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spending dips and saving soars as we stash rather than spend our tax cuts

  • Written by: Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

Australians saved rather than spent most of the budget tax cuts, almost doubling the proportion of household income saved, leaving spending languishing.

The September quarter national accounts show that in the first three months of the financial year real household spending grew by just 0.1%, the least since the global financial crisis.

Over the...

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Fingerprint login should be a secure defence for our data, but most of us don't use it properly

  • Written by: Nalin Asanka Gamagedara Arachchilage, Senior Research Fellow in Cyber Security at La Trobe University, UNSW
Fingerprint login should be a secure defence for our data, but most of us don't use it properlyEven though passcode options include swipe patterns and long passwords, many users still use easy 4-digit PINs. This is because people are often lulled into a false sense of security when they use fingerprint login.SHUTTERSTOCK

Our electronic devices store a plethora of sensitive information. To protect this information, device operating systems...

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a mixed bag theologically and politically, with bravura performances

  • Written by: Aleksandr Andreas Wansbrough, Lecturer (casual) at Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney
a mixed bag theologically and politically, with bravura performancesAnthony Hopkins (left) as Benedict and Jonathan Pryce as Francis in The Two Popes (2019).Netflix

Netflix’s The Two Popes may be best described, borrowing a turn of phrase from Fredric Jameson, as “nostalgia for the present”.

Biopic and historical dramas are traditionally reserved for people who are dead, so I felt suspicious...

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the medevac repeal and what it means for asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru

  • Written by: Alex Reilly, Director of the Public Law and Policy Research Unit, Adelaide Law School, University of Adelaide
the medevac repeal and what it means for asylum seekers on Manus Island and NauruJacqui Lambie has made a secret deal with the Coalition government to secure the repeal of medevac.AAP/Lukas Coch

After much negotiation, the government has secured the repeal of the medical evacuation law – known as “medevac” – after making a secret deal with Senate cross-bencher Jacqui Lambie.

So what does this mean for...

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  1. Having problems with your kid's tantrums, bed-wetting or withdrawal? Here's when to get help
  2. The top ranking education systems in the world aren't there by accident. Here's how Australia can climb up
  3. Global emissions to hit 36.8 billion tonnes, beating last year's record high
  4. Medevac repealed after government comes to secret arrangement with Jacqui Lambie
  5. Did people or climate kill off the megafauna? Actually, it was both
  6. Neaera, the Athenian child slave raised to be a courtesan
  7. why army veterans are twice as likely to end up in prison
  8. How do you stop the youth exodus from private health insurance? Cut premiums for under-55s
  9. Shark nets are destructive and don't keep you safe – let's invest in lifeguards
  10. Homes can be better prepared for cyclones. But first we must convince the owners
  11. how climate change will affect food production and security
  12. Time to end drug company distortion of medical evidence
  13. Aussie students are a year behind students 10 years ago in science, maths and reading
  14. a deeply serious arboreal adventure with a message for our times
  15. Australia's threatened birds declined by 59% over the past 30 years
  16. How plant-based meat is stretching New Zealand's cultural and legal boundaries
  17. The government is hyping digitalised services, but not addressing a history of e-government fails
  18. Limiting cash payments to $10,000 is more dangerous than you might think
  19. Islamophobic attacks mostly happen in public. Here's what you can do if you see it or experience it
  20. Students with disabilities need inclusive buildings. We can learn from what's already working
  21. Haring Basquiat at the NGV
  22. Why is my poo green?
  23. Market-led infrastructure may sound good but not if it short-changes the public
  24. brain stimulation holds huge promise, but is critically under-regulated
  25. Earth has a couple more chances to avoid catastrophic climate change. This week is one of them
  26. Westpac ticking every anti-money-laundering box wouldn't make much difference to criminals
  27. Lessons on terrorism and rehabilitation from the London Bridge attack
  28. We can reverse antibiotic resistance in Australia. Here's how Sweden is doing it
  29. Cancel culture, cleanskin, hedonometer ... I'm not sure I like any of Macquarie Dictionary's words of the year
  30. we should use genetics, geology and more to repatriate Aboriginal remains
  31. For hydrogen to be truly 'clean' it must be made with renewables, not coal
  32. how hospital design has been a matter of life and death
  33. Scientists re-counted Australia's extinct species, and the result is devastating
  34. New research shows prejudice still high in Australia, but many people seeking to promote social inclusion
  35. The PISA world education test results are about to drop. Is Australia getting worse?
  36. Comeback city? Lessons from revitalising a diverse place like Dandenong
  37. a virtuoso of white on white who left the art world too soon
  38. are your kids cheating on their virtual partners?
  39. Banning Huawei could cut off our nose to spite our face. Good 5G matters
  40. Australia’s proposed defamation law overhaul will expand media freedom – but at what cost?
  41. Did Hanson mislead the government on union bill or did it misread her?
  42. Clive James spent his salad days in good company
  43. Parents of teens, here's what you really need to know about MDMA
  44. Virtual reality won't make cows happier, but it might help us see them differently
  45. Michelle Grattan on the defeat of the government's union legislation
  46. Clive James raised awareness of leukaemia, part of his rich and valuable legacy
  47. ’Tis the season to say things we later regret – and new research tells us why
  48. The majority of music students drop out before the end of high school – is the ATAR to blame?
  49. let's not weep for Westpac's board, but directors do need help
  50. Non-native species should count in conservation – even in Australia

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