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Why we distrust the consumer price index

  • Written by: Richard Holden, Professor of Economics and PLuS Alliance Fellow, UNSW
Why we distrust the consumer price indexOfficially, our inflation rate is lower than at any time since the 1950s, but we've reasons for doubting it.Shutterstock

Officially, Australia’s rate of inflation is 1.9%.

It’s the lowest it has been on a sustained basis since the 1950s and early 1960s.

But try to tell that to anyone and they will laugh at you, or worse.

The Bureau of...

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If Australia cares about Pacific nations, we should also invest in their care givers

  • Written by: Elizabeth Hill, Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney
If Australia cares about Pacific nations, we should also invest in their care giversMother and children in Tanna, Vanuatu. Australia's investment in the Pacific care sector would bring a broad range of positive outcomes.Shutterstock

Australia’s declaration of renewed interest in its Pacific Island neighbours, announced by Scott Morrison yesterday, needs to be expressed in more ways than building consulates, training military...

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Turnbull tells Liberals to answer that unanswerable question

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Turnbull tells Liberals to answer that unanswerable questionMalcolm Turnbull used his appearance on Q&A to hold his political executioners to account.AAP

Malcolm Turnbull has delivered a hefty blow to the struggling Morrison government by refocusing attention on the one question it has desperately tried to smother.

That is: why was he sacked?

When he appeared on Thursday’s Q&A special, Turnbull...

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How to keep slave-caught seafood off your plate

  • Written by: Jessica Meeuwig, Professor & Director, Marine Futures Lab, University of Western Australia
How to keep slave-caught seafood off your plateGlobalised fishing can leave workers vulnerable to exploitation.Shutterstock.com

How would you feel if you knew that slavery had helped provide the fish on your plate? Our new research reveals that imported seafood raises the risk of Australians consuming fish caught or processed by workers under slave labour conditions by more than eight times,...

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