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The financially well-off defy the stereotypes. They include retirees, and mortgagees

  • Written by: David C. Ribar, Professorial Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
The financially well-off defy the stereotypes. They include retirees, and mortgageesFinancial well-being isn't always where you expect to find it, in part it depends on attitude.Shutterstock

Financial well-being is hard to get a handle on.

That’s because it’s a mix of how people feel and how they objectively are.

And it’s multifaceted, including things such as spending, saving, investing, borrowing, and insuring,...

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the power of not being too clear

  • Written by: Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW
the power of not being too clearSpecify what you want, and that might be all you'll get, whereas if you are vague...Shutterstock

Incentives, in one form or other, are central to our lives.

The Soviet experiment ended in December 1991 because it turned out that when people got paid the same whether they worked hard or slacked off, most people slacked off.

People often work...

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Penalties for animal cruelty double in SA, but is this enough to stop animal abuse?

  • Written by: Alexandra Whittaker, Senior Lecturer in Animal Welfare and Law, University of Adelaide
Penalties for animal cruelty double in SA, but is this enough to stop animal abuse?Australian states and territories have in the last decade reformed their animal welfare laws.Tim Golder/Unsplash

Australia is a nation of animal lovers, so when animal abuse is reported in the media, the public are understandably horrified. And they are enraged when the punishment for the offence is seen to be inadequate.

In 2016, a Tasmanian man was...

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should teaching students who fail a literacy and numeracy test be barred from teaching?

  • Written by: Lynn Sheridan, Senior Academic Professional Studies, University of Wollongong
should teaching students who fail a literacy and numeracy test be barred from teaching?Starting this year, teaching students won't be able to register as teachers unless they pass a literacy and numeracy test.www.shutterstock.com

Starting this month, teaching students who fail or haven’t yet taken the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) will not be able to teach in Victorian schools. Previously,...

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