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Jim Chalmers will warn of the economic costs facing Australia because of Donald Trump’s trade war.

Chalmers’ grim warning about Trump’s escalating trade war

As the OECD warns Donald Trump’s tariffs will slow the global economy and push up inflation, Jim Chalmers says there will be a direct impact on Australia.

  • Shane Wright and Millie Muroi

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Falling fertility rates will hurt the economy. But a new baby boom is not the answer

Australia’s fertility rates have been falling fast and are now at rock bottom. The economic consequences will be far-reaching.

  • Matt Wade
School hats and blazers

Public-private school divide against national spirit

If our politicians were required to send their offspring to state schools, there would be a dramatic change in funding.

The school funding debate is far from settled.

You think there’s no divide in school funding? Take this history lesson

While public schools are starved of resources and private school remain overfunded, let’s cut to the chase.

  • Ken Boston
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‘It’s everywhere’: The ‘disturbing’ rise of the world’s most-rampant forever chemical

A chemical that’s in everything from fridges to air-conditioning and is linked to birth defects is accumulating in our blood and drinking water.

  • Carrie Fellner
About 40 per cent of Australian enrolments are in non-government schools.

Blaming private schools for the underfunding of state schools is nonsense

Australia has far more private schools than most other countries in the OECD, so it is not surprising we spend more money on them.

  • David Hastie
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Australia’s real wages have fallen 4.8 per cent since 2019 - a larger than most OECD countries.

OECD’s message to our inflation warriors: calm down, she’ll be right

International public servants in Paris have reminded us that Australia’s real wages are too low. So why is the RBA so worried about continued high inflation?

  • Ross Gittins
The OECD reports Australia’s growth lags the UK, Canada and the United States.

Australian real wage growth among worst in OECD

As the government campaigns on the cost of living, the OECD reports Australia’s wage growth lags the UK, Canada and the United States.

  • Rachel Clun
Women face a prolonged and significant “motherhood penalty” after having children.

Babynomics: Is starting a family good for you, or just for the nation?

Having children can be a joy, but they don’t come cheap. They are also important to the economy.

  • Rachel Clun and Shane Wright

Treasury tells all: How the housing market is so stuffed up

Our housing industry has been too slow to respond to the increased demand for housing. What’s the Albanese government doing about this mess?

  • Ross Gittins

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