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Full response from SGS Economics and Planning

  • Written by: Sunanda Creagh, Editor, The Conversation

When asked for more detail on their modelling in relation to this FactCheck on transport costs, a spokesperson for SGS Economics and Planning said:

Here is a link to the report which explains the assumptions in more detail, which may be helpful.

The aim of the Index was to look at households across each of the capital cities that would be...

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FactCheck: does the average Australian family spend up to $22,000 every year on transport?

  • Written by: Matthew Beck, Senior Lecturer in Infrastructure Management, University of Sydney

The release of Australia’s first Transport Affordability Index by the Australian Automobile Association (AAA) reveals the average Australian family is spending up to $22,000 every year to get around. – Australian Automobile Association, media release, August 22, 2016.

A new report, commissioned by the Australian Automobile Association...

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Why obesity is not a 'left versus right' issue

  • Written by: Alessandro R Demaio, Medical Doctor; Co-Founded NCDFREE and festival21; Associate Researcher, University of Copenhagen
imageLeft or right, we should all be urging action on obesity.

libertarianism ˌlɪbəˈtɛːrɪəˌnɪz(ə)m/ noun a laissez-faire political philosophy advocating only minimal state intervention in the lives of citizens; to hold a confidence in free will, free markets and skepticism for government power.


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Australia should look overseas for ideas to increase its number of women MPs

  • Written by: Marian Sawer, Emeritus Professor, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University
imageMost of Australia’s women federal MPs sit on the opposition benches of parliament.AAP/Lukas Coch

Australia continues its slide in the international league table for representation of women in national parliaments. In 1999, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) ranked Australia 15th in the world. By June 2016, before the federal election,...

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  7. Why STEM subjects and fashion design go hand in hand
  8. Despite China free trade agreement Australian beef producers are missing out
  9. A super test for Australia's political system
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