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Affordable housing
Albanese goes back to the future for housing reform
Giving the states a kick up the bum while offering them cash to really put more housing stock into the market is one step to repairing the damage caused by decades of poor policy.
- by Shane Wright
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US politics
Road back to the White House for Trump now passes through four different courtrooms
The charges in Georgia under anti-organised crime laws carry a penalty of between five and 20 years in prison. Crucially for Trump, they are also unpardonable.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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Superannuation
The simple step that could seriously boost your super savings
Taking a little more investment risk can add tens of thousands of dollars to your super balance by retirement.
- by John Collett
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Retirement living
More retirement villages ditch capital gain sharing in contract revamp
Retirement village contracts are moving away from giving residents a share of the capital gain on their unit.
- by Rachel Lane
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Investing
Australian shares beating out global peers over the very long run
An initial investment 30 years ago in the Australian share market, without adding to it, would have grown more than 13 times.
- by John Collett
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Climate policy
How surging insurance bills could help us deal with climate change
Insurance increases – and some areas being declared uninsurable – are a price signal from a hotter, riskier planet. Will they end up driving our adaptation to the climate crisis?
- by Liam Mannix
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Victorian Parliament
Why no one wants to look for the Labor Party’s signature forgers
Victoria’s integrity bodies aren’t set up to deal with misconduct like this. It means the Labor Party will be more focused on the leakers than the forgers.
- by Annika Smethurst
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Financial literacy
‘Costing us a fortune’: Australians still failing basic financial literacy tests
Australians continue to be stumped by these basic finance questions. Can you answer them?
- by John Collett
Robotinho predicts Women’s World Cup semi-final scores … and who will win the final
How far can the Matildas go? Who will lift the trophy? We asked our resident AI expert the tournament’s big questions.
- by "Robotinho", James Lemon and Mark Stehle
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Agriculture
‘Cut tape and tax’: Gina Rinehart reveals eccentric wishlist
Australia’s richest person has railed against taxes, bureaucrats and “bird-killing” clean energy in her checklist of measures to help regional Australia.
- by Peter Milne
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Indigenous Voice
Voice paradox starting to take political toll on Albanese
Labor has lost support at a time of huge division over its pledge to find a new way to end Indigenous disadvantage.
- by David Crowe