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AUSTRALIA

Projections and predictions for the year ahead
- Barry Gittins
- 18 January 2024
1 Comment
It’s that time of year when futurists and prophets play fast and loose, projecting visions rife with both promise and peril, weighing the possible against the improbable. As we contemplate competing pictures of the future, although every forecast risks missing the mark, one thing is certain: 2024 won’t be a year for the faint-hearted.
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AUSTRALIA

Remembering the people represented by a percentage point
- Joshua Lourensz, Vin Martin
- 15 May 2023
2 Comments
Budget papers reveal an expected rise in the unemployment rate from 3.5 per cent to 4.25 per cent by June 2024. While the increase is portrayed as modest, it translates to an additional 144,900 people becoming unemployed. The focus must remain on the human stories behind the numbers during this uncertain period of economic recovery.
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AUSTRALIA

Navigating the COVIDSafe app rhetoric
- Samantha Floreani
- 21 May 2020
8 Comments
Over the past few weeks we’ve seen the government pull out all the stops in an attempt to convince the Australian public to download the COVIDSafe App. There are plenty of issues with the app itself, including its technical flaws, and valid concerns around data privacy, security and the normalisation of surveillance. But the other fascinating aspect of COVIDSafe has been the commentary surrounding the app.
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CARTOON

Threats to humanity
- Fiona Katauskas
- 24 September 2014
1 Comment
View this week's offering from Eureka Street's award winning political cartoonist.
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AUSTRALIA

Abbott, Santamaria and Catholic Liberals
- John Warhurst
- 30 March 2010
22 Comments
Tony Abbott had a close association with B. A. Santamaria and personifies church ties with politics through his relationship with the man he has called his confessor, Cardinal Pell. The question is whether Abbott is a one-off or represents a larger group of Catholic Liberals.
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AUSTRALIA

Super size fees lead to retirement poverty
- Michael Mullins
- 29 March 2010
1 Comment
The complexity of superannuation products prompts many to choose easy options that attract high fees. Higher fees mount up over many years and significantly affect the quality of life workers are able to enjoy when they retire.
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