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Tue Sep 26

The Albanese government blew its shot at setting a historic new unemployment target

Written by: Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the federal government’s employment white paper is “ambitious”. I’m not convinced.

A clearly ambitious statement would have specified a target for unemployment, ideally one that was a bit of a stretch.

The Keating Labor government’s Working Nation statement did that in 1994....

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The Times recently argued that Australia should keep building the data centres the AI economy requ...

The Australian-born fitness brand is bringing its global competition home, with athletes from across...

New social and nature prescribing hubs connect locals to community activities to combat loneliness...

Every Australian family with school-aged children knows the pattern. Look at an airfare, hotel ro...

New social and nature prescribing hubs connect locals to community activities to combat loneliness...

Medical experts issue an urgent wake-up call for Women’s Health Week, revealing how everyday delay t...

After more than two decades spent perfecting burgers, Grill'd is entering new territory. The Aust...