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Six MPs defy Albanese over census backflip that baffled Coalition
Assistant Health Minister Ged Kearney took a rare step in breaking with the government’s position, taking the revolt to six government MPs.
- by Paul Sakkal, Natassia Chrysanthos and Olivia Ireland
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Loyalty comes at a cost: the apps holding back Australian shoppers
Customers staying loyal to businesses and making choices against their own interests are the target of a policy overhaul aimed at turbocharging the economy.
- by Millie Muroi and Shane Wright
Private school charity status sacrosanct despite calls to scrap it
A plan to boost donations to charities has proposed ending tax-deductible giving to private schools, but the move has been shut down by the federal government.
- by Shane Wright and Lucy Carroll
How much do you actually save at Aldi? The cheapest supermarkets revealed
Mystery shoppers from the independent consumer group Choice visited 81 supermarkets across the country to investigate the price differences of Aldi, Coles and Woolworths.
- by Olivia Ireland
The fight brewing over the beer giants that have captured the Australian market
The assistant competition minister says Australians are “paying too much for a schooner” and independent brewers say the consumer watchdog should investigate.
- by Rachel Clun
Can Miranda Kerr and a chimp make economics more interesting? Turns out, yes
Andrew Leigh, a federal minister who is also a long-distance runner, races readers through the history of economics in his latest book.
- by Shane Wright
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Competition
States sign up for new competition agenda to lift wages
A closed-door meeting of competition experts has been held to discuss the federal government’s plans to renew competition policy across the country.
- by Shane Wright
Reform planning laws to stamp out monopolies, assistant minister for competition says
The Albanese government has secured a commitment from state and territory treasurers to revitalise national competition policies.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Competition-killing mergers a threat to consumers: Leigh
Research for the federal competition taskforce shows mergers are occurring across the Australian economy at a much higher rate than previously thought.
- by Shane Wright
Renewed push to double charitable giving as demand for help swells
While Australians continue to be generous, charities remain under pressure as our donations lag behind other countries.
- by Rachel Clun
Labor’s Andrew Leigh backs ban on gambling ads
The assistant minister said it would be a fitting tribute to colleague Peta Murphy if parliament enacted a ban and named it after her.
- by Olivia Ireland
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