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Full response from a spokesperson for Christian Porter for a FactCheck on welfare spending and income tax

  • Written by: Michael Courts, Editor, The Conversation

In relation to this FactCheck on the cost of Australia’s welfare bill compared to the personal income tax take, a spokesperson for Social Services Minister Christian Porter gave the following responses. Questions from The Conversation are in bold:

Could you please provide a source, or sources, to support Mr Porter’s statement that...

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Bust the regional city myths and look beyond the 'big 5' for a $378b return

  • Written by: Leonie Pearson, Adjunct Associate, Regional Australia Institute
imageGeelong’s relatively high creative industries score, coupled with a robust rate of business entries, provides a solid foundation for steady growth.paulrommer from www.shutterstock.com

Investing in regional cities’ economic performance makes good sense. Contrary to popular opinion, new researchout today shows regional cities generate...

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Three charts on: cancer rates in Australia, where liver cancer is on the rise while other types fall

  • Written by: Terry Slevin, Adjunct Professor, School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University; Education and Research Director, Cancer Council WA; Chair, Occupational and Environmental Cancer Committee, Cancer Council Australia
imageThe incidence of liver cancer is increasing and has the potential to become a national health crisis.from shutterstock.com

Liver cancer is a looming health threat in Australia, recent findings from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s (AIHW) Burden of Cancer report suggest.

While rates of other cancers are falling or remaining...

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FactCheck: was Christian Porter right about welfare spending and income tax?

  • Written by: Ben Phillips, Associate Professor, Centre for Social Research and Methods, Australian National University
imageSocial Services Minister Christian Porter in Question Time.AAP/Mick Tsikas

Under Labor after the GFC, the welfare system was costing over 100% of all income tax raised. That’s clearly an unsustainable position that simply puts the burden of welfare payments on future generations through higher debt. Under the Coalition that has reduced to...

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