Labor wants to give the minimum wage a real boost. The benefits would likely outweigh any downsides
Labor has called for an “economically sustainable real wage increase” for almost 3 million workers who depend on the award […]
Living in ‘garbage time’: when 500 million Chinese change their spending habits, the world feels it
B.Zhou/Shutterstock China’s economic rocket ride appears to be ending – or slowing, at least. Growth has declined from 8.4% in
Giving up a daily coffee or weekly parma? How the cost-of-living crisis is reshaping our spending habits
Bangkok Click Studio/Shutterstock Remember when grabbing a coffee was just… grabbing a coffee? When a parma at the local was
A ban on price gouging and new powers to break up supermarkets are on the table this election. Would either work?
wisely/Shutterstock With the federal election campaign now underway, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has promised that if re-elected, Labor would seek
Who decides what Australian students are taught in schools?
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has begun his election campaign with fresh criticism of schools. The Coalition has previously raised concerns
Reserve Bank holds rates steady, cautious about the economic outlook
The Reserve Bank of Australia left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4.1% today, stressing the uncertainty in the economic
‘Behind every claim is a grieving family’. Death benefits inquiry demands change but lacks penalties
SeventyFour/Shutterstock When Lisa’s husband passed away unexpectedly, she assumed accessing his superannuation death benefit would be straightforward. Instead, she spent
These 3 arguments are part of the long game in Trump’s trade wars
Since returning to office in January, US President Donald Trump has doubled down on using trade measures – mostly tariffs
School phone ban one year on: our student survey reveals mixed feelings about its success
DavideAngelini/Shutterstock One year after the government banned cellphones from schools to help students focus and reduce distractions in class, we’re
‘It is a seriously difficult role and only getting harder’: school principals speak about stress, violence and abuse in their jobs
Isuzek/Getty Images School principals around Australia are responsible for about 4.5 million staff and students in almost 10,000 schools. Not