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economy December 6, 2025
The shrinkage of Australian arts funding
Restructures across all levels of arts funding have deprived institutions of money and led some to scale back their ambitions or even close.
economy November 29, 2025
A glimmer of hope in Australia’s rental market
A new report suggests policy interventions are starting to ease the worst affordability crisis in a generation – but it’s a different story for those on the lowest incomes.
environment November 8, 2025
Inside Labor’s plan to tax EVs
Labor’s plan to tax electric vehicles has stalled on the conflicting goals of budget repair and emissions reduction.
economy October 18, 2025
Confronting the superannuation gender gap
Advocates say more needs to be done as the tweaks made to superannuation tax offsets for low-income earners will barely help the quarter of women who retire in poverty.
business October 17, 2025
Governments crack down on Airbnb rentals
Increasingly, state and local governments are legislating to curb the use of properties for short-stay accommodation, in hopes of easing a historically tight and costly rental market.
immigration October 4, 2025
Everything that’s wrong with this immigration debate
As anti-immigration sentiment is politicised around the world, new arrivals to Australia are being portrayed as detrimental to the economy – when in fact the opposite is true.
business August 23, 2025
‘Long may she reign’: How powerful is Gina Rinehart?
Having lost her close relationship with Peter Dutton, Gina Rinehart is working to exert influence in a radically different Canberra.
business August 23, 2025
Economic round table recycles broken ideas
ANALYSIS: To boost Australian productivity, the government must look beyond the lower-tax and free-market solutions that have long reinforced its downward trend.
technology August 16, 2025
Amid pressure from tech giants and the promise of massive productivity gains, the industry and innovation minister is stepping back from a plan for new laws to regulate the use of AI.
economy July 26, 2025
Ex-Treasury boss Ken Henry on the case for taxing carbon
Former Treasury secretary Ken Henry, who joins next month’s productivity forum, revisits the war against a carbon tax and explains the economic advantages of environmental protection.
immigration July 26, 2025
International IT graduates struggle to secure Australian employment
Australia has little trouble attracting international IT students, but employment is proving difficult for graduates, despite the need to fill a quarter of a million jobs in the next five years.
