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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Mal Brough

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University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Stephen Parker and Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan look at the political consequences for the prime minister in having promoted Mal Brough to the ministry. They also discuss the government’s policy pipeline and what specific announcements could be made in the coming months.

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Why single women are more likely to retire poor

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imageOne step forward, two steps back.Daniel Munoz/Reuters

The participation of women in the labour force has increased substantially over the last few decades, but women still retire with around half as much superannuation as men.

Women are still more likely than men to have interrupted career patterns and work casually or part-time. Women have longer...

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Your Questions Answered on advance care directives

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We all have different ideas about the care we want at the end of our life. Some of us want doctors to do whatever it takes to keep us alive. Others don’t want to be kept alive if it means living with significant disability or a poor quality of life.

But how do we communicate these wishes, and ensure they’re followed? If we create an...

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