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Punitive approach won't work for the most disadvantaged job seekers: Anglicare

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

A snapshot of the availability of jobs has shown limited employment opportunities for disadvantaged job seekers, indicating the need for a new approach to getting these people into work, a report prepared for Anglicare Australia says.

The snapshot looks at the kind and numbers of jobs available and whether these are sufficient for those with...

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WA ReachTEL: Labor leads 52-48

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne

The Western Australian election will be held on 11 March 2017. A ReachTEL poll, conducted Thursday night from a sample of 1790, has Labor leading by 52-48, a 1 point gain for Labor since mid-September.

Primary votes are 42.0% for the combined Liberals and Nationals (down 1.6), 36.7% for Labor (up 0.2) and 7.7% for the Greens (down 0.8). The...

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Feasting for our future as millennials table solutions

  • Written by: Alessandro R Demaio, Global Health Doctor; Co-Founded NCDFREE & festival21; Assoc. Researcher, University of Copenhagen
imageThis month, at tables across the planet, millennials are feasting on gamechanging ideas for a healthier future.www.ncdfree.org, CC BY-ND

This week, I had the pleasure of sitting with Jessica Renzella - an Australian PhD student with Oxford University and a budding global health shaper. She told me about a new social campaign she’s leading,...

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PRRT explained: why aren't we benefitting from the resource tax?

  • Written by: John Freebairn, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Melbourne

The way the petroleum resource rent tax (PRRT) is set up means mining usually generates some revenue, on top of the corporate income tax, for the government over the life of projects. However, there are concerns the PRRT will not always generate additional tax revenue.

The idea of the PRRT is to take a share of the money generated from our natural...

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  5. Surgery isn't always the best option, and the decision shouldn't just lie with the doctor
  6. Turnbull wants to change Australia's environment act - here's what we stand to lose
  7. China will need to be more transparent to achieve its development goals
  8. No limits: can the new guidelines on kids and screens work?
  9. Questions still need answering in Australia's largest health data breach
  10. New ban on boat people may be belt-and-braces for resettlement initiative
  11. Do American voters really have a say on election day?
  12. How the Internet was born: The network begins to take shape
  13. How to overcome exam anxiety
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  15. Day flip flops about Senate future
  16. Dreamworld owner Ardent Leisure needs a lesson in managing a crisis
  17. ASIC report highlights a deep culture problem in Australia's banks
  18. Turnbull sympathetic to parliamentary inquiry on 18C
  19. Is it time to resurrect the wartime 'Grow Your Own' campaign?
  20. ATNIX: Australian Twitter News Index, September 2016
  21. Apple's new MacBook Pro models bring a new touch to the traditional keyboard
  22. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on housing affordability
  23. 'Healthy’ fast food chains not living up to their claims
  24. Jessica Wongso found guilty in cyanide coffee case, but she may not yet have had a fair trial
  25. What will consumers gain from research into complementary medicines?
  26. Why Australian dietary recommendations on fat need to change
  27. Revising for exams - why cramming the night before rarely works
  28. If we're serious about gender equality, we need more women in leadership roles
  29. Friday essay: Judith Wright in a new light
  30. Private property developers are really driving China's debt: new research
  31. Vital Signs: Melbourne Cup day rate cut less likely
  32. Is Piketty's 'Capital in the Twenty-First Century' really the most unread bestseller?
  33. FactCheck: Has the job market got so bad that 'people have stopped looking for work'?
  34. Changes to Australia's marine reserves leave our oceans unprotected
  35. Why I'm spending three months sailing right around Antarctica for science
  36. Relax, the expansion of the universe is still accelerating
  37. Grattan on Friday: Morrison opens housing affordability debate but can he control it?
  38. Phantom brands haunting our supermarket shelves as home brand in disguise
  39. Full response from a spokesman for Brendan O'Connor
  40. The problems with AT T's bid for Time Warner
  41. Cosmic coincidence: the International Space Station passes by Venus and Saturn
  42. Race to the White House - how gender, race and class are shaping the election
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  44. Body-worn cameras are not a panacea for poor policing
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  46. Full response from a spokesperson for Chris Bowen
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