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Federal treasurer Scott Morrison’s diagnosis of the risks and challenges confronting the Australian economy is hard to fault. But tackling those problems will require flexibility from the government.
All five novels explore alienation. But each is remarkably readable; with a wonderful sense of story and its elements: character, pacing, setting and yes, even plot.
Reassuring your child you love and support them unconditionally is crucial for a healthy relationship.
The federal government’s bill to protect volunteer firefighters following a long-running dispute in Victoria will not solve the problems to which it was allegedly directed.
Subtle manipulation of virtual reality can radically change how we respond without us even realising it.
New research finds almost a million Australians are living in poor or very poor-quality housing, with more than 100,000 in dwellings regarded as very poor or derelict.
The new level of inequality that is emerging in Australia is not only a challenge to our morality but a serious threat to our future economic growth.
To say a workplace problem is systemic means that its underlying causes are deeply embedded in the structures and everyday practices of an organisation.
When asked for more detail on their modelling in relation to this FactCheck on transport costs, a spokesperson for SGS Economics and Planning said: Here is a link to the report which explains the assumptions…
The Australian Automobile Association said that a new report showed that “the average Australian family is spending up to $22,000 every year to get around.” Is that accurate?
Australia is lagging behind other countries in adopting practical measures to achieve gender balance in public decision-making.
The first signs that humans were warming the climate appeared much earlier in the northern hemisphere - way back in the 1830s. But now the trend is emerging all over the globe.
Emerging research challenges the idea that sustainable housing is unaffordable. It shows sustainability and good design can be affordable when analyses include social, health and wellbeing benefits.
Atmospheric, marine, environmental, biological and medical scientists join in calling for more focus on the damage being wrought by climate change.
Arthrogryposis is where a baby’s joints are deformed due to a shortening (known as contractures) of the muscles from before birth.
Extensive drug use was reported at the 1952 Helsinki Games, but it was the death of two athletes that finally galvanized international sporting authorities into taking action against doping.
The fashion industry attracts creative young minds. But to succeed as a designer in a time of rapid technological change, knowledge of maths and science is invaluable.
Australia is not mustering the exports of beef it should under the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement, a new report finds.
Labor’s superannuation plan shows some promise for budget repair, if the two parties can compromise where it counts.
Astronomers have found an Earth-like planet orbiting our nearest neighbour, the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri. So any chance that planet may be habitable?
Central Italy has been hit by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake, only seven years after a similar devastating quake in the region.
The way governments have handled the compensation process for taxi drivers, as ride-sharing app Uber is legalised, is uneven.
In China, art is called upon to promote the Communist Party’s agenda. But the staging of concerts here commemorating Mao Zedong’s death poses thorny questions about artistic freedom.
The drug’s limited effectiveness and side-effects should cause potential users to rethink their purchase.