Tuesday, April 21, 2026
ECONOMY

The erosion of Medicare

Charles Maskell-Knight writes in Pearls and Irritations Large out-of-pocket costs for specialist consultations driven by inadequate indexations are undermining Medicare.   When Medicare was introduced in 1984 – replicating the key features of Medibank as it operated...
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ECONOMY

Morrison ramps up class war with intergenerational wealth shift — yet pitches at first-time buyers

Bernard Keane writes in Crikey May 15, 2022 Scott Morrison has made senior homeowners the centre of the federal Liberal election launch, promising to allow homebuyers to raid their superannuation for home purchases and expanding...
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ECONOMY

Politicians make their own rules on funding

by Rosie WilliamsWhat lessons have been learnt in the wake of the funding rorts that have embroiled the Morrison government? Rosie Williams finds that the problem is worse than the most pessimistic assumptions. More than a...
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ECONOMY

The class war is back, and Morrison and the media are waging it

By Crikey's Bernard Keane Remember “class war”? References to class war were incessant in the 2019 campaign, with Bill Shorten portrayed as a class warrior out to get “the top end of town” — a...
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ECONOMY

The $741m Resilient Homes Fund is designed to help home owners affected by flooding. Who is eligible and how does it work?

Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles has deemed the new state and federally funded flood assistance package the "largest household resilience program" in Australian history. Tagged the Resilient Homes Fund, those affected by the flooding throughout...
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Asia

On a Victory Day without victory, Putin faces choice over all-out war

By Washington Post journalists  Robyn Dixon and Liz Sly   RIGA, Latvia — Ahead of Russia’s most patriotic and somber holiday, Victory Day on Monday, there is no victory in the war against Ukraine but plenty...
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BUSINESS

Globalization Isn’t Dead, It’s Just Not American Anymore

By Wang Huiyao BloombergFirst, it was the financial crisis. Then Brexit and the election of former U.S. President Donald Trump. Next came a trade war and a pandemic. The war in Ukraine is only...
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ECONOMY

Lobbyland: The scourge of powerful special interests and lobbyists

By John Menadue This article was first published on October 29, 2020.A major reason for the loss of trust in governments and parliaments is the way powerful special interests with their lobbyists have come to...
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