June
- Opinion
- JobKeeper
Why JobKeeper may be part of our productivity problem
An anxious Reserve Bank of Australia is hoping for a pick-up in labour productivity this year to help alleviate the economy’s inflation problem.
- John Kehoe
- Analysis
- Aviation
Airlines are forgetting to be bashful about their big profits
The unspoken upside of Boeing’s woes and Airbus delays is that airline profits will probably stay sky-high.
- Ayesha de Kretser
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May
Anti-vax claims flood Senate inquiry. Officials say they’re wrong
The ABS, Health Department and actuaries say there is no evidence to support claims there were more deaths from non-COVID causes due to government vaccine mandates during the pandemic.
- Tom Burton
JobSeeker, JobKeeper cut wealth inequality
Lower-income households benefited the most from early COVID government payments, but higher-income households had the greatest gains in the recovery.
- Lucy Dean
Thousands believe COVID-19 vaccines harmed them. Is anyone listening?
All jabs have at least occasional side effects. But people who say they were injured by those for the coronavirus think their cases have been ignored.
- Apoorva Mandavilli
April
Stabbed Sydney bishop is a viral lockdown and COVID-19 vaccine sceptic
Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel is the leader of an ultra-conservative branch of the Assyrian Orthodox faith who has a big presence on social media.
- Nick Squires
Australian COVID-19 deaths hit new lows
After eight successive waves of COVID-19 infections, national COVID fatalities have dropped to below single digits.
- Tom Burton
Keep borders open in next pandemic: Woolies
The supermarket giant has told an inquiry inconsistent rules on freight movement and vaccine mandates slowed down essential supplies during COVID-19.
- Tom McIlroy
March
Small productivity rebound is nothing to celebrate
The productivity slump may have bottomed out, but it has happened because workers’ hours are being cut, not because businesses are investing, a leading economist warns.
- Ronald Mizen
- Opinion
- Opinion
The pandemic still warps our sense of time
It is almost a year since the WHO declared COVID-19 was no longer a global public health emergency, so shouldn’t we have reset by now? Not necessarily, say academics.
- Pilita Clark
COVID-19 inquiry boss vows to find ‘missing piece’
Commonwealth review chief Robyn Kruk says the community should feel confident the nation can deal with the next pandemic.
- Tom Burton
CBA’s business bank boss explains why ‘saffers’ can be good CEOs
Mike Vacy-Lyle says his South African upbringing has instilled a can-do attitude and the confidence to take on any competition.
- James Eyers
COVID-19 lab leak study not credible: virology expert
Leading virologist Eddie Holmes says a UNSW Kirby Institute finding that the pandemic was most likely caused by a lab leak is not credible.
- Tom Burton
The markets where house prices are most at risk
Poor affordability is predicted to hit Sydney and Melbourne hard, but even more so in this capital city.
- Nila Sweeney
February
COVID-19 causes lasting cognitive, memory damage: major study
“Brain fog” was detectable in long and short-term cases, a detailed study suggests.
- Pam Belluck
No bitterness: Morrison plumbs his faith in final speech
Scott Morrison bowed out of politics on Tuesday, making no secret of his strong Christian beliefs.
- Phillip Coorey
The brutal reality of plunging office values is here
Deals are starting to pick up, revealing just how far real estate prices have fallen, spurring widespread fears about losses that can ripple across the global financial system.
- Natalie Wong and Patrick Clark
- Opinion
- Flexible working
Work from home if you want but don’t expect a pay rise
Remote working is linked with lower wage growth, higher productivity and happier staff.
- Pilita Clark
- Opinion
- Education
Don’t blame the COVID pandemic for truant kids
Social trends, parents and governments are all at fault for rising rates of student absenteeism that threaten to become permanent.
- Glenn Fahey