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$20 billion per year. That's how much higher superannuation could take from wages

  • Written by: Brendan Coates, Fellow, Grattan Institute
$20 billion per year. That's how much higher superannuation could take from wagesSlicing up to 0.5 percentage points off wage increases for five years would cut wages by 1% of GDP.Shutterstock

Stagnant wages are a huge issue in this election campaign.

So it is odd that both major parties are hanging onto a policy that will take more out of workers’ pockets.

Lifting compulsory superannuation contributions from 9.5% to 12%...

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Pacific countries score well in media freedom index, but reality is far worse

  • Written by: David Robie, Professor of Pacific Journalism, Director of the Pacific Media Centre, Auckland University of Technology
Pacific countries score well in media freedom index, but reality is far worseThreats, censorship and a climate of self-censorship are commonplace for journalists in the Pacific region.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-ND

When Pacific countries reflect on the state of their media today, marking World Press Freedom Day, they know the reality is much worse than the ticks they got from a global media freedom watchdog last month.

F...

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A guide to ensure everyone plays by the same military rules in space: the Woomera Manual

  • Written by: Dale Stephens, Professor of Law, University of Adelaide

The anti-satellite missile test carried out by India last month was a display of military capability.

It told the world that India – like China, the United States and Russia before it – was now capable of high precision targeting objects in space.

It also highlighted a growing realisation that we lack the appropriate rules and...

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Friday essay: networked hatred - new technology and the rise of the right

  • Written by: Mark Davis, Associate Professor, Media and Communications, University of Melbourne
Friday essay: networked hatred - new technology and the rise of the rightSenators during the Senate Select Intelligence Committee's hearing on the social media influence in the 2016 U.S. elections in Washington November 2017. The graphic shows conflict at a rally that was created and promoted by fake Facebook accounts run by Russian trolls. Shawn Thew/EPA

This is an edited extract of an essay in The New Disruptors, the...

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  18. how digital advertising is shaping this election campaign
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