Despite ongoing uncertainty about global economic conditions, prosperity in Australia remains both very high and relatively widespread. But there is one group in Australia who has not shared in our rising…
The not-for-profit Foodbank Australia represents one of the largest distributors of food to hungry Australians. But what is the role of government?
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Globally, more than 800 million people are chronically undernourished. And some of these people live in Australia.
Of course, these people do not live in desperate refugee camps; and most do not endure…
It's a year of mixed fortunes for Australia's labour market.
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Not so long ago, when economic commentators thought about unemployment and the Australian labour market, their main question was: How low can it go?
The global financial crisis was a setback to this improving…
Policy or populism? Wayne Swan may be locking himself into a misguided stance on returning to surplus.
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It is just possible that the Federal Government’s public statements about the need to get back, at all costs, to a budget surplus for the 2012-13 year are based on a grim view of the intelligence of the…
Carers lose out in the current welfare system.
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Almost 50 cents of every dollar spent by governments in Australia goes on social spending – either social security or health and community services. This week’s tax forum must reform the system, as the…
