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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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  7. China will need to be more transparent to achieve its development goals
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