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Thursday, May 15, 2025 12:09:41 AM

HomeBuilder might be the most-complex least-equitable construction jobs program ever devised

  • Written by Geoff Hanmer, Adjunct Professor of Architecture, University of Adelaide
HomeBuilder might be the most-complex least-equitable construction jobs program ever devisedJason Pofahl/Unsplash

HomeBuilder is a good idea gone bad. It is possibly the most complex and least equitable program the government could have devised to deliver construction jobs.

It gives $25,000 to people who already own a home or already have enough money to buy one while delivering a minimal stimulus to extra construction. It isn’t a...

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There is no easy path out of coronavirus for live classical music

  • Written by Peter Keller, Professor of Cognitive Science, Western Sydney University
There is no easy path out of coronavirus for live classical musicBerliner Ensemble/@blnensemble

The coronavirus pandemic has silenced the world’s concert halls and opera theatres.

Organisations specialising in live performance face an existential crisis under current restrictions on social gatherings, with up to 75% of people employed in the creative and performing arts expected to lose work.

Online digital...

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HomeBuilder misses a chance to make our homes perform better for us and the planet

  • Written by Trivess Moore, Senior Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
HomeBuilder misses a chance to make our homes perform better for us and the planetLochiel Park in South Australia has demonstrated the benefits of building homes to a higher standard – a minimum 7.5-star rating in this case. Stephen Berry/UniSA

The federal government’s new A$688 million HomeBuilder packagemight protect residential construction jobs but it’s a missed opportunity to deliver sustainability...

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There may not be enough skilled workers in Australia's pipeline for a post-COVID-19 recovery

  • Written by Pi-Shen Seet, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Edith Cowan University
There may not be enough skilled workers in Australia's pipeline for a post-COVID-19 recoveryShutterstock

Scott Morrison wants to overhaul the skills workforce to ensure a better post-COVID-19 recovery. But there may not be enough people with the necessary skills to do so. And travel restrictions, which will reduce migration, will only compound the issue.

A Productivity Commission interim report released today found the proportion of people...

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  2. After Robodebt, it's time to address ParentsNext
  3. High Court decision today on the long legal battle over New Acland Coal mine expansion
  4. Trump's photo op with church and Bible was offensive, but not new
  5. Vital signs. Remembering Alberto Alesina, the father of political economy
  6. here's how green roofs and walls can flourish in Australia
  7. the politics of dancing and thinking about cultural values beyond dollars
  8. Pandemic kills Indigenous referendum, delivers likely mortal blow to religious discrimination legislation
  9. Morrison government toughens foreign investment scrutiny to protect 'national security'
  10. In publishing Tom Cotton, the New York Times has made a terrible error of judgment
  11. New Zealand hits a 95% chance of eliminating coronavirus – but we predict new cases will emerge
  12. Scott Morrison’s HomeBuilder scheme is classic retail politics but lousy economics
  13. Heading back to the gym? Here's how you can protect yourself and others from coronavirus infection
  14. Statistician David Gruen and the race for real-time pandemic data
  15. it might be a marketing ploy, but it also shows leadership
  16. the black square is a symbol of online activism for non-activists
  17. Lessons from history point to local councils' role in Australia's recovery
  18. a world first effort to return threatened pangolins to the wild
  19. Sixty years on, two TV programs revisit Australia's nuclear history at Maralinga
  20. There's another health crisis looming – what happens when the pokies switch back on?
  21. Henry Parkes had a vision of a new Australian nation. In 1901, it became a reality
  22. Are your kids using headphones more during the pandemic? Here's how to protect their ears
  23. how Australia compares to the rest of the world
  24. 4 ways Australia's coronavirus response was a triumph, and 4 ways it fell short
  25. Why even the best case for jobs isn't good. We'll need more JobKeeper
  26. Economic snap-back? Not so fast
  27. Climate change is the most important mission for universities of the 21st century
  28. Giving it away for free
  29. We dug up Australian weather records back to 1838 and found snow is falling less often
  30. Why Melbourne needs its own version of the Greater Sydney Commission
  31. Government to give $25,000 grants to people building or renovating homes
  32. what to expect from Scott Morrison's virtual summit with India's Narendra Modi
  33. Love the parasite you're with
  34. How a tightening of wallets pushed Australia into recession
  35. Jacinda Ardern's support for beneficiaries lags well behind Australia's
  36. Backyard gardeners around the world are helping to save Australia's deeply ancient Wollemi pine
  37. The fascinating history of clinical trials
  38. Despite 432 Indigenous deaths in custody since 1991, no one has ever been convicted. Racist silence and complicity are to blame
  39. When Trump attacks the press, he attacks the American people and their Constitution
  40. Stimulus that retrofits housing can reduce energy bills and inequity too
  41. Morrison's VET reforms offer the same old promises, with no more money
  42. it's time to fix our national employment standards
  43. Reports of 'revenge porn' skyrocketed during lockdown, we must stop blaming victims for it
  44. 40 years of Laibach – is this Slovenian avant-garde band the most controversial in rock history?
  45. Why does crowd noise matter?
  46. Our needlessly-precise definition of a recession is causing us needless trouble
  47. only urgent intervention can save New Zealand's media
  48. what Australian universities can do to recover from the loss of international student fees
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