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Consumer confidence down, Morrison cautions against alarm
Consumer confidence has dived to its lowest level since April in a "jolt to stability and confidence", plunging into doubt retailers forecasts ten days before Christmas.
Matthew Knott is a political reporter in the Canberra bureau covering communications and education policy.
Consumer confidence has dived to its lowest level since April in a "jolt to stability and confidence", plunging into doubt retailers forecasts ten days before Christmas.
The true cost of the National Broadband Network to taxpayers has been detailed for the first time, with a new report showing the project has wiped $8.8 billion off the federal government's balance sheet since it began.
A lamb advertisementĀ starring SBS newsreader Lee Lin Chin that was accused of inciting violence against vegans was the most complained about advertisement of the year.
The Turnbull government will seek to introduce a new levy on telecommunications companies to help pay for the roll-out of the NBN in regional areas, a change it admits will lead to higher prices for internet consumers.Ā
Just four days into the job, it was clear Michelle Guthrie was in for a bumpy start as managing director of the ABC.
"We already have an MD trying to drive change and further uncertainty won't help."
Some of the ABC's most prominent presenters have urged their colleagues not to resist change.
There is no compelling case to cut funding to "over-funded" private schools and redistribute the money to disadvantaged schools, Labor education spokeswoman Tanya Plibersek says.
George Christensen said his favourite response was from comedian Magda Szubanski.
When Hurricane Michaelia is spinning there's no stopping her.
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