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No wonder obesity is a tough public health issue for governments to deal with. Our research has uncovered a range of barriers to tackling it, some more obvious than others.
Australia has so far declined China’s offer to formally link the Northern Australia project to OBOR. But it risks losing out on trade and investment if the government doesn’t take a stronger approach.
With its recent budget changes, the government is proposing a rise in marginal tax rates across a wide band of middle incomes and a marginal tax rate cut for the top.
The chancellor looks ever more secure as a surge by the SPD falls flat in North-Rhine Westphalia.
The government is reinforcing the dichotomy between “them” and “us” with this budget’s welfare changes, but it lacks solid evidence of effectiveness.
Through subtle parallels to our own lives and choices, literature can help us make sense of political upheavals.
In Germany – a country where going to the theater is a deeply ingrained cultural tradition – the stage is a place to confront pressing political issues.
What we can learn from the election of the new ‘metro mayors’ and why there are reasons to be cheerful.
Australians are in favour of housing affordability changes that the government still doesn’t support, an ANU poll shows.
The political legacy of Abbott’s broken promises contributed to Malcolm Turnbull’s near-death experience at last July’s federal election. ThisTurnbull government budget will be largely about burying the legacy of its predecessor.
Everything you need to know about the recent local and mayoral elections.
Polled economists say another independent body wouldn’t necessairly do a better job of economic forecasting for the budget than Treasury.
When it comes to politics these days, it feels like everything is ‘my way or the highway.’ What can colleges do to end this moral fundamentalism and get students listening to each other?
Wonky forecasts show it’s time for a new approach that adopts more conservative forecasts, and makes a genuine commitment to budget repair.
The Victorian budget brought with it an increase in privatisation, which follows on from other state budgets, but the evidence for efficiency in this type of system isn’t there.
Politics podcast: Jane Halton on how to make a federal budget
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In a special budget podcast for the University of Canberra's Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, Michelle Grattan discusses with Jane Halton the makings of a federal budget.
Cities could be viewed as under-performing brands – ripe for a bit of focused investment and visible leadership from the new metro mayors.
The governments move to include low-value online bought goods in the GST doesn’t treat overseas and local sellers in the same way.
The framing of the prevailing political protests in South Africa shows too much focus on the role of individuals. This is dangerous in hearkening back to the flawed Great Man Theory.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Sir John Bunting Chair of Public Administration, Australian National University
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Professor of Politics, University of Sussex
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Associate Professor, School of Geography, University of Nottingham
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Professiorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Dean of Business School, University of Southern Queensland
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Lecturer of international trade law, Monash Business School, Monash University
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Senior Professorial Lecturer, Co-Director Transatlantic Policy Center, American University School of International Service
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Lecturer in Political Science and International Relations, Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia (UIII)
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Chief executive officer, Grattan Institute
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Visiting Fellow, Macquarie University Applied Finance Centre, Macquarie University
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Professor of Economics and National Senior Teaching Fellow, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University
