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Leaving school early means you’re likely never to return to study and training in adult life

June 15, 2017 // 0 Comments

To the taxpayer, each long-term early school leaver costs $335,000. from shutterstock.com Stephen Lamb, Victoria University and Shuyan Huo, Victoria University One in eight [...]

Comey vs Trump: He Said, He Said – Trump Attempts To Discredit Comey

June 10, 2017 // 0 Comments

In testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee former FBI Director James Comey opened up on Capitol Hill months of distrust of the president, asserting that Trump had [...]

Study finds Prozac and Sarafem linked to an increased risk of birth defects

May 19, 2017 // 0 Comments

The most commonly prescribed antidepressant, ﬂuoxetine, sold under the trade names Prozac and Sarafem has been linked to an increased risk of birth defects when used by [...]

Don’t be fooled, the Medicare Guarantee Fund provides no real guarantee

May 15, 2017 // 0 Comments

The Medicare Guarantee Fund appears to be no more than an accounting trick. from shutterstock.com Stephen Duckett, Grattan Institute Treasurer Scott Morrison pulled a [...]

Trump threatens sacked FBI director to remain silent

May 13, 2017 // 0 Comments

Trump threatens sacked director James Comey of the FBI tweeting an implication there are secret recordings of one of their private conversations from earlier this year. [...]

Budget 2017: welfare changes stigmatise recipients and are sitting on shaky ground

May 12, 2017 // 0 Comments

Peter Whiteford, Australian National University Some of the budget changes on welfare appear to be about sending the message that receiving welfare is undesirable. Whether [...]

Labor: Budget 2017 Is Admission Of Guilt By The Turnbull Government

May 11, 2017 // 0 Comments

The opposition leader stated that the 2017/18 budget is an admission of guilt, and they have a nerve to come into the parliament and talk about fairness while taxing [...]

Is this the budget that forgot renters?

May 11, 2017 // 0 Comments

The budget brought no increase in rent assistance to help low-income renters in the private rental market. AAP/Tracey Nearmy Emma Power, Western Sydney University The [...]

USA: Trump Fires FBI Director Comey

May 10, 2017 // 0 Comments

VOA NEWS The White House announces President Donald Trump has fired FBI Director James Comey. President Donald Trump, in a blunt letter to Comey Tuesday, told him: [...]

Global warming could accelerate towards 1.5℃ if the Pacific gets cranky

May 10, 2017 // 0 Comments

The tropical Pacific has a large say in how fast the world warms. GTS Productions/Shutterstock.com Ben Henley, University of Melbourne and Andrew King, University of [...]