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Australia has one of the weakest tax systems for redistribution among industrial nations – the Stage 3 tax cuts will make it worse

It’s not that Australia’s systems don’t reduce inequality, it’s that other country’s systems do it more.
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Recommendations to reboot the NDIS have finally been released, 5 experts react

"There will be some fears the review panel is recommending a more complicated and confusing system."
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The 7 charts show Australians struggling as savings fall to near zero

For individual Australians, it was even worse – growth per head went backward, in what some economists call a “per capita recession”.
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The news is fading from sight on big social media platforms – where does that leave journalism?

Australia was the first to introduce a law requiring platforms to compensate news companies, followed by Canada.
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As Albanese’s fortunes slide, people start to wonder what sort of PM Peter Dutton might make

“People need a reason to vote for us, not just to vote against the Labor Party.”
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India’s G20 Presidency: A Journey of Inclusivity and Being Voice of Global South

Terrorism and the senseless killing of civilians are unacceptable, and we must address it with a policy of zero tolerance.
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Casual, distant, aesthetically limited: 5 ways smartphone photography is changing how we see the world

As the number of images made each year increases and new ways to make images emerge, being thoughtful about how we use our cameras or other image-making technology
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Future democracies and the rise of China’s generative AI power

“China leads the world in 37 out of 44 critical technologies, with Western democracies falling behind in the race for scientific and research breakthroughs.”
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Mike Pezzullo sacked after scathing findings accusing him of misusing his position

A hawk on China policy and hard-line on national security issues, especially border protection, Pezzullo was a divisive figure in the bureaucracy.
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Teachers in films are often portrayed as rule breakers, losers or villains

Screen teachers are also predominantly single, white, middle-class women. White teachers outnumber teachers of other ethnicities by ten to one.

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New Edith Cowan University city campus positions Perth as global education destination

"This is a campus that will enrich the student experience and the very city itself. It's a place of possibility and discovery."
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Prime Minister Albanese marks Stolen Generations anniversary with $87m pledge and renewed call to close the gap

Addressing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people directly, PM Albanese reiterated a message he said he had delivered in Parliament: “We see you. We stand with you.”
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Ten years’ jail for mastermind of 100kg cocaine import through Sydney Airport

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) launched an investigation in October 2022 after an airline reported suspicious activity near the cargo area of a Sydney-bound flight departing Johannesburg, South Africa.
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