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Austerity policies cut Britain's brief recovery from the financial short and brought recession, stagnation and growing poverty.
With a federal election looming within a year, our panel looks at what each state and territory has been handed in the budget - and why it matters.
The New South Wales government has come in for heavy criticism over its $2 billion plan to knock down and rebuild two of Sydney's largest sports stadiums.
Academics deliver their verdict on Philip Hammond.
Putting money into the hands of local communities will be a more useful antidote to the whims of world capitalism.
A new division tasked with delivering the country's economic goals should be the first step.
As the government moves ahead with its industrial plan, a new report signals it will have to start doing things differently.
The neediest suburbs get a much poorer deal in Sydney than in Melbourne. A new study provides a suburb-by-suburb breakdown of state investment, including what facilities and services have been funded.
It's not all about health and wealth.
A zero rate for business could actually be a progressive move and would reflect the anti-bureaucratic spirit of Brexit.
Athens can celebrate two consecutive quarters of growth. Berlin must stomach some weakness. Everyone should remember cheap money isn't free money.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency is facing a $1.3 billion budget chop as part of the federal government's savings measures. But sacrifice the lead agency for green energy development
A new report highlights how little we know about what works and what doesn't when it comes to publicly-funded Indigenous programs. It's a similar story in other policy areas – but we can do better.
Rates of corporation tax have a very human impact.
In the midst of a rapidly growing economy, research budget shortcomings threaten a young scientific community that struggles to stay afloat.
The global economy is already unsustainable – let alone if it gets bigger.
Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen told journalists that since the last federal election, the government has had spending as a percentage of GDP at GFC levels. Is that right?
Many people dismiss the idea of free, quality public university education out of hand. But there are many ways to make it happen - and it all ties back to the idea of education as a public good.
Insuring the most at-risk homes should become easier after April, but the latest deluge makes the new scheme look fragile.
Top contributors
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Murdoch University
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Professor of Economics, City, University of London
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Deputy Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies
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Associate Professor, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney
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Professor, Monash University
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Professor, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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David Hayward is a Friend of The Conversation.
Emeritus Professor of Public Policy and Director, VCOSS-RMIT Future Social Service Institute, RMIT University
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Professor of Economics, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer, Politics and Public Policy, Flinders University
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Professorial Research Fellow, Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University
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Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer of Australian Politics, Murdoch University
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Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Comparative Employment Systems, University of Manchester
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Research fellow, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, University of Melbourne
