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Cutting penalty rates was supposed to create jobs. It hasn't, and here's why not

  • Written by: Martin O'Brien, Lecturer in Economics, University of Wollongong
Cutting penalty rates was supposed to create jobs. It hasn't, and here's why notUsing a variety of statistical analyses, the authors have found no evidence of more employment in hospitality and retail because of reduced penalty rates.www.shutterstock.com

After three years of submissions, hearings and deliberations, Australia’s workplace relations umpire, the Fair Work Commission, decided in 2017 to decrease the penalty...

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Danger. Election 2016 delivered us Robodebt. Promises can have consequences

  • Written by: Terry Carney, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Sydney
Danger. Election 2016 delivered us Robodebt. Promises can have consequencesAutomating something that couldn't be automated is a promise that hurt.Shutterstock/thegreenhead.com

Campaign promises can seem like so much noise and distraction; this morning’s announcement replaced by another by the afternoon and forgotten before bedtime. But as the “robo-debt” saga showed, such announcements can have...

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how rock art in WA sheds light on historic encounters of Australian exploration

  • Written by: Alistair Paterson, ARC Future Fellow, University of Western Australia
how rock art in WA sheds light on historic encounters of Australian explorationThe Enderby Island ship image depicting His Majesty’s Cutter Mermaid, which visited the Dampier Archipelago in 1818. Courtesy: Murujuga Dynamics of the Dreaming ARC Project

It is understandable that Captain Cook is a trigger for debates about our national identity and history. However, we often risk being blinded by the legacy of Cook....

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So you're thinking of going into a nursing home? Here's what you'll have to pay for

  • Written by: Laura Davy, Research Fellow, Public Service Research Group, UNSW
So you're thinking of going into a nursing home? Here's what you'll have to pay forThe system is a complex mix of daily and refundable fees, base payments and means tested contributions.Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock

This week at the aged care royal commission hearings, the CEOs of three aged care providers called for a change in the way residential aged care is funded to improve the quality of care.

This followed a plea from Aged...

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  1. Angry Nationals play payback in NSW Senate row
  2. A 'Council for the Future' could break Australia's climate paralysis
  3. The UK has a national climate change act – why don't we?
  4. what you need to know to protect yourself
  5. The Coalition's $10 million for Year 1 phonics checks would be wasted money
  6. Labor's idea of an Evaluator General could dramatically cut wasteful spending
  7. In Black Swan's Water, three vignettes explore the politics of immigration, drought and family dynamics
  8. It's vital we clamp down on online terrorism. But is Ardern's 'Christchurch Call' the answer?
  9. The site of the Bali bombings has been a vacant lot for 16 years. It's time to build a proper memorial
  10. Clean information is as vital to democracy as clean water is to health
  11. what are the major parties really promising on education?
  12. We're not seeing a 'populist surge' in this election. Why not?
  13. the good, the bad and the downright ugly
  14. 4 lessons for Australia from around the world
  15. With commercial galleries an endangered species, are art fairs a necessary evil?
  16. These 5 foods are claimed to improve our health. But the amount we'd need to consume to benefit is... a lot
  17. who gets the imputation cheques Labor will take away?
  18. Not just activists, 9 out of 10 people are concerned about animal welfare in Australian farming
  19. Small, but well-formed. The new home deposit scheme will help, and it's unlikely to push up prices
  20. Helen Garner's musical metaphors come alive in a new production of The Children's Bach
  21. South Australia's experience contradicts Coalition emissions scare campaign
  22. How to end Afghanistan war as longest conflict moves towards fragile peace
  23. Why New Zealand's government cannot ignore major welfare reform report
  24. Labor maintains 51-49 Newspoll lead, plus many seat polls
  25. How to turn a housing development into a place where people feel they belong
  26. North Korea is firing missiles again. Does diplomacy still have a chance?
  27. Curious Kids: how do bushfires start?
  28. Scientists want to build trust in science and technology. The alternative is too risky to contemplate
  29. Labor's boost to the arts is welcome but our political climate does not take culture seriously
  30. key policy offerings from Labor and the Coalition in the 2019 federal election
  31. The next government can usher in our fourth decade recession-free, but it will be dicey
  32. The brutal truth on housing. Someone has to lose in order for first homebuyers to win
  33. Why a 'sex strike' is unlikely to improve access to abortion
  34. Are we teaching children to be afraid of exams?
  35. There's almost always a better way to care for nursing home residents than restraining them
  36. Racism alleged as Indigenous children taken from families
  37. Cutting cities' emissions does have economic benefits – and these ultimately outweigh the costs
  38. 'Soft' voters in Warringah focus groups expect Tony Abbott win
  39. In Cloudstreet, nostalgia all too easily redeems Australia's colonial past
  40. Drilling for oil in the Great Australian Bight would be disastrous for marine life and the local community
  41. should we be worried that the chemicals from sunscreen can get into our blood?
  42. Australia's in the Fungus Olympics, the race to find new ways to tackle disease
  43. Facebook's Mia Garlick on #Ausvotes2019 and how Australian MPs use social media
  44. That election promise. It will help first home buyers, but they better be cautious
  45. Stakes are high as US ups the ante on trade dispute with China
  46. Curious Kids: can snails fart?
  47. Against the odds, Scott Morrison wants to be returned as prime minister. But who the bloody hell is he?
  48. After six years as opposition leader, history beckons Bill Shorten. Will the 'drover's dog' have its day?
  49. Mounting evidence the tide is turning on News Corp, and its owner
  50. A referendum won't save the Murray-Darling Basin

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