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Government response to Infrastructure Australia offers no grounds for optimism

  • Written by: Marion Terrill, Transport Program Director, Grattan Institute
imageFor as long as the government avoids rigorous, transparent processes, there is no reason to expect any real discipline in how it spends infrastructure dollars.AAP/Julian Smith

How wonderful, you might think, that the Australian government is in furious agreement with its independent infrastructure advisory body on how to tackle the country’s...

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Turnbull government secures ABCC – but suffers sudden defeat on backpacker tax

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The Turnbull government has finally passed its signature legislation to restore a tough watchdog in the construction industry – the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC).

After the government threw every effort into getting the ABCC through – accepting a slew of crossbench amendments, granting other concessions, and...

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Full response from a spokesperson for Barnaby Joyce

  • Written by: Lucinda Beaman, Deputy Editor, FactCheck, The Conversation

In relation to this FactCheck on how much working holiday makers would earn in Australia compared to New Zealand, England or Canada, a spokesperson for Barnaby Joyce said:

Under the proposed 19% tax rate backpackers coming to Australia will have a better take home pay than those who choose to work in New Zealand, England or Canada.

Based on typical...

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FactCheck: would backpackers be better off working in Australia than NZ, England or Canada?

  • Written by: Kathrin Bain, Lecturer, School of Taxation ＆ Business Law, UNSW Australia

Editor’s note: The original version of this article, published at 12.19pm AEDT on November 30, 2016, has been updated to reflect the news that the government’s proposed 15% backpacker tax suffered a surprise defeat in the Senate.

The Senate instead supported Labor’s amendment for a 10.5% rate. If an agreement can’t be...

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  7. Medicare logo case shows the urgent need to update Australia's IP laws
  8. Will the latest electricity review bring climate and energy policy together at last?
  9. As Australian shipping grows, how can we avoid collisions with marine animals?
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  11. In a win for consumers, ACCC rules against the banks' actions against Apple Pay
  12. Turnbull's water gesture satisfies Xenophon
  13. ACCC rejects the banks colluding to bargain on Apple Pay
  14. Australian schools continue to fall behind other countries in maths and science
  15. New inquiry into conduct of George Brandis
  16. Paleopups and paleopussies: is a paleodiet for your pet a step too far?
  17. Ipsos: are the Greens really at 16%?
  18. From the Gold Coast to Geelong: how cities are shaping visions of their futures
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  20. What the government can learn from the backpacker tax debacle
  21. A woman in charge: Susan Kiefel to become chief justice of the High Court
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  23. Will a UK-style lottery system really take Australia back to its Olympic glory days?
  24. Seeing Ms Dhu: how photographs argue for human rights
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  35. FactCheck Q A: what are the facts on funding for domestic violence legal services in Australia?
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  41. Islamic religious texts must be read in context to understand blasphemy
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  43. A licence to print: how real is the risk posed by 3D printed guns?
  44. Backpacker tax deal finally – at One Nation's 15% rate
  45. Australia is discriminating against investors and we're the poorer for it
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