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Renting is unaffordable in almost every city.

Where even a modest home costs 99 per cent of incomes

Some households face spending more than their entire income to keep a roof over their head. The situation is starving industries of workers.

  • Jim Malo

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The jobless rate has held steady.

Anti-corruption body decided against robo-debt probe. Now it is being investigated

Last week, the anti-corruption commission said it would not launch an inquiry into robo-debt. That decision is now the subject of an investigation by the NACC’s inspector.

  • Paul Sakkal
Government Services Minister Bill Shorten and speechwriter Julianne Stewart.

So Bill Shorten’s speechwriter earns $310,000 a year. Nothing to see here

It’s not fashionable to say so, but people who work for ministers generally work very hard, with unsociable hours and long stints away from home.

  • Jacqueline Maley
With tax rates at an all-time high, getting your house in order tax-wise is more important than ever.

Why sorting your tax early this year is more important than ever

You need to look for every tax deduction and defer any income you can, and take advice on your particular circumstances so you don’t overdo it.

  • Julia Hartman
Joeanne Cassar, 55, was stabbed while working at an Airport West Centrelink branch in May 2023.

Joeanne was stabbed while at work at Centrelink. She says it should never have happened

The career public servant was left battling severe pain and nerve damage and is unable to return to work, but hopes beefed-up security will keep others safe.

  • Caroline Schelle
It’s estimated almost 40,000 more women could re-enter the workforce if the test was abolished,

Axing this Catch-22 could add 40,000 workers to the economy. What are we waiting for?

At a time when Australia is experiencing a critical skills shortages, keeping tens of thousands of women out of the workforce seems beyond counter-intuitive.

  • Terese Edwards
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A journalist, a future teacher and a future doctor.

Unpaid internships are one thing, but paying to work? That’s absurd

The most recent school term has been educational for me and exhausting for my flatmate … and not because we have kids.

  • Millie Muroi
Applying for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card online can take you around in circles.

Learn from my mistakes: What not to do when applying for a health card

Given the savings on offer, you might wonder why more people haven’t applied for a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card. Perhaps they heard about my misadventures.

  • Kaye Fallick
Australia’s economy needs some people to be jobless, and yet punishes them.

I’m flat broke – Centrelink has kept me on hold for nearly 10 weeks

I’ve been a taxpayer for most of my life. It’s embarrassing and depressing the way Australia treats people who are looking for work.

  • Gary Newman
Services Australia chief executive David Hazlehurst said backlog of 1.1 million unprocessed claims was too high.

The government agency with a backlog of more than one million claims

Services Australia is grappling with 1.1 million unprocessed health and welfare claims. Its new boss David Hazlehurst wants to halve that by the middle of this year.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons

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