How can Labor promote itself as fair if it fails to care for those excluded from the paid workforce?
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40 reasons why you should avoid a career in journalism
It’s a pretty crappy time to be a journalist looking for a job in Australia, with Tim Burrowes finding a total of 40 jobs currently advertised. Which should be enough for, oh, maybe one journalism class due to graduate soon?
Consumers shrug off RBA’s rate hikes
Get ready for a rates rise. The level of rising confidence, taken with solid retail sales for November, good car sales, still strong demand for housing finance and surging overseas travel, have increased the odds of the RBA lifting rates.
The Economy: Defence skills improving, but can we do better?
If the ALP get into office, their choice of Defence Minister will be every bit as important as Treasurer and Industrial Relations. As one famous exchange in US Senate estimates goes, a billion dollars here and a billion dollars there - pretty soon you are talking about real money.
