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Employment rates are falling, but that's the RBA's plan
It now sadly appears that we have said goodbye to unemployment below 4%. It was, however, a level of unemployment the Reserve Bank believed was not sustainable.
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Labor’s 62-70 per cent climate target labelled “non-ambitious”
The target does not align with the science, and can only be met by phasing out fossil fuels - which they won't commit to.
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US Federal Reserve cuts rates: how does this affect Australia?
If things get worse and the US economy falls into a recession, it is possible that it will have a more significant impact on our economy.
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Trump’s attack on ABC journalist the act of a bully and hypocrite: expert
US President Donald Trump’s attack on an ABC journalist has been labelled the act of a coward who claims to champion free speech – except when it’s used to hold him to account.
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A true leader would cool things down, not weaponise Charlie Kirk’s murder: US expert
One of Australia’s foremost experts on politics in the United States says President Donald Trump is weaponising the murder of far-right activist Charlie Kirk.
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Senate Inquiry told “terrifying” climate report could be worse than first thought
Senior public servants and experts have faced questions by senators in an inquiry into Australia’s first National Climate Risk Assessment.
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Former Kiribati president Anote Tong says North West Shelf extension “not consistent” with Australia’s rhetoric on climate change
The former president of the Republic of Kiribati, Anote Tong, has added his voice to the growing chorus of criticism of the Federal Government’s decision to extend Woodside’s highly polluting North West Shelf project in Western Australia.
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Jim Chalmers' Wellbeing Framework a worthy aim, but still a big miss
The release of latest “Measuring What Matters” figures reveals we still have a very long way to go before developing a true wellbeing framework.
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Grim Climate Risk Assessment prompts calls to scale back fossil fuel exports
The Federal Government has released its long-awaited National Climate Risk Assessment – and it makes for grim reading.
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Polluter-pays system could help struggling councils and homeowners: new research
The soaring cost of repairing roads, drains, parks and other public facilities after floods, fires and storms is drifting out of reach of local councils, according to new research.
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