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Full employment under threat as labour market weakens

Australia’s labour market is softening, with rising unemployment and sluggish job creation ...  
Degrees of failure: Senate exposes university governance crisis

A damning Senate report reveals the growing power, privilege and lack of accountability infecting ...  
Global economic times are tough — especially for the corrupt and inept

The latest data shows the U.S. economy is continuing to slide alarmingly.  
The $1 trillion truth: Coalition to blame for Australia’s soaring debt

As gross government debt nears $1 trillion, the numbers reveal a confronting truth — most of it ...  
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EDITORIAL: ANZ, NAB and ‘Bigger for You’ Bendigo’s ever bigger greed

This week, Big Four bank ANZ informed 3,500 employees they were losing their jobs — via email ...  
ANZ, NAB and ‘Bigger for You’ Bendigo’s ever bigger greed

Despite eye-watering profits, the banking sector is 'throwing workers on the scrap heap whil ...  
Calls grow for new banking royal commission amid $8 billion scam losses

As scam losses in Australia reach $8 billion, pressure mounts on the Government to hold banks ...  
Ley’s NDIS cuts and austerity echo Morrison’s divisive politics

In a bid to resurrect Coalition-era austerity, Opposition Leader Sussan Ley targets the NDIS while ...  
Data shows Albo reducing poverty while welfare sector insists he isn’t

Claims from Australia’s welfare peak body appear at odds with reality.  
Don't blame migrants for the housing crisis, blame the millionaires

While fascists scapegoat migrants, it’s the landlords and politicians hoarding wealth who are ...  
The price of privilege: When wealth buys moral bankruptcy

As the world burns, the rich raise a glass — and the bill is paid in conscience, not cash.  
First home buyers finally get the upper hand in Australia’s housing market

Government reforms, falling interest rates and rising wages are combining to give first home ...  
Doomsayers proved wrong again as businesses expand and prosper

Official data on Australia’s economy continue to undermine the Albanese Government’s critic ...  
Russia’s illusion of power cracks as economy and war effort falter

Behind the diplomatic theatre, Russia’s crumbling economy, military losses and silenced dissent ...  
Labor set to make the big reforms in its third term

Last week’s economic roundtable allows Treasurer Jim Chalmers to continue his incremental agenda ...  
Wages, cuts and confidence: Albanese's economic reboot gains steam

With interest rate cuts, rising wages and a housing rebound, the Albanese Government’s economic ...  
Tough economic times sort out the successful global traders

As the world deals with the turmoil of Trump’s erratic tariffs, the latest data shows Australia ...  
A smarter way to fund recovery: Why Ukraine needs GDP‑contingent loans

As Ukraine faces mounting debt and uncertain recovery, a new kind of loan could offer vital ...  
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