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For a document with no substance, the NEG has earned a lot of fans

NEG is so miraculous that it's garnering positive reaction from both sides of the field; quite a feat for an eight page document with zero figures, writes economist John Quiggin.

Crikey Worm: Shorten’s union raided

Good morning, early birds. The offices of Bill Shorten's old stomping ground have been raided by the Australian Federal Police, and the Productivity Commission has delivered a report arguing for the re-introduction of a carbon price. It's the news you need to know, with Max Chalmers.

How the deficit was blown: the Coalition’s $100 billion bill

Far from being fiscally disciplined, the government has blown over $100 billion courtesy of bad, ideological or partisan decisions, and taxpayers will be bearing the cost for a long time to come.

BlueScope’s amnesia powers its energy hypocrisy

Posturing by business on energy policy is a disguise for self-interest and a demand for more handouts and protection for companies like BlueScope Steel, write Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane.

Yes, Labor really did kill off the mining boom

New data shows the mining sector at its lowest ebb since 2011 -- even though Tony Abbott promised "a second mining boom" if he repealed the carbon price and mining tax.

Christine Milne leaves politics with her party at record strength -- an outcome that looked unlikely when she took over as leader.

Milne leaves Greens at record strength

Christine Milne leaves politics with her party at record strength -- an outcome that looked unlikely when she took over as leader.

An indigenous controlled burn land management program is one of the latest casualties of the repeal of the carbon tax, writes freelance journalist <b>Karen Coombs</b>.

Aboriginal fire scheme a carbon tax repeal victim

An indigenous controlled burn land management program is one of the latest casualties of the repeal of the carbon tax, writes freelance journalist Karen Coombs.

Tony Abbott's handling of the MH17 disaster has won the approval of all voting groups and sent the Coalition's vote to its highest point in months, today's Essential Report shows.

Essential: Abbott’s MH17 performance lifts Coalition

Tony Abbott's handling of the MH17 disaster has won the approval of all voting groups and sent the Coalition's vote to its highest point in months, today's Essential Report shows.

The "budget crisis" created by the Senate is an invention: the government has walked away from billions in additional revenue itself.

Invented budget ‘crisis’ hides incoherence and inconsistency

The "budget crisis" created by the Senate is an invention: the government has walked away from billions in additional revenue itself.

The repeal of a functioning, low-impact carbon price is an economic attack on future generations, and they will damn us for it.

Carbon repeal: condemning our children for cheap political points

The repeal of a functioning, low-impact carbon price is an economic attack on future generations, and they will damn us for it.

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