How Centrelink unleashed a weapon of math destruction
The most frightening thing about the Centrelink malware debacle is the verve with which the government embraced it.
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Peter Martin
Peter Martin is the Economics Editor for The Age.
Centrelink's robo-debacle is a litany of inhuman errors
The Centrelink robo-debt debacle will dwarf that of the bungled census, for which the Prime Minister declared that heads would roll.
Company tax cuts wrong move, says Costello
Proposed cuts to company tax have come under fire from former federal treasurer Peter Costello for being less effective at boosting the economy than personal tax cuts.
Bishop backs Israel rather than US over UN resolution
Australia has broken ranks with the United States and New Zealand over Israel, indicating that it would most likely have opposed the UN Security Council resolution condemning its settlements on Palestinian land.
Labor ought to stop pandering to millionaires
Once Labor and the unions stood up for battlers. Now they’re robocalling seeking sympathy for millionaires who want to stay on the pension.
Copyright rules make us break the law 80 times a day, says Productivity Commission
If you're anything like the typical Australian, you probably break the copyright law 80 times a day, according figures included in the Productivity Commission's final report to the government on intellectual property.
Copyright: What you see and hear could be about to change
Australia's copyright laws would be dramatically simplified, the collecting agency placed on probation, and small copyright owners given a forum in which to take on big corporations under a series of sweeping recommendations to be tabled by the government on Tuesday.
Call that a budget improvement? The ratings agencies won't
The ratings agencies won't fall for it, and neither should you.
Bad budget news now in the hope of good news in May
Treasurer Scott Morrison loaded up the mid-year budget update with bad news in the hope that the budget itself, due in May, will appear to contain good news.
AAA credit rating hangs in the balance as government delivers mid-year budget update
Australia could lose its prized AAA credit rating as early as Monday afternoon as Treasurer Scott Morrison prepares to hand down a mid-year budget update likely to show little improvement for deficit projections.
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