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Super funds targeted in Shorten's housing affordability package

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Labor will promise to ban direct borrowing by self-managed superannuation funds, as part of a housing affordability policy released on Friday to pre-empt the government’s package in next month’s budget.

This “limited recourse borrowing” – where a creditor has limited claims on the loan if there is a default - has...

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Grattan on Friday: Malcolm Turnbull forges 'values' into political weaponry

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Malcolm Turnbull’s spectacular elevation of “Australian values” raises questions about the Prime Minister’s own values. In particular, has he once again forfeited his political integrity?

This week’s targeting of foreign skilled workers and the new, tougher citizenship requirements smack of a desperate effort to tap...

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Australians largely support science, but not all see the benefits

  • Written by Jill Sheppard, Lecturer, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University
imageAustralians support science, but nuanced views are found amongst people with differing incomes and education. from www.shutterstock.com

Scientists in Australia (and across the world) will take to the streets for the March for Science on April 22. It’s timely, therefore, to discover Australians overwhelmingly support the role of science in...

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Australian governments are treading lightly around Airbnb

  • Written by Nicole Gurran, Professor - Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney
imageDespite a huge apartment boom in inner Sydney, Airbnb may make house affordability worse.Shutterstock

Australia, and particularly Sydney, are gripped by a housing affordability crisis. So the NSW government’s omission of any concrete commitment to monitor the conversion of permanent rental housing to holiday accommodation, like Airbnb and Stay...

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  2. Why I’m supporting Saturday’s March for Science
  3. From the heart: why writers are putting themselves in nonfiction
  4. Let’s stop kicking the innovation football around
  5. A doctor's sexual advances towards a patient are never ok, even if 'consensual'
  6. Explainer: the proposed changes to Australian citizenship
  7. Budget explainer: if you want to know about the economy, look past the budget forecasts
  8. March for science? After decades of climate attacks, it's high time
  9. We need to get rid of carbon in the atmosphere, not just reduce emissions
  10. Five tips to get the most out of your workday
  11. For renters, making housing more affordable is just the start
  12. How accurate are the costumes in TV period dramas?
  13. From blood letting to brain stimulation: 200 years of Parkinson's disease treatment
  14. 'Sustainable tourism' is not working – here's how we can change that
  15. Big Little Lies and the Feminist Fly in the Ointment
  16. Government to lengthen permanent residency period for aspiring citizens
  17. Politics podcast: Jenny Lambert on the 457 visa scrapping
  18. Defence job is a bureaucratic prize in uncertain times
  19. Conservative landslide likely at 8 June UK general election
  20. The Real Spartacus: or What is Philosophy as a Way of Life?
  21. Here's what Australia's cellular network scene could look like by 2020
  22. If a croc bite doesn't get you, infection will
  23. Australian politics explainer: Gough Whitlam's dismissal as prime minister
  24. Budget explainer: the federal-state battle for funding
  25. Australia's energy debates need to move beyond political tribalism
  26. Curious kids: where does money come from?
  27. How English-style drizzle killed the Ice Age's giants
  28. Mandatory minimum sentences and populist criminal justice policy do not work – here's why
  29. Body dysmorphic disorder and cosmetic surgery: are surgeons too quick to nip and tuck?
  30. Decoding the music masterpieces: Liszt’s Piano Sonata in B minor
  31. Inflight Wi-Fi highlights challenges of satellite broadband delivery on land and in the sky
  32. Social impact investment can help retirees get the housing and care they need
  33. As live streaming murder becomes the new normal online, can social media be saved?
  34. Turnbull talks tough on foreign workers – deer farmers and historians off welcome list
  35. Exquisite prose, with rare and subtle insight
  36. Australian government axes 457 work visa: experts react
  37. NDIS hiccups are expected, as with any large-scale social reform
  38. Australia's back in the satellite business with a new launch
  39. Harrison Young appointed chairman of The Conversation
  40. Why it's so offensive when we call people animals
  41. How do we learn to read?
  42. Where the old things are: Australia's most ancient trees
  43. Australian politics explainer: the Labor Party split
  44. The off-topic Conversation #120
  45. Unflinching, luminous, and moving, the Stella shortlist will get under your skin
  46. Budget explainer: has there been a blowout in social security and welfare spending?
  47. Refugees need support to continue their careers – here's how it can be done
  48. The 'clean coal' row shouldn't distract us from using carbon capture for other industries
  49. What science says about getting the most out of your tea
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