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Why the Coalition's integrity doesn't stretch to a $15 tax cut

According to Liberal Senator Jane Hume, "You can't buy integrity with $15 per week".  
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EDITORIAL: Why the Coalition's integrity doesn't stretch to a $15 tax cut

According to Liberal Senator Jane Hume, "You can't buy integrity with $15 per week".  
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Record temporary entrants set new challenges for net migration

A surge in temporary entrants over the Christmas period has given the Government new challenges in ...  
News Corp’s Stage 3 tax cut coverage a deceitful political campaign

News Corp's coverage of Labor's altered Stage 3 tax cuts has unsurprisingly highlighted – yet ...  
Cost of living hardest for those on income support

The cost of living crisis is really biting in Australia, so much so that the Government has called ...  
Backtracking forwards: Hypocrisy over Labor's altered Stage 3 tax cuts

Perspective is needed on the substantial reforms of the income tax schedules Prime Minister ...  
Employment opportunities? Sorry, no vacancy

A common theory that there are bounteous employment opportunities in Australia is incorrect.  
Dutton shaming Woolworths a step backward in rebuilding corporate trust

The decision by Woolworths to avoid stocking Australia Day merchandise has prompted Peter Dutton ...  
Food, fuel and news: A neoliberal nightmare

A review of supermarket industry standards in an attempt to ease ever-increasing food prices has ...  
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EDITORIAL: Food, energy and news: It’s a neoliberal inequality thing

An inquiry into the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct is now underway to examine whether the ...  
When it comes to unemployment, the RBA has got it wrong

The Reserve Bank's reliance on ABS unemployment data has resulted in poor economic strategies ...  
Funding the imperium: Australia subsidises U.S. nuclear submarines

AUKUS, the trilateral pact between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, was a ...  
Albanese's plan for 2024 should keep Labor ahead of Opposition

While the Coalition dwells on pessimism and negativity, PM Albanese is continuing to lead the ...  
Albanese Government still pushing to mend Coalition's student visa mess

From 1 July 2023, the Albanese Government belatedly started tightening the student visa policy it ...  
Labor Government's 2024 challenge to restore visa integrity

Despite the Government’s $160 million package to address the massive growth in asylum seekers ...  
#3 TOP IA STORY OF 2023: HECS indexation increasing unaffordable student debt

Encouraging talented young journalists is what IA is about, so we are thrilled to see this ...  
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Universal basic income for a more prosperous Australia

A universal basic income will not only benefit those suffering from poverty, but will also provide ...  
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Trump’s 'greatest economy': A lie that could end America's experiment

Of all the falsehoods spread by MAGA Republicans, an underrated one poses grave danger, as Alan ...  
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