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The federal budget doesn't do enough to save free-to-air TV

  • Written by: Peter Wells, Professor, Accounting Discipline Group, University of Technology Sydney

In a bid to save free-to-air television, the government has announced plans to repeal media ownership rules, and the 2017 budget included a change to licence fees.

But the media landscape is undergoing a structural change as advertising dollars move online, into a marketplace dominated by Google and Facebook. The budget didn’t contain enough...

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Don't be fooled, the Medicare Guarantee Fund provides no real guarantee

  • Written by: Stephen Duckett, Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute
imageThe Medicare Guarantee Fund appears to be no more than an accounting trick.from shutterstock.com

Treasurer Scott Morrison pulled a health-related rabbit out of his hat on budget night, announcing the government will “guarantee” the future of Medicare.

It will do this by allocating any extra revenue from the recently increased (from 2%...

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  2. Should we worry about Islamism in Indonesia?
  3. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the 2017 budget
  4. Distrust of experts happens when we forget they are human beings
  5. Every critic counts: why Fairfax must keep its arts journalists
  6. Why media reform in Australia has been so hard to achieve
  7. La théologie a-t-elle sa place à l’université ?
  8. Shorten fights on fairness in budget reply, but will it be enough?
  9. Friday essay: smile and stay thin – life as a 60s air hostess
  10. Not a lizard nor a dinosaur, tuatara is the sole survivor of a once-widespread reptile group
  11. Found: 'lost' forests covering an area two-thirds the size of Australia
  12. Assessment design won’t stop cheating, but our relationships with students might
  13. There's a strong link between anxiety and depression, and sleep problems, and it goes both ways
  14. Budget 2017 charts new social and affordable housing agenda
  15. Grattan on Friday: With Malcolm Turnbull in pursuit, Bill Shorten decides to run faster
  16. Labor to oppose Medicare levy for lower and middle earners
  17. Vale Mark Colvin: eternal optimist and journalistic force of nature
  18. Budget 2017: welfare changes stigmatise recipients and are sitting on shaky ground
  19. Mental health funding in the 2017 budget is too little, unfair and lacks a coherent strategy
  20. The 2017 budget has axed research to help Australia adapt to climate change
  21. Aussies don't always copy the US - unlike Americans, our self-esteem has stayed the same since the 70s
  22. Budget 2017: a glimmer of support for innovation and advanced manufacturing
  23. Budget 2017: lack of competition is why government is moving so hard against the banks
  24. Speaking with: Mia Woodruff about using 3D printing to replace body parts
  25. Survival of the fittest? Perhaps not if you're a Tasmanian devil
  26. The off-topic Conversation #122
  27. Explainer: how the brain changes when we learn to read
  28. Humane and intimate, how the Red Cross helped families trace the fates of WW2 soldiers
  29. How our gut bacteria affect cancer risk and response to treatment
  30. Budget needs a sharper policy scalpel to help first home buyers
  31. Islam and feminism are not mutually exclusive, and faith can be an important liberator
  32. Why data-driven science is more than just a buzzword
  33. Sustainable shopping: with the right tools, you can find an eco-friendly car
  34. Banks may squeal about new tax but they are outgunned
  35. Politics podcast: Mathias Cormann and Anna Bligh on the new bank tax
  36. Senate inquiry told zero tax or royalties paid on Australia's biggest new gas projects
  37. 'Short-sighted' budget means universities can't deliver their full economic benefit
  38. Budget bank levy: too big to fail, not too big to take a hit
  39. From breaking glass to chest bursting, the scientists' review of Alien: Covenant
  40. Australian media at a crossroads amid threats to diversity and survival
  41. Terror, Muslims, and a culture of fear: challenging the media messages
  42. Is this the budget that forgot renters?
  43. Explainer: what is cancer radiotherapy and why do we need proton beam therapy?
  44. Bond aggregator helps build a more virtuous circle of housing investment
  45. Evidence of ancient life in hot springs on Earth could point to fossil life on Mars
  46. Have the arts come out of the cold or is it another sleight of hand?
  47. Curious Kids: What plants could grow in the Goldilocks zone of space?
  48. Decoding the music masterpieces: Brahms's Piano Quartet in G minor
  49. To get the 'good debt' tick, infrastructure needs to be fit for the future
  50. Prescribing generic drugs will reduce patient confusion and medication errors

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