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Tax reform
‘Act on tax and housing’: 59 per cent of voters back case for change
A clear majority of voters back the case for tax reform that can help young Australians buy their first homes.
- by David Crowe
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Nuclear energy
Voters warm to nuclear as billionaire Andrew Forrest slams Coalition ‘bulldust’
Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has slammed the Coalition for advocating nuclear energy as the way to modernise the electricity grid as an exclusive survey reveals that 36 per cent of voters support its use.
- by David Crowe
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Political leadership
Voters don’t care about Albanese’s broken promise – but now they expect much more from him
Labor is drifting towards the unhealthy primary vote of the last election – just enough to win, not enough to feel safe. On these numbers, betting agencies will be adjusting their odds on a hung parliament.
- by David Crowe
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Smoking & vaping
‘We’ve got to get this out of the hands of kids’: Entsch fumes on vape ban ‘fail’
Coalition MPs are warning about the “skyrocketing” sale of vapes to children, and asking if it would be better to regulate and tax the sale, like New Zealand.
- by David Crowe and Natassia Chrysanthos
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Political leadership
Coalition takes primary vote lead in RPM poll for first time since election
Voters have lifted the Coalition to its strongest position since the last federal election despite backing Labor on its overhaul of personal income tax cuts.
- by David Crowe
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Social media
$1b for journalism at risk in new warning over Google, Facebook
Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg and former competition boss Rod Sims have urged the Albanese government to enforce the media bargaining code struck three years ago, when they stared down the social media giants.
- by David Crowe
Opinion
Scams
We are all losing in the scam economy. Now there is a plan to act
It has become dangerously easy to fleece Australians of their hard-earned. Last year, 301,000 of us reported a scam.
- by David Crowe
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International students
Government risking ‘nation’s reputation as study destination’ as visas plummet
Private training colleges are losing thousands of overseas students under a federal directive that has slashed visa approvals by more than half.
- by David Crowe
The forgotten budget paper that shows Dutton is wrong on border force budget
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has accused Labor of cutting funding for border protection, linking this to the mainland arrival of 39 asylum seekers last week.
- by David Crowe
‘Highest it’s been since 2015’: border force boss rejects Dutton funding cut claim
The funding dispute is another flashpoint in the fight over Operation Sovereign Borders after Dutton claimed the government had cut funding and let boats in.
- by David Crowe
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Political lobbying
Lobbyist donations climb more than 500 per cent over two decades
Lobbyists and industry groups have ramped up their payments to the major political parties, extending their influence.
- by David Crowe