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The architect of the HECS loans system has downplayed the impact of the government's university fee overhaul.
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University

Uni fee overhaul won't change demand or affordability: HECS architect

The man who designed the HECS loan system says it shields students from price signals, so the government's changes won't have the desired effect.

  • by Fergus Hunter
Prime Minister Scott Morrison would not say who was behind the attack, but said only a few countries had the capability to do it.
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Cyber warfare

NSW government was target of major cyber attack operation linked to China

  • by Anthony Galloway and David Crowe
The watchdog has found pay issues are rife in the construction labour hire industry.
Wage scandal

Almost 80pc of labour hire construction companies broke workplace rules: watchdog

  • by Nick Bonyhady
Members of the public in Sydney wearing face masks.
Coronavirus pandemic

'Need to keep our guard up': Spike in coronavirus cases has experts concerned

  • by David Crowe
Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency chief executive Muriel Bamblett says Indigenous families need more support to navigate the disability sector.
Indigenous

Indigenous families missing out on disability support amid fear of child removals

  • by Dana McCauley

Opinion & Perspectives

The agony and ecstasy of a degree in humanities

The Herald's View
The Herald's View

The federal government should not gut arts degrees to pay for STEM courses.

Don't dismiss cyber threat as an imaginary problem or political stunt

David Crowe
David Crowe

The Prime Minister faced questions over whether he was crying wolf when it emerged there was no single incident to trigger an alarm on cyber security.

The budget rebuild runs into the reality of a terrible jobs market

Shane Wright
Shane Wright

Unemployment figures have highlighted the tension facing the Morrison government with demands to repair the budget and the need to support the economy.

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Federal

Gunai Kurnai woman Lidia Thorpe.
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Greens

'Exactly what politics in Australia needs': Lidia Thorpe to be next Greens senator for Victoria

Members pre-selected Ms Thorpe with what the party says was a historic 65 per cent voter turnout.

  • by Timna Jacks
Federal

Announcement of the New Australian Greens Senator for Victoria

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The architect of the HECS loans system has downplayed the impact of the government's university fee overhaul.
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University

Uni fee overhaul won't change demand or affordability: HECS architect

  • by Fergus Hunter
Federal

Best of cartoons, June 20, 2020

NSW

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Victoria

Uber expects to offer commercial flying taxis in Melbourne by 2023.
Uber

Uber Air plan raises alarm on safety, noise, planning risks

  • by Clay Lucas
The Faceless Man

Power vacuum: Can the Labor Party really clean up its factional mess?

  • by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Labor in turmoil

Fallout: the Somyurek scandal

Queensland

Queensland Attorney-General Yvette D'Ath has ushered in the changes.
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QLD Votes 2020

Queensland will cap political donations but not until after the election

  • by Sonia Kohlbacher and Aaron Bunch
Mining

Darling Downs farmers v miners dispute heading to High Court

  • by Tony Moore
Jobs

COVID claims further 28,000 jobs as Qld hits 18-year unemployment high

  • by Lydia Lynch

Western Australia

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Black Lives Matter

WA Greens senator silent on tweets calling for the destruction of historical statues

  • by Nathan Hondros
Coronavirus pandemic

Freo ship's coronavirus cases 'no excuse' to keep state locked up: Harvey

  • by Nathan Hondros
WA election

Liberal hopeful quits after scrutiny over driving record, party investigation

  • by Nathan Hondros

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