Politics
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University
Minister vows to ‘weed out the bottom feeders’ in university system
Private colleges have been told to stop recruiting fake overseas students within six months or risk losing their licences.
- by David Crowe
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Housing affordability
Banks open to overlooking student debt in home loans – but there’s a catch
- by Natassia Chrysanthos and Angus Thompson
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Interest rates
RBA inflation outlook ups pressure on Chalmers ahead of budget
- by Rachel Clun and Shane Wright
‘Stop provocations’: China fires back at Australia over Yellow Sea flare incident
- by Matthew Knott and Olivia Ireland
Opinion & Perspectives
PM’s rinse-and-repeat response to China jet incident will do little to deter aggression
How stable are relations with China if the People’s Liberation Army is regularly putting the lives of Australian military personnel at risk?
Matthew Knott
National correspondent
Victoria is driving towards a debt cliff. Here’s one way to hit the brakes
Projections that the state’s debt would rise from $135.9 billion this year to $187.8 billion by mid-2028 highlight a need for drastic action.
The Age's View
Editorial
Reserve Bank delivers a hospital pass of problems to Chalmers
Jim Chalmers, a Brisbane Broncos fanatic, will wonder what hit him after the Reserve Bank signalled higher interest rates for longer.
Shane Wright
Senior economics correspondent
Federal
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Victoria
‘Bleakest budget’ for mental health didn’t fund promised new agency
- by Rachel Eddie and Broede Carmody
Editorial
Editorial
Victoria is driving towards a debt cliff. Here’s one way to hit the brakes
- The Age's View
Arden hospitals ditched over Metro Tunnel electromagnetic interference
- by Aisha Dow and Cara Waters
New South Wales
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State Parliament
Buying a home? The building commissioner has a message for you
- by Max Maddison
‘Broken system close to collapse’: Critical worker shortages in child protection, domestic violence
- by Alexandra Smith, Max Maddison and Michael McGowan
Queensland
Perspective
Government
The fork in Queensland’s path to treaty gets wider all the way to election day
- by Matt Dennien
Analysis
Government
Labor’s latest retreat on youth justice is a sign of a broader problem
- by Matt Dennien