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Boomer's tip: Living in Australia in 2025 'okay' for young people

In many important ways – not just financial – Australia is as great a place to live for young ...  
Albo and Dr Jim steadily reduce poverty and homelessness — at last

While more still needs to be done, efforts to combat severe disadvantage in Australia are worki ...  
Trump and Musk's coup d'état​​​​​​​ begins

Trump and Musk purge government departments, migrant communities along with American democracy.  
The miraculous Australian economy is the envy of the world

Despite frequent moaning and groaning about the state of the economy, the hard data on a range of ...  
Black Monday: When money talked in Melbourne and said 'goodbye'

Stockbroker Roger Trevaskis literally counted his losses on the floor of the Melbourne Stock ...  
Wealth divide seeing rich prosper at expense of millions in need

More needs to be done to address the staggering wealth gap in Australia, with critical infrastr ...  
Devastating disasters drive groundbreaking banking bans

Banks banning fossil fuel backing needs to be more consistent across supply chains and banks.  
Drastic times call for drastic measures

Climate report suggests net zero by 2050 is unachievable on our current trajectory.  
In praise of government spending

Economic critics are quick to slam the Government over its spending without considering the many ...  
#9 IA STORY OF 2024: Labor looks likely to win 2025 Election

Economics guru Stephen Koukoulas wrote in July that the Coalition may struggle to make Labor a ...  
DAZN buys Foxtel signalling new era for Australian sports streaming

The recent announcement of DAZN’s acquisition of Foxtel marks a pivotal moment in Australia’s ...  
Interest rate changes don’t always sway voters

The theory that the Albanese Government needs to implement interest rate cuts before the next ...  
Can the veiled power of the Press Council be wielded against Mount Fang?

More than ever, Australia needs valiant guardians to protect against malevolent manipulators.  
Government should stop letting Reserve Bank govern Australia

Prime Minister Albanese needs to take back control of interest rates and stop letting the Reserve ...  
Treasurer avoids hard reforms on regional bank closures

Regional bank closures: Senate inquiry's critical findings sidelined as Treasurer Jim Chalmers ...  
Trump’s tariff wrecking ball about to hit the global economy

It's time for Australia to prepare for the fallout from Trump's global economy-wrecking tariffs ...  
ABC News misleads on the economy and risks pushing more Australians into poverty

ABC presents old data from the previous Coalition Government as a 'new' cost-of-living crisis ...  
Trump's tariffs and their effect on the Australian economy

Trump's tariffs will hurt the Australian economy and lead to trade tensions.  

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