Politics
Federal
The Australian city with a better quality of life than Sydney or Melbourne
An international comparison of 1000 cities shows Melbourne ahead of Sydney as the place to be. But one city has a much better quality of life than either.
- by Shane Wright
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‘Ringing alarm bells’: Business panic mounting on Dutton’s migration numbers
The opposition leader’s plans to cut net migration to 160,000 – a figure 100,000 less than next year’s forecast – has horrified Australia’s business lobby.
- by David Crowe
Australia backs ICC’s role but says ‘no equivalence’ between Israel and Hamas
If the international court were to find Israel’s prime minister and defence chief as well as three Hamas leaders guilty of war crimes, they would not be allowed into Australia.
- by Matthew Knott and Olivia Ireland
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Immigration
Murder accused released from immigration detention a month ago
The 29-year-old was freed into the community after the Administrative Appeals Tribunal decided he was “now a low risk of reoffending”.
- by Andrew Probyn and Bailey Kenzie
The little luxuries households are skipping as they plan to bank their tax cuts
The Reserve Bank is relieved that many households have increased their savings as interest rates rose, but hospitality is feeling the brunt.
- by Rachel Clun
Premiers urge Shorten to put the brakes on NDIS changes
State and territory leaders have banded together to warn that Australians with a disability will be worse off unless the NDIS minister slows his plans to clamp down on the $44 billion program.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
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Political leadership
What Australians plan to do with their $300 energy bill subsidy
Most Australians say they will use it to increase savings or pay down loans, countering fears of a spending splurge that would fuel inflation.
- by David Crowe
Looking for longer: job ads disappear, applicants rise as interest rates bite
More people are fighting to fill fewer vacant positions in a further sign the job market is slowing thanks to higher interest rates.
- by Shane Wright
Best of cartoons, May 21, 2024
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The latest illustrations from artist Cathy Wilcox
The latest work by the acclaimed Sydney Morning Herald editorial cartoonist.