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Employer incentives may not be the most cost-effective or fair way of boosting apprenticeship numbers

  • Written by: Gerald Burke, Adjunct Professor, Education, Monash University
Employer incentives may not be the most cost-effective or fair way of boosting apprenticeship numbersTrade apprenticeships are male-dominated and already have a high level of support.from shutterstock.com

The Coalition has promised to create 80,000 new apprenticeships in areas of skills shortages if it wins the election. Most skilled trades (such as motor mechanics, panel beaters, carpenters, automotive electricians, plumbers, hairdressers) have re...

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Young Australians don’t trust politicians. Here’s one reason why

  • Written by: Jacqueline Laughland-Booy, Research Fellow in Sociology, Australian Catholic University
Young Australians don’t trust politicians. Here’s one reason whyA young protester speaks during a rally on climate inaction at Bondi Beach in May.Bianca de Marchi/AAP

With the election campaign racing to its conclusion, there’s been a lot of talk about the impact younger voters will have on the result.

Some political leaders might view the potential voting power of young people with disdain. But it might...

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Are independents part of a 'green-left' conspiracy? New research finds they are more the 'sensible centre'

  • Written by: Feo Snagovsky, PhD Candidate in Political Science, Australian National University

Australia’s major political parties are not popular institutions. Minor parties and independent candidates have been chipping away at their primary vote for decades. While less than 10% of voters cast a ballot for them in the 1950s and 1960s, almost one in four voters turned away from mainstream parties in 2016.

According to the latest Newspol...

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Shock. More investment isn't necessarily better. Those instant asset write-offs are bad tax policy

  • Written by: Steven Hamilton, Visiting Scholar, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Shock. More investment isn't necessarily better. Those instant asset write-offs are bad tax policyTax policy shouldn't result in the buying of new cars, unless they would have been bought anyway.Tookapic/Pexels

This is the final in a three-part series on the budget tax measures that began with an analysis of the government’s plan to flatten the tax schedule and continued with an analysis of its plan to target tax relief at low and middle...

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  1. what's the tallest skyscraper it's possible to build?
  2. Everything you need to know about Adani – from cost, environmental impact and jobs to its possible future
  3. Real estate agents targeting tenants is the lowest of the low blows during election 2019
  4. a media empire built on spreading propaganda
  5. Cutting penalty rates was supposed to create jobs. It hasn't, and here's why not
  6. Danger. Election 2016 delivered us Robodebt. Promises can have consequences
  7. how rock art in WA sheds light on historic encounters of Australian exploration
  8. So you're thinking of going into a nursing home? Here's what you'll have to pay for
  9. Angry Nationals play payback in NSW Senate row
  10. A 'Council for the Future' could break Australia's climate paralysis
  11. The UK has a national climate change act – why don't we?
  12. what you need to know to protect yourself
  13. The Coalition's $10 million for Year 1 phonics checks would be wasted money
  14. Labor's idea of an Evaluator General could dramatically cut wasteful spending
  15. In Black Swan's Water, three vignettes explore the politics of immigration, drought and family dynamics
  16. It's vital we clamp down on online terrorism. But is Ardern's 'Christchurch Call' the answer?
  17. The site of the Bali bombings has been a vacant lot for 16 years. It's time to build a proper memorial
  18. Clean information is as vital to democracy as clean water is to health
  19. what are the major parties really promising on education?
  20. We're not seeing a 'populist surge' in this election. Why not?
  21. the good, the bad and the downright ugly
  22. 4 lessons for Australia from around the world
  23. With commercial galleries an endangered species, are art fairs a necessary evil?
  24. These 5 foods are claimed to improve our health. But the amount we'd need to consume to benefit is... a lot
  25. who gets the imputation cheques Labor will take away?
  26. Not just activists, 9 out of 10 people are concerned about animal welfare in Australian farming
  27. Small, but well-formed. The new home deposit scheme will help, and it's unlikely to push up prices
  28. Helen Garner's musical metaphors come alive in a new production of The Children's Bach
  29. South Australia's experience contradicts Coalition emissions scare campaign
  30. How to end Afghanistan war as longest conflict moves towards fragile peace
  31. Why New Zealand's government cannot ignore major welfare reform report
  32. Labor maintains 51-49 Newspoll lead, plus many seat polls
  33. How to turn a housing development into a place where people feel they belong
  34. North Korea is firing missiles again. Does diplomacy still have a chance?
  35. Curious Kids: how do bushfires start?
  36. Scientists want to build trust in science and technology. The alternative is too risky to contemplate
  37. Labor's boost to the arts is welcome but our political climate does not take culture seriously
  38. key policy offerings from Labor and the Coalition in the 2019 federal election
  39. The next government can usher in our fourth decade recession-free, but it will be dicey
  40. The brutal truth on housing. Someone has to lose in order for first homebuyers to win
  41. Why a 'sex strike' is unlikely to improve access to abortion
  42. Are we teaching children to be afraid of exams?
  43. There's almost always a better way to care for nursing home residents than restraining them
  44. Racism alleged as Indigenous children taken from families
  45. Cutting cities' emissions does have economic benefits – and these ultimately outweigh the costs
  46. 'Soft' voters in Warringah focus groups expect Tony Abbott win
  47. In Cloudstreet, nostalgia all too easily redeems Australia's colonial past
  48. Drilling for oil in the Great Australian Bight would be disastrous for marine life and the local community
  49. should we be worried that the chemicals from sunscreen can get into our blood?
  50. Australia's in the Fungus Olympics, the race to find new ways to tackle disease

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