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Superannuation backflip open in Senate
Centre Alliance's senator Stirling Griff and One Nation senator Malcom Roberts want to delay the rise in compulsory superannuation after the Prime Minister said a rethink was in order because of the impact of COVID-19.
- John Kehoe
Victoria's second wave came from overseas travellers
Almost all of Victoria's second wave of COVID-19 cases came from overseas cases that arrived in Victoria after May 8, the Hotel Quarantine Inquiry has been told.
- Tom Burton
Japara rocked in Victoria's deadliest day
The listed aged care provider has been swept into Victoria's aged care crisis after staff and residents at two facilities were infected with COVID-19.
- Patrick Durkin
Undetected cases a concern as NSW clamps down on schools
Playing wind instruments is among a range of activities to be curbed in NSW schools as Premier Gladys Berejiklian remains anxious about undetected coronavirus cases.
- Finbar O'Mallon
Superannuation rise could be 'irresponsible'
The minister responsible for superannuation, Senator Jane Hume, is 'ambivalent' about compulsory super contributions increasing to 12 per cent of wages.
- John Kehoe
Laid-off Virgin staff reroute to regional Australia
In the small mountain-top village of Comboyne, 60 kilometres south-west of Port Macquarie, a new cafe has opened for business.
- Lauren Vadnjal
Opinion & Analysis
Even eccentric billionaires have natural rights
Failure to overturn Western Australia's 'Palmer law' would be fatal for Australia's rule of law and its investment reputation.
Contributor
Serious conduct questions put heat on AMP
The revelations that AMP downplayed the severity of Boe Pahari’s misconduct will increase the pressure for cultural transformation inside the troubled wealth giant.
Editorial
Boom for some doesn't tell the real story
Australia's aggressive approach to managing the virus numbers is on a collision course with the economic numbers and the financial results for most businesses.
Columnist
We can't cure the virus by making the economy sick
The economy is a mass activity of individuals living their lives. When it does not work properly, people also suffer and die.
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Serious conduct questions put heat on AMP
The revelations that AMP downplayed the severity of Boe Pahari’s misconduct will increase the pressure for cultural transformation inside the troubled wealth giant.
- The AFR View
- Opinion
- Mining
Even eccentric billionaires have natural rights
Failure to overturn Western Australia's 'Palmer law' would be fatal for Australia's rule of law and its investment reputation.
- Nicholas Tam
Yesterday
- Opinion
- Coronavirus pandemic
Boom for some doesn't tell the real story
Australia's aggressive approach to managing the virus numbers is on a collision course with the economic numbers and the financial results for most businesses.
- Jennifer Hewett
- Opinion
- Coronavirus pandemic
We can't cure the virus by making the economy sick
The economy is a mass activity of individuals living their lives. When it does not work properly, people also suffer and die.
- Gigi Foster and Peter Godfrey-Smith
- Opinion
- Childcare
Why childcare must be made free
Expensive childcare is an unfair levy on jobs. And early childhood education would improve life chances all round.
- Sam Crosby
This Month
Why a sea change might be your best post COVID-19 plan
West Australian Premier Mark McGowan is doubling down on his call for city dwellers in search of work to head for the country.
- Fiona Carruthers and Lauren Vadnjal
Young people more likely to believe COVID-19 myths
Men and younger people were more likely to believe prevention myths, such as hot temperatures or UV light being able to kill the virus that causes COVID-19, according to new research.
- Natasha Boddy
- Opinion
- The AFR View
The economy will still decide White House race
Even in a COVID-19 election, it’s still the economy (stupid) that is likely to determine who rules the White House after November.
- The AFR View
Coalition accused of 'verballing RBA' on 12pc super
Government MPs are deliberately misappropriating the central bank's position on the scheduled rise in the super guarantee, says Industry Super Australia.
- Aleks Vickovich and Michael Roddan
- Opinion
- Coronavirus pandemic
The coronavirus end game is no clearer
Victoria's numbers are coming down to general relief. But there's no agreed end game for the country when it comes to living with the virus.
- Jennifer Hewett
- Opinion
- Electricity
Who's in charge of keeping the lights on?
The broken governance of National Electricity Market must be fixed to avoid the high costs of a return to central planning on an epic scale.
- Matthew Warren
- Opinion
- Coronavirus pandemic
To end lockdowns, link taxpayer funding to the jobless rate
Cutting their budgets in line with rises in unemployment would make the ABC, SBS, and public servants think differently about shutting down the economy to fight COVID-19.
- David Leyonhjelm
- Opinion
- Emissions
A Biden win will expose climate faultline in the alliance
Joe Biden's demands for all major economies to make big cuts in their emissions will complicate Australia's relationship with the US if he wins the US election.
- Thom Woodroofe
- Opinion
- World War II
A hard history lesson in real time
As Australia marks the anniversary of the Allies' victory in the Pacific War, Canberra is grappling with another great power shift in the region.
- Andrew Clark
The 24 hours that set the virus loose in Victoria
The blame game continues over why private security guards were chosen over police or the Australian Defence Force for quarantine hotels.
- Patrick Durkin
JobKeeper 'remarkable', not a rort: RBA's Lowe
In a wide-ranging testimony to Parliament's economics committee, Dr Lowe said the JobKeeper program was working well but responsible lending rules were holding back credit growth.
- Matthew Cranston
- Analysis
- Aged care
Virus lays bare the $200b health system
Australia's complex health system is struggling on key tests as COVID-19 exposes major problems across all governments.
- Tom Burton
- Opinion
- Foreign relations
Why a Democracy Club won't work
Pulling big democracies into a new multilateral force sounds good, but they can't fix global problems without the help of the leaders they want to shut out.
- Aaron David Miller and Richard Sokolsky
The crucial questions we need answered about COVID-19
In a week when vaccines made global news, researchers increasingly believe the pandemic may go but the virus is here to stay.
- Jill Margo
