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we need those tax cuts now, all of them. The surplus can wait

  • Written by: Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW
we need those tax cuts now, all of them. The surplus can waitIf you're going to stimulate the economy, it's wise not to wait.Shutterstock

In an enormous week for economic news at the start of the month, parliament passed the government’s three-stage personal income tax plan, and the Reserve Bank cut official interest rates to an unprecedented low of 1%.

It happened against the backdrop of a flagging...

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How Muslim women break stereotypes by mixing faith and modesty with fashion

  • Written by: Anoosh Soltani, PhD candidate, University of Waikato
How Muslim women break stereotypes by mixing faith and modesty with fashionMuslim women wear the hijab as a statement of fashion and identity.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-NDHow Muslim women break stereotypes by mixing faith and modesty with fashionArdern, wearing a hijab, is depicted on the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.EPA, CC BY-ND

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s decision to wear a headscarf following the Christchurch mosque attacks in March has earned her...

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Arctic ice loss is worrying, but the giant stirring in the South could be even worse

  • Written by: Nerilie Abram, ARC Future Fellow, Research School of Earth Sciences; Chief Investigator for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, Australian National University
Arctic ice loss is worrying, but the giant stirring in the South could be even worseField camp on the East Antarctic ice sheetNerilie Abram

A record start to summer ice melt in Greenland this year has drawn attention to the northern ice sheet. We will have to wait to see if 2019 continues to break ice-melt records, but in the rapidly warming Arctic the long-term trends of ice loss are clear.

But what about at the other icy end of...

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We create 20m tons of construction industry waste each year. Here's how to stop it going to landfill

  • Written by: Salman Shooshtarian, Research Fellow, RMIT University
We create 20m tons of construction industry waste each year. Here's how to stop it going to landfillBuilding construction and demolition create enormous amounts of waste and much of it goes into landfill.Sytilin Pavel/Shutterstock

The Australian construction industry has grown significantly in the past two decades. Population growth has led to the need for extensive property development, better public transport and improved infrastructure. This...

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  9. writing the powerful female world of Wentworth
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  11. Ken Wyatt on constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians
  12. Deeming rates explained. What is deeming, how does it cut pensions, and why do we have it?
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  14. Indonesia has sent Australia's recycling home – it's time to clean up our act
  15. Victoria’s mental health system fails the most vulnerable
  16. Most people think playing chess makes you 'smarter', but the evidence isn't clear on that
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  18. The new Mabo? $190 million stolen wages settlement is unprecedented, but still limited
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  20. The 2019 flu shot isn't perfect – but it's still our best defence against influenza
  21. how the move to digital medical records is leaving us drowning in old paper files
  22. We organised a conference for 570 people without using plastic. Here's how it went
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  32. more compulsory super would make Middle Australia poorer, not richer
  33. Opera is stuck in a racist, sexist past, while many in the audience have moved on
  34. Houses for a warmer future are currently restricted by Australia's building code
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