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New Grattan research shows what is at stake in the superannuation debate

  • Written by: John Daley, Chief Executive Officer, Grattan Institute

The Federal Government’s plan to wind back superannuation tax breaks would create a fairer superannuation system more aligned to its purpose of providing income to supplement the Age Pension, according to new Grattan Institute analysis. It would also contribute to budget repair.

The analysis shows how either of the reform packages proposed by...

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Vital Signs: all eyes on the central bankers

  • Written by: Richard Holden, Professor of Economics and PLuS Alliance Fellow, UNSW Australia

Vital Signs is a weekly economic wrap from UNSW economics professor and Harvard PhD Richard Holden (@profholden). Vital Signs aims to contextualise weekly economic events and cut through the noise of the data impacting global economies.

This week: jobs data lowers the likelihood of a US interest rate hike, Australian business investment beats...

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Explainer: what's meningococcal meningitis and what are the signs?

  • Written by: Sergio Diez Alvarez, Director Of Medicine, The Maitland and Kurri Kurri Hospital, University of Newcastle
imageYour child will receive a meningococcus vaccine, but it doesn't cover all the subtypes.from www.shutterstock.com.au

Stories of meningococcal outbreaks tell us it’s that season again. But what is meningococcal meningitis, why does it occur in seasons, and why does it strike fear into the hearts of so many?

Meningococcus (Nisseria meningitidis)...

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Students are not hard-wired to learn in different ways – we need to stop using unproven, harmful methods

  • Written by: Stephen Dinham, Professor and Associate Dean Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
imageDo students really learn in different ways?from www.shutterstock.com

In our series, Better Teachers, we’ll explore how to improve teacher education in Australia. We’ll look at what the evidence says on a range of themes including how to raise the status of the profession and measure and improve teacher quality.


In health there are...

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  1. The Climate Change Authority report: a dissenting view
  2. Careful surveillance and pet wearables: at home with animals
  3. Why old theories on Indigenous counting just won't go away
  4. Will airlines ban Samsung phones after their recall for exploding batteries?
  5. Liberal Party 'internals' have a bad attack of acid stomach
  6. Victorian ReachTEL: Labor leads, but Andrews damaged by CFA dispute
  7. Boyer Lectures: Episode 1 – Health inequalities and the causes of the causes
  8. Turnbull flays colleagues after government's humiliation
  9. Food for thought: feeding our growing population with flies
  10. Creatine: what is it and should we supplement our diets with it?
  11. A Chinese company gave $3.6 million to Labor while bidding for government work – and it's totally legal
  12. Graf all you want, but don't you dare be poor!
  13. It's time to speak up about noise pollution in the oceans
  14. ACCC unlikely to secure compensation for Volkswagen customers
  15. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the shambles in the lower house
  16. Explainer: what treatment do young children receive for gender dysphoria and is it irreversible?
  17. Australian small businesses could be stretched by changes to commercial credit cards
  18. ACCC takes VW to court -- but will it help consumers?
  19. Questioning the 'miracles' of Saint Teresa
  20. Can Turnbull change course in Indigenous affairs?
  21. Direct Action not as motivating as carbon tax say some of Australia's biggest emitters
  22. Interactive: what powers does ASIO have to question and detain terror suspects?
  23. Explainer: what are drug cryptomarkets?
  24. To raise status of teaching, Australia needs to lift pay and cut teacher numbers
  25. The Climate Change Authority's gamble on political pragmatism
  26. Beneath the surface of tourism in Bali
  27. Friday essay: on listening to new national storytellers
  28. Human trials on Earth are the key to how we will survive on Mars
  29. Turnbull government loses discipline and votes in House chaos
  30. Grattan on Friday: Labor's Sam Dastyari suffers Chinese burn
  31. Politics podcast: Eric Abetz on the conservatives in the Liberal Party
  32. China hosts the G20: prepare to be underwhelmed?
  33. Lucy's shattered bones prove our ancestors lived a dangerous life in the trees
  34. Are mosquitoes to blame for the spread of 'flesh-eating' bacteria?
  35. Mobile phone health alarmists bereft of credible arguments
  36. Humans are experimenting with the planet, so let's make sure we learn along the way
  37. Briefcase phones, bracelet radios and other obsolete design gems
  38. What can we learn from children's drawings?
  39. Explainer: what is Section 18C and why do some politicians want it changed?
  40. From the Kama Sutra to Tinder: sex and love in India
  41. Australia needs to follow the US in funding urban rail projects
  42. Better regulation of all political finance would help control foreign donations
  43. ADF set to hit more Islamic State targets under legal change
  44. Time for Australia to provide preschool education for all three year olds?
  45. Between perceptions and realities of Australian-Indonesian attitudes: a view from Indonesia
  46. A guide for how to choose therapy for a child with autism
  47. Social determinants – how class and wealth affect our health
  48. Want to improve the nation's health? Start by reducing inequalities and improving living conditions
  49. Focusing on tests and invalid assessments is the wrong way to measure teacher quality
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