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Some uni students want to be more than employees, but we're neglecting these would-be entrepreneurs

8 July 2022

Australia’s higher education system is, mainly focused on training people to work for others’ companies but this can become an obstacle to entrepreneurial innovation.

Boycotts in sport may not advance human rights. But they do harm individual athletes

24 June 2022

Boycotts regularly occur in high-profile sport as event organisers use its global reach to highlight human rights violations, but they often do more to harm individual athletes than to the condemned regime.

Swapping stamp duty for land tax would push down house prices but push up apartment prices, new modelling finds

20 June 2022

NSW recently announced it would be the second Australian jurisdiction after ACT to switch from stamp duty to land tax, which will put downward pressure on prices, but not for every home type.

Could I still be infectious after COVID isolation? And should I bother wearing a mask once I'm all better?

30 May 2022

If you are at home with COVID, you might be wondering how long you’re really infectious for. You don’t want to isolate longer than necessary but you also don’t want to risk your friends’ and workmates’ health.

China's population to shrink for first time since great famine 60 years ago

30 May 2022

The world’s biggest nation is about to shrink.

China accounts for more than one sixth of the world’s population.

Expect more power price hikes – a 1970s-style energy shock is on the cards

27 May 2022

Recent increases announced by energy regulators point to very serious issues within Australia's electricity market.

How do the major parties rate on Medicare? We asked 5 experts

4 May 2022

The Conversation: Medicare has been mentioned a lot this election campaign but we’ve seen relatively few substantial policy announcements. So what have the major parties committed to? And is this enough?

What has Morrison’s ‘big stick’ to cut power bills achieved? Nothing, as far we can tell

7 April 2022

The government has spent years bringing in a law supposed to ensure electricity retailers pass on lower prices to customers. Yet so far that law appear to have achieved nothing, except add to regulatory red tape.

Another day, another flood: preparing for more climate disasters means taking more personal responsibility for risk

7 April 2022

Climate change is making disasters more frequent and severe, so how should we be preparing for these inevitable events?

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Some uni students want to be more than employees, but we're neglecting these would-be entrepreneurs

Boycotts in sport may not advance human rights. But they do harm individual athletes

Swapping stamp duty for land tax would push down house prices but push up apartment prices, new modelling finds

Could I still be infectious after COVID isolation? And should I bother wearing a mask once I'm all better?

China's population to shrink for first time since great famine 60 years ago

Expect more power price hikes – a 1970s-style energy shock is on the cards

How do the major parties rate on Medicare? We asked 5 experts

What has Morrison’s ‘big stick’ to cut power bills achieved? Nothing, as far we can tell

Another day, another flood: preparing for more climate disasters means taking more personal responsibility for risk

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