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The dirty secret at the heart of the projected budget surplus: much higher tax bills

  • Written by Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
The dirty secret at the heart of the projected budget surplus: much higher tax billsBill shocks are the flipside of a surplus built on higher tax collections and tighter access to support payments.Shutterstcok

The budget is bouncing out of deficit and is set to stay in surplus for the decade to come.

That’s what the April budget and the final budget outcome for 2018-19 tell us, and Thursday’s report from the...

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How to manage grass pollen exposure this hay fever season: an expert guide

  • Written by Janet Davies, Professor, Queensland University of Technology
How to manage grass pollen exposure this hay fever season: an expert guideSpring has sprung, which means it's hay fever season.From shutterstock.com

Nearly one in five Australians are affected by hay fever. If you’re one of the unlucky ones, you’ll know how troublesome the symptoms can be.

Grass pollen is the major outdoor trigger of hay fever and allergic asthma. Pollen grains contain a variety of allergens...

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The showy everlasting is endangered, but a primary school is helping out

  • Written by Leonie Monks, Research scientist, Murdoch University
The showy everlasting is endangered, but a primary school is helping outThe showy everlasting is being grown at Woodlupine Primary School.Andrew Crawford, Author provided

Western Australia boasts seemingly endless fields of pink, white and yellow everlasting daisies. But while there might seem to be an infinite number, one species in particular is actually endangered. The showy everlasting (or Schoenia filifolia subsp....

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insights from the 2009 South Pacific earthquake-tsunami disaster

  • Written by Dale Dominey-Howes, Professor of Hazards and Disaster Risk Sciences, University of Sydney
insights from the 2009 South Pacific earthquake-tsunami disasterThe South Pacific was rocked by two nearly simultaneous earthquakes and a devastating tsunami.AAP Image/Tamara McLean

Just before 7am on September 29, 2009, a magnitude 8 earthquake struck the sea floor in the central South Pacific, about 190kms south of Samoa. It was exactly the sort of earthquake – in fact, it was two almost simultaneous...

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  1. what has the search for extraterrestrial life actually yielded and how does it work?
  2. Hong Kong is one of the most unequal cities in the world. So why aren't the protesters angry at the rich and powerful?
  3. Shark nets and culls don't necessarily make Australian beaches safer
  4. Afghanistan’s suffering has reached unprecedented levels. Can a presidential election make things better?
  5. The odds you’ll gamble on the Grand Final are high when punting is woven into our very social fabric
  6. Why can't Australia be friends with both US and China?
  7. 'How do I control my oily skin and prevent pimples?' A dermatologist explains
  8. The Australian art market has flatlined. What can be done to revive it?
  9. India is reforming education for the first time since 1986 – here's why Australia should care
  10. Typhoons and other disasters force Japan to rethink its city vs rural living plans for the future
  11. Scott Morrison's dance with Donald gets up Beijing's nose
  12. The UK Supreme Court ruling on suspending parliament is a warning for Australian politicians
  13. Home grown cannabis to be legal in the ACT. Now what?
  14. sediments reveal a famous early human cave site was also home to hyenas and wolves
  15. Warren placed second after Biden, as Trump's ratings rise. But could the impeachment scandal make a difference?
  16. Why are scientists so excited about a recently claimed quantum computing milestone?
  17. A landmark report confirms Australia is girt by hotter, higher seas. But there is still time to act
  18. Defiant Scott Morrison tells the world Australia is 'doing our bit' on climate change
  19. 8 reasons why impeaching Donald Trump is a big risk for the Democrats. (And 3 reasons why it's not)
  20. Still serving guests while your male relatives relax? Everyday sexism like this hurts women's mental health
  21. they're trending down while Australia's population booms
  22. When it comes to climate change, Australia's mining giants are an accessory to the crime
  23. a psychologist tells us what we can learn from the success of the Richmond Tigers
  24. Australia's carbon market needs to be faster and smarter. Blockchain can help
  25. Don't blame parcel delivery vans for clogging up city traffic, look to the tradies
  26. What might Lily and Abbey say to Scott Morrison about Greta Thunberg?
  27. tapestries interweave traditions with a new sense of place
  28. With 15 other children, Greta Thunberg has filed a UN complaint against 5 countries. Here’s what it’ll achieve
  29. Here is a global solution to the plastic waste crisis
  30. In a virtual universe of 'perfect' bodies, Instagram's new policy offers important protection for young users
  31. Australia's mining know-how makes it the perfect $150m partner for NASA's Moon and Mars shots
  32. Australia is the runaway global leader in building new renewable energy
  33. Swollen executive pay packets reveal the limits of corporate activism
  34. why the Nationals shouldn't politicise the science replication crisis
  35. Merchants of misinformation are all over the internet. But the real problem lies with us
  36. Politicians who become lobbyists can be bad for Australians' health
  37. Queer Eye's Jonathan Van Ness shines a spotlight on the changing face of HIV
  38. it’s a word we use a lot, but what exactly is it?
  39. The ban on live sheep exports has just been lifted. Here’s what’s changed
  40. Albanese slams Morrison for using a "loud hailer" to talk to China from US
  41. a searing comics anthology on sexual violence
  42. Why can't rape survivors in Tasmania reveal their name, even when they want to?
  43. Do new cancer drugs work? Too often we don't really know (and neither does your doctor)
  44. Highly touted UN climate summit failed to deliver
  45. why can't we just build a pipe to move water to areas in drought?
  46. daughters of Robert Menzies and Arthur Calwell say parliament wasn't always a 'fort'
  47. 1 in 3 new mums struggle to get their baby to sleep, but some women have a tougher time
  48. 'Transformer' rooms and robo-furniture are set to remake our homes – and lives – before our eyes
  49. Yes, the US-Australia alliance is important, but Scott Morrison needs to take a careful approach with Donald Trump
  50. neither science nor history favours a dairy monopoly

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