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At least Trump is true to himself about climate change
Unlike Turnbull, whose actions contrast markedly with what every voter knows are his long-held views.
Ross Gittins is economics editor of the SMH and an economic columnist for The Age. His books include Gittins' Guide to Economics, Gittinomics and The Happy Economist.
Unlike Turnbull, whose actions contrast markedly with what every voter knows are his long-held views.
We non-Canberrans don't realise the extent to which lobbying has become that city's second-biggest industry.
By contrast, I have much sympathy for all those unemployed people hoping and searching for jobs that don't exist.
As a nation, the inadequate education of so many of our children is an issue that just hasn't registered on our radar.
Treasurers want to be sure we know about the nice Budget bits, while delaying our knowledge of the nasty bits.
We have a widening divide in our suburbs, the local school isn't the institution it used to be.
What's the four-letter word politicians of both stripes most use to bamboozle voters? Jobs.
You know the remarkably high price of homes is now a top issue for our politicians, state and federal. But you may need reminding that house prices are an intergenerational issue.
I can't remember when there's been so much speculation about what the future holds for working life. Or when those who imagine they know what the future holds have worked so hard to scare the dickens out of our kids.
It's drawn little comment, but the decades-long drift of students from government to non-government schools has ended.
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