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Vital signs. It's one thing to back down on Hayne's recommendation about mortgage brokers, it's another to offer nothing in its place

  • Written by: Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW

What a backdown.

On Tuesday, with all the grace he could muster, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg declared that he wouldn’t be implementing as many of the banking royal commission recommendations as he had said he would.

As he put it:

Following consultation with the mortgage broking industry and smaller lenders, the Coalition Government has decided to...

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Build social and affordable housing to get us off the boom-and-bust roller coaster

  • Written by: Laurence Troy, Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW

Not long ago Australia’s housing boom was in full swing. Investors were betting on rising property values, which rose by 13% in Sydney and 15% in Melbourne in the year to mid-2017. Now the withdrawal of overseas buyers and prudential restrictions on loose lending to local investors have revealed how hollow the boom was.

Throughout the boom,...

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Housing policy reset is overdue, and not only in Australia

  • Written by: Duncan Maclennan, Professorial Research Fellow in Urban Economics, UNSW; Professor of Strategic Urban Management and Finance, University of St Andrews; Professor in Public Policy, University of Glasgow

Federal and state elections in coming weeks provide a timely moment for Australians to reflect on the increasingly obvious failure of governments to manage the triple crises of inflated property prices, lack of affordable housing for people on low to moderate incomes, and property market volatility. The likely prominence of housing in the federal...

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The Coalition is trapped in its coal minefield

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

Sydney shock jock Ray Hadley was apoplectic. Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton, one of Hadley’s favourites, who has a regular spot on his 2GB program, had just committed blasphemy.

Dutton said he didn’t believe in the government building a new coal-fired power station. Hadley couldn’t credit what he was hearing....

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  4. The Catholic Church is investigating George Pell's case. What does that mean?
  5. The Australian Web Archive is a momentous achievement – but things will get harder from here
  6. Landmark High Court decision guides how compensation for native title losses will be determined
  7. climate change is messing with your favourite tipple's timing
  8. what is a headache? Is it our brain hurting?
  9. Young voters may hold the key to the NSW state election: here's why
  10. Australia’s first known female voter, the famous Mrs Fanny Finch
  11. Experts call for halt to CRISPR editing that allows gene changes to pass on to children
  12. How (and why) to stay optimistic when it feels like the environment is falling apart
  13. An impaired sense of smell often signals cognitive decline, but 'smell training' could help
  14. How the NSW election promises on transport add up
  15. Dentists need a licence to practice. Why not economists?
  16. Why wait for the Brexit fog to clear? Australian, British and multinational businesses are moving on
  17. Flights suspended and vital questions remain after second Boeing 737 MAX 8 crash within five months
  18. Why Sally Challen's appeal is not a win for women victims of coercive control
  19. Becoming more like WhatsApp won't solve Facebook’s woes – here's why
  20. In Manus, theatre delivers home truths that can't be dodged
  21. Which lines are priorities for Sydney Metro conversion? Hint: it's not Bankstown
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  23. new map reveals hotspots for harm to wildlife
  24. Why Dorothy's red shoes deserve their status as gay icons, even in changing times
  25. Why Australia should engage with the unemployment crisis affecting Indian youth
  26. India's grand experiment in corporate social responsibility is heading for trouble
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  28. How recognising Jesus as a victim of sexual abuse might help shift Catholic culture
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  32. Labor gains in Newspoll after weak economic report; Labor barely ahead in NSW
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  34. A brutal, nightmarish Carmen imbues an old story with contemporary resonances
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  38. Tacitus' Annals and its enduring portrait of monarchical power
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  40. On Kangaroo Island and elsewhere, beware the lure of the luxury ecotourist
  41. Once a building is destroyed, can the loss of a place like the Corkman be undone?
  42. Coal turns lumpy for Scott Morrison and the Nationals
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  44. what happens when fruit gets ripe?
  45. how the vested interests lie about negative gearing
  46. Australians love their pets, so why don't more public places welcome them?
  47. To reduce fire risk and meet climate targets, over 300 scientists call for stronger land clearing laws
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