So your Year 12 student hasn’t decided what’s next. Here’s what to say – and what not to – about career planning
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Australia has had ‘game-changer’ budgets before. How does Chalmers’ stack up?
Of the many budgets delivered since the Second World War, four stand out as having ushered in or consolidated significant
After an opaque summit, China and the US want to work together again. That might not be good news for the world
Back in 2005, US economist Fred Bergsten coined the term “Group of 2” or “G2”, proposing a stronger partnership between
Struggling to find an electrician or builder? 5 reasons for Australia’s tradie shortage
Pixabay Have you recently tried to call a tradie for repairs or a renovation and had trouble finding one? As
Why ‘greenhushing’ signals deeper issues with NZ’s climate risk reporting regime
Wanna Yossingkum/Getty Images Most of us are familiar with the concept of greenwashing: organisations exaggerating or overstating their environmental credentials.
The government wants to save $463m by tightening disability support to school students. What’s going on?
Alistair Berg/Getty Images The federal government has announced a new “safeguard” around how funding is spent to support school students
Coles’ discounts misled shoppers, court rules. It could face hundreds of millions in fines
Coles has been found to have misled its supermarket customers over discounts – and could now face hundreds of millions
Despite some wins, this budget won’t transform regional Australia
Mao Li/Pexels Since at least the early 1990s, much of regional Australia has felt overlooked by the rest of the
Climate risk is changing where investors put their money – even as NZ relaxes disclosure rules
Didier Marti/Getty Images Across New Zealand and Australia, the impacts of a warming climate have been slowly changing how investors
Will this budget really make housing fairer for more Australians? It’s a good start
The 2026 federal budget was delivered after a year of building expectations for bold reform. Part of that buildup was