Australia spends more on property investor tax breaks than on social housing and homelessness services combined
The 2026 Report on Government Services (RoGS) shows 41% of people waiting to get into public housing are homeless or at risk of homelessness – up from 26% in 2015.
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Beware the headlines: Most of December’s CPI “jump” was driven by costly summer travel
Pundits will be calling on the RBA to hike rates to contend with “higher than expected” inflation. A close look at the ABS data tells another story.
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As heatwaves worsen, Australia remains a climate laggard
As the nation’s south-east languishes through another heatwave, new data has revealed what millions already know: more Australians are feeling the heat. The OECD has released its Economic Surveys for 2026 and it makes for sobering reading.
$5 billion in incorrect pension payments prompt calls to end “shoddy” automation system
Advocates are urging the government to prioritise recommendations from the Robodebt Royal Commission, including transparency about how automated decisions are made.
Shorter America this week: Protest works; Name reality; It's the end of the world as we know it
It isn’t always easy to keep up with what’s happening in the US. 'Shorter America' is a series where Dr Emma Shortis loops you in on what’s going on in America and shares news and analysis that you can trust.
How Australia can chart its own course in an uncertain world
International relations experts are calling on more world leaders to stop “sanewashing” what’s happening in the Trump era.
Why Tame Impala’s Grammy win is good news for local listening
Growing overseas audiences, as shown by Australia’s “Grammy-rush”, could address growing Americanisation here at home.
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