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who gets the imputation cheques Labor will take away?

  • Written by: Ben Phillips, Associate Professor, Centre for Social Research and Methods, Director, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Australian National University
who gets the imputation cheques Labor will take away?Those who'll miss out the most have very high wealth.Shutterstock

Labor is banking on about A$5 billion per year from ending the cash payment of company tax refunds to dividend holders who don’t pay tax.

It’ll exempt charities, non-profits, pensioners and part pensioners and other Australians on government allowances, including future...

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Not just activists, 9 out of 10 people are concerned about animal welfare in Australian farming

  • Written by: Paul McGreevy, Professor of Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare Science, University of Sydney

Recent protests by animal welfare activists on Australian abattoirs and farms and city streets triggered a backlash from meat-lovers and MPs. The activists were labelled “un-Australian” by the Prime Minister and others, and the protests prompted calls for tougher trespass laws and penalties.

Protests have continued more recently, with a...

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Small, but well-formed. The new home deposit scheme will help, and it's unlikely to push up prices

  • Written by: Rachel Ong ViforJ, Professor of Economics, School of Economics, Finance and Property, Curtin University
Small, but well-formed. The new home deposit scheme will help, and it's unlikely to push up pricesIt won't help enough, but it will get some people their keys.Shutterstock

The new First Home Loan Deposit Scheme announced the Coalition, and instantly backed by Labor, is likely to be popular among those on the cusp of buying their first home.

It’ll be open to singles earning up to A$125,000 and couples earning up to A$200,000 who have saved...

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Helen Garner's musical metaphors come alive in a new production of The Children's Bach

  • Written by: Michael Halliwell, Associate Professor of Vocal Studies and Opera, University of Sydney
Helen Garner's musical metaphors come alive in a new production of The Children's BachNatalie Christie Peluso in The Children's Bach. The opera is based on Helen Garner's novella of the same name.Peter Hislop

Review: The Children’s Bach, Canberra: Fitters’ Workshop, Friday May 10

A new production of an Australian opera is an unusual event. The performance of Andrew Schultz and Glenn Perry’s 2008 opera, The...

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  1. South Australia's experience contradicts Coalition emissions scare campaign
  2. How to end Afghanistan war as longest conflict moves towards fragile peace
  3. Why New Zealand's government cannot ignore major welfare reform report
  4. Labor maintains 51-49 Newspoll lead, plus many seat polls
  5. How to turn a housing development into a place where people feel they belong
  6. North Korea is firing missiles again. Does diplomacy still have a chance?
  7. Curious Kids: how do bushfires start?
  8. Scientists want to build trust in science and technology. The alternative is too risky to contemplate
  9. Labor's boost to the arts is welcome but our political climate does not take culture seriously
  10. key policy offerings from Labor and the Coalition in the 2019 federal election
  11. The next government can usher in our fourth decade recession-free, but it will be dicey
  12. The brutal truth on housing. Someone has to lose in order for first homebuyers to win
  13. Why a 'sex strike' is unlikely to improve access to abortion
  14. Are we teaching children to be afraid of exams?
  15. There's almost always a better way to care for nursing home residents than restraining them
  16. Racism alleged as Indigenous children taken from families
  17. Cutting cities' emissions does have economic benefits – and these ultimately outweigh the costs
  18. 'Soft' voters in Warringah focus groups expect Tony Abbott win
  19. In Cloudstreet, nostalgia all too easily redeems Australia's colonial past
  20. Drilling for oil in the Great Australian Bight would be disastrous for marine life and the local community
  21. should we be worried that the chemicals from sunscreen can get into our blood?
  22. Australia's in the Fungus Olympics, the race to find new ways to tackle disease
  23. Facebook's Mia Garlick on #Ausvotes2019 and how Australian MPs use social media
  24. That election promise. It will help first home buyers, but they better be cautious
  25. Stakes are high as US ups the ante on trade dispute with China
  26. Curious Kids: can snails fart?
  27. Against the odds, Scott Morrison wants to be returned as prime minister. But who the bloody hell is he?
  28. After six years as opposition leader, history beckons Bill Shorten. Will the 'drover's dog' have its day?
  29. Mounting evidence the tide is turning on News Corp, and its owner
  30. A referendum won't save the Murray-Darling Basin
  31. Australia’s major parties' climate policies side-by-side
  32. who's the better economic manager?
  33. writing trauma in Cynthia Banham's A Certain Light
  34. Nearly 1 in 4 of us aren't native English speakers. In a health-care setting, interpreters are essential
  35. Avoid the politics and let artificial intelligence decide your vote in the next election
  36. Crowded trains? Planning focus on cars misses new apartment impacts
  37. Shorten's ratings rise as Labor holds its lead in Newspoll
  38. View from The Hill: Quick on the draw
  39. Labor's costings broadly check out. The days of black holes are behind us, thankfully
  40. Tony Costa wins the 2019 Archibald Prize
  41. New laws in Western Australia will help victims of family violence end their tenancies
  42. How I stumbled on a lost plant just north of Antarctica
  43. Teaching is too often seen as a fall-back option, and that's unlikely to change anytime soon
  44. can your employer sack you for what you say or do in your own time?
  45. do 86% of people visit the doctor for free?
  46. Focus groups suggest Wentworth is embracing Phelps, but Sharma helped by fear of Labor
  47. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Shorten's campaign moment
  48. Children are our future, and the planet's. Here's how you can teach them to take care of it
  49. Carry-over credits and carbon offsets are hot topics this election – but what do they actually mean?
  50. We must rip up our environmental laws to address the extinction crisis

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