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David Jones collapse — no one gets the blame, everyone gets the bill

When a small shop closes, people say the owner got it wrong. When an icon falls, it's the econ ...  
Fair go for some, economic hardship for others in wealthy Australia

Do we really want Australia to become a nation of winners & losers, where food & financial securit ...  
New plan needed to deliver 6G technological and revenue benefits

6G may deliver another technological revolution, but it may not deliver much hoped-for revenue ...  
Budget tough love could deliver Labor an election-winning surplus

Treasurer Jim Chalmers could turn Labor’s political fortunes around with spending cuts that ...  
Proposed GST rise will cause political pain for little gain

An expanded GST – proposed by the Grattan Institute – won’t benefit Australians; in fact, it ...  
The corporations paying diddly squat in tax, putting the burden on the rest of us

It's not too presumptuous for the community to expect legitimate tax loopholes to be eliminated ...  
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EDITORIAL: The corporations paying diddly squat in tax, putting the burden on the rest of us

It’s a pity Australian governments rarely match the gargantuan resources invested in recovering ...  
AI hype masks corporate failures and undermines workers

AI hype conceals corporate failures, deflects accountability and fuels fears of job losses to ...  
Working from home for over-55s: Fair Work puts productivity before preference

New Fair Work ruling finds over-55s can ask to work from home if they can establish a connection ...  
Timely advice to Treasurer Chalmers: Stop relying on the RBA

Former RBA Governor Bernie Fraser’s criticism of interest rate policy offers Treasurer Jim ...  
Australia's new Far Right lobby groups: Why you can't see the books

Far-Right lobbyists are raising public money through private companies with no published accounts ...  
AI bubble threatens economic collapse as tech billionaires embrace apocalypse

The AI investment frenzy threatens economic catastrophe, fuelled by billionaire greed, political ...  
NSW DAMA to test One Nation and the Coalition

NSW Government plans to increase migration to regional NSW, which could impact One Nation and ...  
OpenAI under scrutiny over security failures and research ethics

OpenAI’s security breaches and disputed research claims have raised serious questions about the ...  
Red Sea conflict threatens global trade and supply chains

Escalating conflict in the Red Sea threatens to disrupt global shipping, drive up costs and ...  
AI deepfakes and identity theft changing methods of proving identity

AI is destroying our old methods of proving identity and our security systems must catch up.  
Australia’s productivity problem may be impossible to measure

Australia’s productivity debate overlooks a fundamental flaw: across much of the economy, ...  
Sorry AI and war are pushing prices up but it is what it is

AI and war contributed to this week's interest rate rise. Everyone is sorry; no one is resp ...  
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