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The Point Weekend Quiz

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Lifestyle

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Australia passes a shameful milestone: over one million children now living in poverty

For all the focus on inflation, interest rates and cost-of-living pressures this year, the nation quietly passed a shameful milestone in 2025, ensuring a bleak Christmas for more Australian families than ever.

Society & Culture
Australia passes a shameful milestone: over one million children now living in poverty

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Australia and New Zealand 'offloading' care crisis to Pacific neighbours: report

New research from the Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work has revealed that Australia’s poaching of skilled health workers from Pacific Island nations is leaving their health systems on the brink of collapse.

International Affairs
Australia and New Zealand 'offloading' care crisis to Pacific neighbours: report

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‘Economic power is political power’: Grace Blakeley calls for Australians to fight back

Author of Vulture Capitalism, Grace Blakeley, has told Australian consumers they need to stand up to the huge companies which dominate their way of life.

EconomyDemocracy & Accountability
‘Economic power is political power’: Grace Blakeley calls for Australians to fight back
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