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The key to happiness and economic prosperity? Growing rounder
Since the industrial revolution, we’ve fattened up our economy by pumping out products and consuming more. But there’s a way to grow outside the box.
- by Millie Muroi
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Housing crisis
Why this is the housing fight Albanese had to have
Labor tried for an outcome on housing in the parliament, and got obstruction instead. It did not get the law it wanted, but it got the argument it needed.
- by David Crowe
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Scams
A scams bill that protects banks over victims is the biggest scam of all
Asking people who may have lost their life savings to wait for however long, at whatever cost, just for a shot at compensation doesn’t look like putting victims first.
- by Waleed Aly
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Revealed: How much power bills could rise to pay for nuclear plants
Power bills would rise by hundreds of dollars a year to pay for Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s signature policy, new modelling shows.
- by Mike Foley and Nick Toscano
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Mass pager attacks ‘a terrifying violation of international law’
UN legal experts say international law prohibits the use of booby traps, a category that could include modified civilian pagers.
- by Matthew Knott
Dutton says he apologised for Lebanese Muslim remarks to unnamed ‘senior person’
The opposition leader’s claim follows reports that revealed community leaders and two Lebanese Muslim politicians in the Liberal Party could not recall him saying sorry.
- by Patrick Begley
Albanese under fire as migrant intake blows forecasts
The latest figures show migration is slowing, but not at the rate the government predicted.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos and Shane Wright
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