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Who pockets the child care rebate?

Labor have announced that they will increase the child care rebate to 50 percent from its existing 30 percent. But will parents ultimately pocket the rebate? wonders Joshua Gans.

The last rock is crumbling for Howard

Suddenly the last rock is crumbling. While the extent of the disillusionment with the government’s economic management is not yet clear, the polls show that it is finally underway, writes Mungo MacCallum.