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Government makes changes to error-prone robo-debt collection

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The government has overhauled its much-criticised robo-debt scheme which has seen many welfare recipients asked to repay money they do not owe.

A Tuesday email to staff in the Human Services department’s customer compliance division said “additional proof” would now be required when using income averaging to identify overpayment...

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Evacuating with a baby? Here's what to put in your emergency kit

  • Written by: Karleen Gribble, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
Evacuating with a baby? Here's what to put in your emergency kitIt's difficult to recall what you might need as you're preparing to evacuate, so have your kit ready to go. New Africa/Shutterstock

Every summer in Australia, bushfires, cyclones and floods threaten lives and properties. Preparing for these emergencies includes creating an emergency kit that contains everything you and your baby will need if...

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We modelled 4 scenarios for Australia's future. Economic growth alone can't deliver the goods

  • Written by: Cameron Allen, Researcher, UNSW
We modelled 4 scenarios for Australia's future. Economic growth alone can't deliver the goodsAustralia could achieve higher economic growth through more population growth and lower taxes, but at the expense of equality, fairness and the environment.www.shutterstock.com

Despite 28 years of uninterrupted economic growth, future generations of Australians face being worse off due to increasing household debt, cost-of-living pressures, rising...

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reckoning with the past or retreating into it?

  • Written by: Caroline Wake, Senior Lecturer in Theatre and Performance, UNSW
reckoning with the past or retreating into it?Wesley Enoch's Sydney Festival has placed First Nations people and artists at its heart.Victor Frankowski/Sydney Festival

Australia invests heavily in its major festivals: A$5 million in state government funding for Sydney Festival, $7 million for Perth, and $9 million for Adelaide.

Funding for festivals has remained relatively constant over the...

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  2. a dangerous new phase for the Hong Kong protests
  3. Our land is burning, and western science does not have all the answers
  4. Nitrogen fertilisers are incredibly efficient, but they make climate change a lot worse
  5. What the termite mound 'snowmen' of the NT can tell us about human nature
  6. Loneliness is a social cancer, every bit as alarming as cancer itself
  7. showing potential, but with room for improvement
  8. The problem with child protection isn't the money, it's the system itself
  9. Please, no more projections. What we need are predictions, and they're harder
  10. Green cement a step closer to being a game-changer for construction emissions
  11. Leaked documents on Uighur detention camps in China – an expert explains the key revelations
  12. Humans light 85% of bushfires, and we do virtually nothing to stop it
  13. Paul Keating attacks media for 'pious belchings' over China
  14. What are parasites and how do they make us sick?
  15. Turn down for what? Why you turn down the radio when you're trying to park your car
  16. Chat bots, James Dean ... can the digital dead rest in peace?
  17. Domestic violence will spike in the bushfire aftermath, and governments can no longer ignore it
  18. An 8-year-old made US$22 million on YouTube, but most social media influencers are like unpaid interns
  19. Making sense of menopausal hormone therapy means understanding the benefits as well as the risks
  20. Re-imagining a museum of our First Nations
  21. greenspace-oriented development could make higher density attractive
  22. Children learn through play – it shouldn’t stop at preschool
  23. The main problem with virtual reality? It's almost as humdrum as real life
  24. Chinese embassy says Liberal critics Hastie and Paterson should "repent"
  25. Michelle Grattan on the government's response to the bushfires
  26. Conditions built into Frydenberg's okay for Chinese baby formula takeover
  27. why Sweden's central bank dumped Australian bonds
  28. celebrate with us and grab your discounted copy
  29. will banning illegal offshore sites really help kick our gambling habit?
  30. Stop the world, I want to get off! In Exit Strategies, one woman leaves and leaves again
  31. will the country see a return to strongman politics?
  32. Is social media damaging to children and teens? We asked five experts
  33. controlled burns often fail to slow a bushfire
  34. Vital Signs. Might straight down the middle be the source of our economic success?
  35. Friday essay: shaved, shaped and slit
  36. Research funding announcements have become a political tool, creating crippling uncertainty for academics
  37. New research shows Chinese migrants don't always side with China and are happy to promote Australia
  38. Public places through kids' eyes – what do they value?
  39. Is your teen off to schoolies? Here's what to say instead of freaking out
  40. Australia must engage with nuclear research or fall far behind
  41. When the firies call him out on climate change, Scott Morrison should listen
  42. how holograms and other tech could help outsmart bushfires
  43. Alison Croggon and the arts critic as an endangered species
  44. Minister David Littleproud on bushfires, drought, and the Nationals
  45. How we plan for animals in emergencies
  46. If Dr Google's making you sick with worry, there's help
  47. the $85 million plan to desalinate water for drought relief
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