‘Impossible’: Gen Z’s uni rant stuns Aussies
A student who had no idea her university debt would surge has lashed Australia’s “broken” HECS system – declaring it’s becoming “impossible” for Gen Z to go to uni.
Federal Budget
Huge call for low income earners
The federal government has urged Australia’s wage umpire not to use incoming tax relief as an excuse to halt lifting wages.
Tradie shortage risks housing target
Australia risks falling short on its national housing targets unless 90,000 more tradies are recruited in three months.
ASX up as miners surge higher
Australia’s surging mining giants pushed the ASX higher on the day the Reserve Bank left the cash rate unchanged.
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Climate chaos as Clive bullies Abbott
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Why Australian politics is broken
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The country’s most powerful man
THE Labor Party has launched an extraordinary attack on a public servant for being out of touch with voters who will be hurt by the Budget.
Why our welfare system isn’t fair
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Which budget changes kick in tomorrow?
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Backdown on $7 GP fee
SOME Australians could be exempted from the $7 GP fee in the first sign the government is prepared to compromise on the controversial Budget measure.
Carbon tax price hike on the way
AS the Coalition’s hope of repealing the carbon tax fades, Australian households will keep on paying it from July 1 — and the bill will be even bigger.
Greens to block fuel tax rise
THE Greens have dealt a blow to an Abbott government plan to reintroduce regular tax rises on fuel.
Palmer’s $70bn budget black hole
ONE of Clive Palmer’s signature election policies would blow a $70 billion-plus hole in the federal budget, we can reveal.
Dole earners refusing work triples
EXCLUSIVE: THE number of dole recipients getting away with refusing to work has almost tripled in the past three years, latest figures reveal.
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