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A larger proportion of the population has benefited from this shift to WFH.

Benefits of WFH now too big to ignore

One-third of Australians work from home regularly. But they’re not doing it for the money.

  • Cassandra Winzar

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Opposition leader Peter Dutton.

The moment Peter Dutton knew his work-from-home plan was dead

Peter Dutton knew he had to kill his work-from-home decree midway through the first week of his election campaign after backlash from voters.

  • Paul Sakkal
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

Dutton dumps controversial plans to axe bureaucrats and end working from home

Dutton will face questions about whether the Coalition can find $7 billion in savings now that the party has ruled out forced redundancies from the public service.

  • Paul Sakkal
Working from home has enabled a generation of men to be better fathers.

I was an absent father until WFH changed everything

For generations, fatherhood was a side hustle crammed into weekends and hurried bedtimes. But over the past few years, we’ve seen something radical: a model of fatherhood grounded not in absence but in presence.

  • David Halliday

PM Dutton would dodge The Lodge for Kirribilli. Can’t blame him. But is this WFH or WTF?

Peter Dutton wants to live in Kirribilli if he’s elected PM. But it’s not near his constituency or his workplace. Is he going to work from home? Surely not.

  • Michelle Cazzulino
If you want to make 2025 a great year, a MAP can help show you how to get there.

Working from home is part of the new normal. Bosses need to lay off

Happier, more productive workers and cheaper office space: working from home means everyone’s a winner

  • Trent Wiltshire
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Women are more likely to support work from home provisions.

Why where you work is the new political battleground

One-third of us work from home at least some of the time. That’s a big clue as to why Labor is talking about it so much.

  • Shane Wright

How’s your work-life imbalance? This ‘loopy’ office show is uncannily gratifying

Severance has become Apple’s most-watched series. It taps the anxiety and compartmentalisation of the modern working person.

  • Julia Baird
Donald Trump has re-litigated America’s relationship with Europe, but he has undermined the Australian-US alliance.

Three cheers for Reaganomics in a sea of tariff storms

Ronald Reagan said that “trade strengthens the free world”, in 1988. Trump needs to heed that advice.

Lauren Bernays with husband Jeffrey - a flexible worker. Photo by Jason South. 11th March 2025.

‘They’re not treating us like adults’: Women call for work flexibility

Peter Dutton says federal public servants will need to return to the office full-time if the Coalition wins. Experts warn it will lead to an exodus of skilled women.

  • Gemma Grant

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