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Land of the ‘fair go’ no more: wealth in Australia is becoming more unequal

POLITICS
Christopher Sheil, UNSW Australia and Frank Stilwell, University of Sydney Australians often pride themselves on living in the land of the “fair go”. However, the available evidence shows the distribution of wealth in this country is no more egalitarian than the average for the OECD countries. In fact, depending on how...
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Turnbull’s economic plan will divide both the Senate and business lobby groups

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Lindy Edwards, UNSW Australia As Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull turns to the task of governing Australia he faces a devilishly difficult line up of interests and lobby groups to implement even his very modest “economic plan”. Some policies split the traditional supporters of the Coalition, while others will put the government...
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Where to now for Australian culture?

EMPORIUM
David Pledger, RMIT University For almost two weeks, we have been living the Rumsfeld Paradox, a dizzy concoction of “known knowns”, “known unknowns” and “unknown unknowns”. And we’re not finished yet. Given the unknown nature of the Coalition Government’s operation under post-election conditions, it is difficult to know what the actual...
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The Coalition must switch to a budget for all Australians

POLITICS
Maybe those who complain about a boring election campaign are condemned to an exciting election finish. Many in the establishment – particularly the business establishment – have convinced themselves the country is off to hell in a handcart, but it doesn't have to be like that. The nation won't be ungovernable...
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Coalition scrapes through but Turnbull needs to alter course

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Coalition scrapes through but Turnbull needs to alter course Nicholas Barry, La Trobe University The Coalition has – finally – fallen over the line and will form government following the 2016 election, though it is still unclear whether it has secured a majority in its own right. The challenges Prime Minister Malcolm...
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Understanding the NDIS: how does the scheme work and am I eligible for funding?

BUSINESS
Carmel Laragy, RMIT University On July 1 2016, the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) moved from a trial phase to a full national roll-out. In this series on Understanding the NDIS, we explore how the scheme works, why Australia needs it and the issues to be addressed before eligible Australians,...
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Election 2016 – Infographic: what we know so far about the results of Election 2016

POLITICS
Follow #pigsfly on Twitter and @Pigsfly Newspaper on Facebook. This is your perfect resource to find out the actual count as it occurs. Our panel below, is your direct link to the Australian Electoral Commission who will automatically update the count progressively.  Counting does not resume until Tuesday 5th July 2016...
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Malcolm Turnbull: a prime minister on probation in search of a mandate

POLITICS
Michelle Grattan, University of CanberraMuch of politics is comparative. Malcolm Turnbull, awaiting judgement from a fickle electorate, told Four Corners that if the Liberals had not changed leaders “we would’ve lost the election very resoundingly”. It was a sharp, if self-serving, message about how things might have been if Tony...
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What are Nick Xenophons Policy Principles

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The difference isn’t as big as they say

POLITICS
Original article by Ross Gittins Both sides have previously supported policies they now vociferously oppose. I get criticised by rusted-on supporters of both sides of politics when I say this, but that doesn’t stop it being true: there are differences between the two sides’ policies, but they’re not as great as...
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