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Election FactCheck: have 50,000 full-time jobs been lost this year and are over a million people underemployed?

  • Written by: Alan Duncan, Director, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre and Bankwest Research Chair in Economic Policy, Curtin University
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On their watch… 50,000 full-time jobs have been lost this year alone. Over one million Australians are underemployed. – Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, speech to Queensland Labor Business Breakfast, June 8, 2016.

As he launched Labor’s economic plan in Brisbane, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said that under the Coalition...

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State of the states: 19 reasons why Turnbull and Shorten keep flying to Queensland

  • Written by: Anne Tiernan, Professor, School of Government and International Relations; Director, Policy Innovation Hub, Griffith University

Ahead of polling day on July 2, our State of the states series takes stock of the key issues, seats and policies affecting the vote in each of Australia’s states and territories. We begin today with a look at New South Wales and Queensland.

There are 19 good reasons why Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten have been spending so much time in...

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State of the states: New South Wales and the issues resounding in bellwether seats

  • Written by: Gregory Melleuish, Associate Professor, School of History and Politics, University of Wollongong
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Ahead of polling day on July 2, our State of the states series takes stock of the key issues, seats and policies affecting the vote in each of Australia’s states and territories. We begin today with a look at Queensland and New South Wales.

Elections in Australia tend to be won and lost in regional and outer suburban areas, often including...

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New style lobbying: how GetUp! channels Australians' voices into politics

  • Written by: Ariadne Vromen, Professor, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney

We see their spokespeople quoted in the papers and their ads on TV, but beyond that we know very little about how Australia’s lobby groups get what they want. This series shines a light on the strategies, political alignment and policy platforms of ten lobby groups this election campaign.

GetUp!’s 2016 election campaign has claimed a...

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  1. Australian Christian Lobby: the rise and fall of the religious right
  2. Paralysed with fear: why do we freeze when frightened?
  3. Is coal the only way to deal with energy poverty in developing economies?
  4. Woolworths and Coles should heed simplicity lesson from Aldi
  5. Emancipated wenches in gaudy jewellery: the liberating bling of the goldfields
  6. How citizen scientists discovered a giant cluster of galaxies
  7. OECD figures are not what they seem in higher education
  8. The Indi Project: Soft voters say Turnbull better leader to handle a Trump presidency
  9. How do Labor and the Coalition differ on NBN policy?
  10. Full response from a Labor spokesman
  11. Dopey and grumpy: Maria Sharapova and WADA
  12. Health Check: how much salt is OK to eat?
  13. Election explainer: how are lower house votes counted? And what is 'the swing'?
  14. Business is waking up to the idea of deep learning
  15. Why are so few professional sport coaches from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities?
  16. Computers may be evolving but are they intelligent?
  17. Turnbull's election to lose
  18. Resettling refugees in Australia would not resume the people-smuggling trade
  19. Chemical messengers: how hormones change through menopause
  20. The hidden energy cost of smart homes
  21. Insider trading is greedy, not glamorous, and it hurts us all
  22. Venice Biennale: an exhausting, beautiful attempt to relinquish architecture
  23. Ancient asteroid impacts yield evidence for the nature of the early Earth
  24. Genes can have up to 80% influence on students' academic performance
  25. Labor would upgrade NBN to fibre-to-the-premises
  26. Xenophon threatens massive retaliation against any Lib-Lab deal against him
  27. ALP uses Bob Hawke to boost its campaigning on health
  28. Signals from the noise of urban innovation in the world's 'second-least-liveable' city
  29. Bill Shorten's savings package looks a little desperate
  30. Labor searches for savings amid family benefits reform
  31. Labor finds $16 billion more savings to put on the table
  32. White Bay rethink hinges on who looks out for the public interest in remaking Sydney
  33. Should we still be choosing fat-free over full-fat products?
  34. We know _why_ bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, but _how_ does this actually happen?
  35. The public should be concerned when academics must battle bureaucrats for academic freedom
  36. Removing social media hate speech within 24 hours sounds like a good idea, but...
  37. Election FactCheck: is it true no solely managed Commonwealth fishery is subject to overfishing?
  38. Cathedrals of light, cathedrals of ice, cathedrals of glass, cathedrals of bones
  39. It takes a village: law reform can't be the only response to online child abuse material
  40. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Nick Xenophon Team
  41. City sparrows came to Australia via India
  42. Is small business really the engine room of Australia's economy?
  43. What are the implications of privatising land title offices?
  44. Speaking with: Deb Warr on poverty porn
  45. New technology offers hope for storing carbon dioxide underground
  46. Does tourism really suffer at sites listed as World Heritage In Danger?
  47. Coal and industrial relations: how miners secured workers' rights
  48. How Australians Die: cause #5 – diabetes
  49. Why Australia won't recognise Indigenous customary law
  50. From little things: the role of the Aboriginal customary law report in Mabo

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How Australian Businesses Can Measure SEO ROI

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How Commercial Roller Shutters Improve Site Security Without Slowing Operations

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Why a Document Destruction Service Still Matters for Modern Businesses

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Bicycle Rack Safety and Space-Smart Storage

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How to Tell if a Childcare Centre Is a Good Fit for Your Child

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Car Import Timeline: What Usually Happens at Each Stage

Importing a car into Australia can feel confusing because multiple agencies and checkpoints are involved, and the timeline is shaped as much by paperwork quality as it is by shipping speed. The most u...

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Portable Toilet Hygiene Standards Explained: Clean vs Sanitised vs Disinfected

In portable toilet servicing, the words clean, sanitised, and disinfected often get used as if they mean the same thing. They don’t. And that difference matters because a unit can look tidy and still ...

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Options Available When a Company Faces Financial Distress

Financial distress can develop gradually or arrive suddenly, and when it does, the decisions made in the early stages often determine what options remain available later. Directors who act promptly ...

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Is It Worth Getting Solar Panels in Melbourne?

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How A Diploma Of Project Management Builds Practical Skills For Modern Work Environments

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Australia’s Best Walking Trails and the Shoes You Need to Tackle Them

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Why Pre-Purchase Building Inspections Are Essential Before Buying a Home in Australia

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