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Does the federal budget make further interest rate rises more likely?

RBA should only raise interest rates in June or July if there’s new evidence that inflation is staying higher than expected.

Australia is facing a 450,000-tonne mountain of used solar panels

Even when not reusable, PV panels include valuable materials that can be recovered.

We won’t solve the teacher shortage until we answer these 4 questions

There are already several national and state policy moves to try to address the shortage and its potential causes.

Hobart’s new stadium can only make Tasmania’s housing crisis worse

In 2022, eight AFL men’s games were played in Tasmania – four at Bellerive, four at UTAS Stadium in Launceston. A local AFL team will play 11 home games.

How to buy authentic First Nations designs that benefit creators and communities

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art is more than aesthetically pleasing shapes and colours.

King Charles’ accession shows how much British monarchy has changed

The accession of Charles to the throne is not only politically significant, but also carries religious importance.

Creator of popular Indian cartoon character ‘Dhabbuji’ and social worker, Abid Surti, turns 88

The satirical cartoon ‘Dhabbu ji’ was published continuously for 30 years in the prestigious ‘Dharmyug’ magazine.

Here’s why your freezer smells so bad – and what you can do about it

There are several causes for bad smells coming from your freezer. Typically, the culprits are microbes – bacteria, yeasts and moulds.

New Medicare reforms won’t fix everything but they start to tackle the system’s biggest problems

The breadth of the proposals is important – there will be little progress without improvements in all those areas.

‘I trained to be an engineer … now I am a pickle seller’. What does migration do to a wife?

It’s interesting how one single step backward in one’s career starts an avalanche of falling behind.

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Unauthorised Indian migration agent jailed after Australia study visa fraud involving fake university documents

The accused allegedly assured the complainant that the visa would be arranged within 90 days and collected nearly AUD 34,000 in instalments.

New state-of-the-art cardiac cath lab brings lifesaving care closer for Pacific children

The facility was officially opened by President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu at the Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Children’s Hospital in Suva, strengthening the country’s ability to diagnose and treat complex cardiac conditions locally.

“Peace always worth fighting for”: Prime Minister and Opposition Leader pay Anzac Day tributes

“What their legacy proves to us is that even when peace seems elusive, it is always worth fighting for.”
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