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National affairs Increasing JobSeeker is good economics Adam Triggs 3 September 2024 The arguments against a rise in JobSeeker have proliferated, but none of them stands up to scrutiny Essays & reportage “You need to run it as a public service because that is what it is” Mike Steketee 16 August 2023 A string of scandals and cost-blowouts in social services look a lot like symptoms of a deeper problem National affairs A V-shaped recovery? Don’t bank on it Adam Triggs 12 October 2020 The assumption that Australia will experience a quick recovery has produced a budget that’s big on spending but low on stimulus National affairs Unfinished business in a business-friendly budget Brendan Coates 7 October 2020 The government will need to announce more initiatives in coming months if its economic goals are to be met

National affairs Australia’s student visa blowout Tim Colebatch 6 May 2019 Tonight the ABC opens up an issue both major parties — and the universities — are reluctant to talk about National affairs It’s not where we are, it’s where we’re heading Tim Colebatch 7 March 2019 This week’s GDP data adds to the uncertainty facing the government and the Reserve Bank National affairs Big hopes for small business Andrew Beer 19 March 2018 With the debate over renewable energy largely settled, the new South Australian government is looking to smaller companies to help meet its economic goals National affairs The country–city divide: more evidence of how inequality is growing Tim Colebatch 12 August 2017 Country Australia is losing out on full-time jobs, forcing its young to head for the cities