days of full employment

One factor explains why Labor won the recent election so convincingly despite a cost-of-living crisis.

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