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Higher child support doesn't lead to welfare dependency for single mums

  • Written by: Hayley Fisher, Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Sydney

Child support reduces poverty among single mothers in Australia and does not discourage employment or reduce the number of hours worked. My analysis of data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey studies how the amount of child support a single mother receives, affects how much she works.

Previous research has found...

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When politicians listen to scientists, we all benefit

  • Written by: Ken Baldwin, Director, Energy Change Institute, Australian National University
imageScientists address the prime minister at last year's Science Meets Parliament.Mark Graham

The Trump administration has just confirmed the appointment of Scott Pruitt, a known climate change denier, as head of the US Environmental Protection Agency.

Elsewhere, in 2014 the government in Sweden misrepresented research on the state of the wolf...

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Government needs to front up billions, not millions, to save Australia's threatened species

  • Written by: Don Driscoll, Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, Deakin University
imageOrange-bellied parrots are one of the species included in the government's Threatened Species Prospectus. JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA

Southern cassowaries, orange-bellied parrots, Leadbeater’s possums, and Australia’s only purple wattle are among the threatened species the government is seeking conservation investment for under its recently...

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What we may think are the healthiest bread and wrap options actually have the most salt

  • Written by: Clare Farrand, Senior Project Manager, WHO CC Salt Reduction, George Institute for Global Health
imageA new analysis published today looks at the salt content of bread products sold in four major supermarkets.from shutterstock.com

Some of the most common breads we see in the supermarket contain almost half the recommended day’s worth of salt in just two slices. That’s before you’ve even added any Vegemite.

Our new analysis looked...

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  2. Secrecy on land titles registry sale helps keep bidders' tax haven links quiet
  3. How do you remember a rock god? The complicated legacy of Chuck Berry
  4. Contested spaces: the 'long-grassers', living private lives in public places
  5. Health Check: is sleepwalking problematic and can it be 'cured'?
  6. Government cracks down on secret company payments to unions
  7. When things go wrong in an automated world, would we still know what to do?
  8. With battery storage to the rescue, the Kodak moment for renewables has finally arrived
  9. Boards must do more to stamp out wrongdoing that damages trust in charities
  10. Planet or dwarf planet: all worlds are worth investigating
  11. Gas crisis? Energy crisis? The real problem is lack of long-term planning
  12. Women are dropping out of economics, which means men are running our economy
  13. Value capture: a good idea to fund infrastructure but not easy in practice
  14. How obesity causes cancer, and may make screening and treatment harder
  15. Why guaranteed Indigenous seats in parliament could ease inequality
  16. From pig hunting to quilting – why magazines still matter
  17. Free speech? It depends who you are, in Peter Dutton's view
  18. Why should we obey the law?
  19. How we edit science part 1: the scientific method
  20. Unpicking the labyrinth that is India's Adani
  21. Embracing the bots: how direct to consumer advertising is about to change forever
  22. Contested spaces: conflict behind the sand dunes takes a new turn
  23. South Australia's energy plan deals a blow to state-federal relations
  24. The power of 'our song', the musical glue that binds friends and lovers across the ages
  25. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the energy crisis
  26. Book review: Love, loss and madness in The Green Bell
  27. Economics isn't ideology-free and it's misleading to suggest it is
  28. Wide-ranging ban on gambling ads during sport broadcasts is needed to tackle problem gambling
  29. Stephen FitzGerald: Managing Australian foreign policy in a Chinese world
  30. Snowy Hydro gets a boost, but 'seawater hydro' could help South Australia
  31. Friday essay: from grotesques to frumps - a field guide to spinsters in English fiction
  32. Psychology turns to online crowdsourcing to study the mind, but it's not without its pitfalls
  33. There's no need to lock older people into nursing homes 'for their own safety'
  34. Why consumers fall for 'sales', but companies may be using them too much
  35. The Yahoo hack: Are the Russians now go-to bad guys, real spies, or just criminals?
  36. Grattan on Friday: Turnbull turns to water as power debate fires up
  37. Punishing medical errors won't improve hospital safety or quality
  38. Russia expands in the Middle East as America's 'honest broker' role fades
  39. How to make a driverless car 'see' the road ahead
  40. Emissions standards on cars will save Australians billions of dollars, and help meet our climate targets
  41. The blockchain could help advertisers lock up our attention
  42. Where does the latest twist in the House of Hancock saga leave screenwriters?
  43. Contested spaces: flash disruptions on the CBD street
  44. Turnbull unveils Snowy plan for pumped hydro, costing billions
  45. Australian charities are well regulated, but changes are needed to cut red tape
  46. Year-on-year bleaching threatens Great Barrier Reef's World Heritage status
  47. Two decades after Gangland, the precariat is ageing and cultural scapegoating thrives
  48. 'I don’t want to be teased' – why bullied children are reluctant to seek help from teachers
  49. The case for holding politicians to the same disclosure standards as company directors
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