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Australian graduates who move overseas will have to pay back student loans

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imageDebt lost from graduates working overseas is estimated to cost the taxpayer around $30m a year.www.shutterstock.com

University graduates who move overseas for more than six months will now have to pay back their student loans.

Until now, graduates who moved abroad were under no obligation to repay their student debt while they lived in another...

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The danger of stranded assets lurks for unwary coal producers

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imagePrevailing commentary that the future of the Australian coal sector is secure ignores some key trends.Reuters/Jason Lee

The prevailing mainstream commentary of the Australian coal sector is that its future is secure.

Any lost demand from China for Australian exports will be replaced by demand from India. Other growth markets such as South East Asia...

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The federal budget is hard to 'fix', but here are some solutions

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imageThere are some structural issues that need tackling in order reform our budget, but they are surmountable. AAP/Lukas Coch

Why, after decades of relatively good budgetary management in Australia, is the Commonwealth budget so hard to fix? And why don’t many people seem to care?

We have had 24 years of economic growth, yet are now facing our...

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