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GST hike regressive and should be a last option: ACOSS

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imageACOSS CEO Cassandra Goldie has released modelling which shows that an increase to the GST will disproportionately affect those on lower incomes.AAP/Lukas Coch

Division among those urging the government to undertake tax reform is sharpening, with the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) releasing modelling that puts numbers on the regressive...

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Politics podcast: Katy Gallagher on transitioning from chief minister to senator

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imageKaty Gallagher delivers her maiden speech in the Senate.AAP/Lukas Coch

Former ACT chief minister Katy Gallagher, now a federal Labor senator with new responsibilities in the shadow ministry, admits she has found the jump into the bigger political pool challenging. She has also had to do a pivot in her views on increasing the GST. Here she also...

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Thinking through (popular) film

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imageThe Society of the SpectacleThe Counter Image

Nearly every semester, I come across a student in a film studies unit sceptical about the purpose of our scholarly activity. “But it’s just entertainment,” he or she says. “We’re over-thinking it.”

In other words, “What is the point of studying popular...

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  5. In Neville Wran, Turnbull has a leadership model to win the tax debate
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  7. China flags 6.5% growth rate, but needs real financial reform to get there
  8. Why do we tax goods and services at the same rate, when goods are so much less sustainable?
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  11. Fruity, with a hint of gobbledygook: it's time to give up on wine wankery
  12. Aboriginal people with disabilities get caught in a spiral of over-policing
  13. Why tax breaks are not the answer to encourage Australian startups
  14. A focus on private investment means universities can't fulfil their public role
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  20. The replication crisis has engulfed economics
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  22. How Aboriginal women with disabilities are set on a path into the criminal justice system
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  25. A day at the races: fillies, frocks and the oft-forgotten folklore of horseshoes
  26. As drought looms, the Murray-Darling is in much healthier shape – just don't get complacent
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  29. The government is considering whether to scrap or delay its tax green paper
  30. Optus, the new player in Australia's sports media rights battle
  31. The Beautiful Lie: a radical recalibration of Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina
  32. Melting Antarctic ice sheets and sea level rise: a warning from the future
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  37. China's five year economic plan is rich with symbolism
  38. FactCheck Q A: can medicinal cannabis oil be imported into Australia?
  39. Turnbull ends Abbott's knights and dames
  40. Full response from TGA
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