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Treasurer Frydenberg to announce $520 million fund for small businesses investmnt

  • Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Treasurer Frydenberg to announce $520 million fund for small businesses investmntThe new fund will put up 10% to 40% of capital investments by businesses. Shutterstock

A new fund to provide small businesses with an alternative source of financing will be set up with a A$100 million contribution from the government.

The fund will have an initial investment capacity of more than $500 million, with the aim of that growing to $1...

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Kevin Rudd urges Australia to reduce its economic dependence on China

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

Kevin Rudd has warned Australia is too “China dependent” in economic terms, and must diversify its international economic engagement.

Setting out principles he believes should govern the way forward in dealing with China, the former prime minister said for too long Australia had been “complacent in anticipating and responding to...

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Scott Morrison stands by energy minister Angus Taylor, who faces police probe

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

Scott Morrison has resisted calls for Angus Taylor to stand aside while NSW Police investigate an allegedly doctored document the energy minister used in making false claims about Sydney City Council’s travel costs.

The long-simmering affair re-ignited on Tuesday when the NSW Police said it was “in the early stages of investigating...

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Researchers allege native logging breaches that threaten the water we drink

  • Written by David Lindenmayer, Professor, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
Researchers allege native logging breaches that threaten the water we drinkResearchers have uncovered what appears to be widespread logging of steep slopes in Victoria, which has the potential to damage critical water supplies.Chris Taylor, Author provided

The Victorian government’s logging business is cutting native forests on steep slopes, in an apparent rule breach that threatens water supplies to Melbourne and...

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  2. tech companies are tracking and misusing our data, and there's little we can do
  3. The evidence shows pharmacist prescribing is nothing to fear
  4. Chinese 'spy' case may be the greatest challenge to Australian security since Petrov – but caution is needed
  5. warrior king, rebuilder of cities, and musical muse
  6. Greedy doctors make private health insurance more painful – here's a way to end bill shock
  7. Designer fashion, nostalgia magnet - what's behind the rise and rise of the sneaker?
  8. The most important issue facing Australia? New survey sees huge spike in concern over climate change
  9. The RBA has a new brain. It has thoughts on what'll happen after interest rates hit zero
  10. we explain in 6 charts
  11. 'Gay gene' testing apps aren't just misleading – they're dangerous
  12. when city folk just assume they're better
  13. ASIO investigating allegation China wanted a horse in the democratic race
  14. Tesla's Blade Runner-inspired pickup truck kind of flopped. Here's why
  15. Scott Morrison announces $537 million for aged care in response to royal commission
  16. 145 years after Jules Verne dreamed up a hydrogen future, it has arrived
  17. Genetic testing IVF embryos doesn't improve the chance of a baby
  18. How Westpac is alleged to have broken anti-money laundering laws 23 million times
  19. Government's Commonwealth Integrity Commission will not stamp out public sector corruption — here’s why
  20. how marketers measure Dolly Parton's magic
  21. We're delaying major life events, and our retirement income system hasn't caught up
  22. Teens with at least one close friend can better cope with stress than those without
  23. Making every building count in meeting Australia's emission targets
  24. What are lost continents, and why are we discovering so many?
  25. Josh Frydenberg turns up heat on Westpac chiefs as bank issues a 'response plan'
  26. That moving graph of US tax rates that went viral, it's probably wrong. Here's why
  27. NZ deputy PM under fire, but maintains no laws broken in party donations scandal
  28. Westpac's scandal highlights a system failing to deter corporate wrongdoing
  29. How to manage your essential medicines in a bushfire or other emergency
  30. A push to make social media companies liable in defamation is great for newspapers and lawyers, but not you
  31. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Westpac scandal
  32. What do Sydney and other cities have in common? Dust
  33. Australian teens do close to the least physical activity in the world
  34. Why New Zealand courts should take poverty into account in sentencing decisions
  35. Albanese promises a 'productivity project' in an economic vision statement harking back to Hawke and Keating
  36. Vital Signs. Untaxing childcare is a bold idea that seems unfair, but might benefit us all
  37. Smoke haze hurts financial markets as well as the environment
  38. Five ways parents can help their kids take risks – and why it’s good for them
  39. a short, shaky history of curing with vibrations
  40. These young Muslim Australians want to meet Islamophobes and change their minds. And it's working
  41. Friday essay: George Eliot 200 years on
  42. How 1 bright light in a bleak social housing policy landscape could shine more brightly
  43. why does wood crackle in a fire?
  44. Scott Morrison will go into 2020 with a challenging cluster of policy loose ends
  45. New report shows the world is awash with fossil fuels. It's time to cut off supply
  46. Enough ambition (and hydrogen) could get Australia to 200% renewable energy
  47. Dramatic and engaging, new exhibition Linear celebrates the art in Indigenous science
  48. NZ remains unscathed by US-China trade war, but that's no reason for complacency
  49. The NDIS is changing. Here's what you need to know – and what problems remain
  50. Why Australia can no longer avoid responsibility for its citizens held in Syria

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