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Employment and wages soared in the latest labor report, but that’s small comfort for the many workers with a job that doesn’t pay a living wage.
The pandemic exposed the contradictions and tensions at the heart of ‘creative class’ cities and jobs.
Tiny houses mean smaller costs.
The prices households pay for drinking water and wastewater services have been rising faster than the rate of inflation.
Sen. Warren is proposing universal child care as a way to rein in the soaring costs of raising a family. A sociologist explains what’s driving the trend.
The violence of the protests that have gripped France, known as the gilets jaunes, is rooted in personal passion and anger.
Some experts fret that the US birthrate is on the decline. That might not be so surprising, when the cost of having children in the US has grown exponentially since the 1960s.
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Brian Howe says the targeted nature of Australia's social security system goes hand-in-hand with stigmatising welfare recipients.
Malcolm Turnbull’s pitch will be that dividends will start to flow from government policy.
Come election time, votes won’t turn on an integrity commission. They will turn on such issues as cost of living, discontent with flat wages, and health.
Seven charts on the highlights from the government’s mid year update of the budget.
Households in NSW spend the most and WA households the least in Australia, but there are segments of WA who are feeling the bite more acutely in cost of living.
The government’s deal with electricity retailers to provide simple information to customers about their discounts and bills is a welcome step, but doesn’t cut to the heart of the power price issue.
Depending on where you live, having a disability can cost thousands of additional dollars per year. Government programs often don’t account for that.
Australia has few places to capture the spill-over of talented workers priced out of the big cities. Some may leave the country altogether – and where talent goes, capital flows.
Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen said Australian wages growth is at record lows. Is that true?
The Australian Automobile Association said that a new report showed that “the average Australian family is spending up to $22,000 every year to get around.” Is that accurate?
In a $5 billion industry, there’s no longer a level playing field.
An opinion poll taken in the wake of George Osborne’s Autumn statement reveals that just 27% of people think the British economy is in good shape. This was a decline compared to a survey taken just three…
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