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Public-private school divide against national spirit

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.

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

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.

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

  • by Carrie Fellner
Blaming private schools for the underfunding of state schools is nonsense

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.

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

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?

  • by Ross Gittins
Australian real wage growth among worst in OECD

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.

  • by Rachel Clun
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Border control can be a dog leash or a velvet rope for migrant workers

Border control can be a dog leash or a velvet rope for migrant workers

In the midst of a housing crisis, news that lifestyle and wellness workers have beaten some building workers to a spot on Australia’s draft priority skills list for migrants stretches credulity.

  • The Herald's View
Babynomics: Is starting a family good for you, or just for the nation?

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.

  • by Rachel Clun and Shane Wright
Treasury tells all: How the housing market is so stuffed up

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?

  • by Ross Gittins
New consumer laws needed to protect us from forever chemicals

New consumer laws needed to protect us from forever chemicals

The federal government must address the hole in the consumer law and make it illegal to sell unsafe products.

  • by The Herald's View
Australians flattened by biggest tax increase in world

Australians flattened by biggest tax increase in world

Bracket creep and the end of the low- and middle-income offset delivered the biggest tax hike in the developed world as inflation surged, OECD data shows.

  • by Shane Wright

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