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Budget 2020 at a glance: the cuts, the spends, and that...
By Wes Mountain, The Conversation
The budget deficit is projected to hit $213.6 billion, a record 11% of GDP, before winding back:
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Instead of falling, as...
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The budget’s tax cuts have their critics, but this year they...
By Richard Holden, UNSW
This year’s budget is something of a play in two acts. Act one involves large economic stimulus to help plug the...
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Budget 2020: promising tax breaks, but relying on hope
By Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Tax cuts aren’t the half of it.
The personal income tax cuts promised in the...
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Budget 2020: Frydenberg tells Australians, ‘we have your back’
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Accelerated tax cuts, cash splashes for pensioners, massive incentives for business to invest and a subsidy to hire unemployed...
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One-way trans-Tasman travel bubble to start mid-October
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The first stage of a trans-Tasman travel bubble will start from October 16. But it will only be one-way...
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Study habits for success: tips for students
By Pankaj Sah, The University of Queensland
Right now, thousands of Australian school children and university students are taking a well-earned break from the classroom....
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