OECD
- Opinion
- Fertility
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
Latest
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.
- Opinion
- School funding
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
- Investigation
- Pollution
‘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
- Opinion
- School funding
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
- Opinion
- Wage growth
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
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
- Editorial
- Skills shortage
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?
Having children can be a joy, but they don’t come cheap. They are also important to the economy.
- Rachel Clun and Shane Wright
- Opinion
- Housing crisis
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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