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Budget 2017: Housing affordability

Budget 2017: Housing affordability

The 2017 Federal Budget arrived on Tuesday night, and brought with it various policies which will undoubtedly impact on Australian housing affordability. If you ever want to stop eating smashed avocado and save for a house one day, read on. Arguably, some of the budget’s policies may actually exacerbate

Gonski 2.0: Turnbull's Great Heist

Gonski 2.0: Turnbull's Great Heist

Malcolm Turnbull has conducted possibly the biggest heist in Australian politics. While university campuses have reacted to funding cuts with discontentment and gloom, Turnbull, assisted by his lieutenants- Treasurer Scott Morrison and Education Minister Simon Birmingham, have tried to shift the entire narrative from tertiary education to its direct predecessor.

Budget 2017: ESSA Writers React

Budget 2017: ESSA Writers React

Sam O’Connor: During last year’s election campaign, Malcolm Turnbull made a habit of using the words ‘agile’ and ‘nimble’ wherever possible to describe the future of the Australian economy. It’s now clear that these words also apply to his government. Scott Morrison’s Budget has nimbly and

MYEFO 2016-17: is the Government on the economic naughty list?

MYEFO 2016-17: is the Government on the economic naughty list?

The Midyear Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) is released each December as an update on the state of the government’s finances. New measures taken since the May budget are costed and factored in, and figures and forecasts are adjusted in light of newly-available data. In theory, of course, revised