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Last week, we were confronted with our latest economic report card. On the upside, the Reserve Bank announced that our annual inflation rate has sunk to its lowest level in three years.
But then an Australian economic think tank released its so-called âMisery Indexâ, and said that Australians are living through the most protracted period of economic misery since 2011.
Today, economics correspondent Shane Wright, on whether weâre headed for economic relief⊠or a recession. And if Australia is behind other countries, when it comes to bringing down inflation.Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/
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Federal politics got interesting this week when our very own James Massola and David Crowe reported that the Labor government has asked the Treasury to model cuts to negative gearing tax concessions, a policy that has previously caused Labor plenty of electoral pain.
The Prime Minister and his frontbench are being very coy about any proposed changes to the tax treatment of investment properties.
Are changes to negative gearing an option the government is really considering? How would they argue the case to cut the concessions this time, given they have tried and failed to do so before? And would changes to negative gearing make any difference to house prices anyway?
Joining Jacqueline Maley to discuss are chief political correspondent David Crowe and national affairs editor James Massola.
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Many of us canât keep our eyes off of whatâs happening in the Middle East, with a disturbing escalation of violence in Lebanon.
But, according to International and Political editor, Peter Hartcher, the conflict that has a greater likelihood of threatening our safety here, is the one that is growing by the month, between China and many countries, including Australia.
Today, Hartcher discusses the disturbing new video released by the People's Republic of China. And the former Australian prime ministers who have rung the alarm bell when it comes to this threat.
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It is a multi-billion dollar industry in Australia. And itâs been touted as a key way for us to eventually reach net zero carbon emissions.But our carbon credit schemes are also riddled with predatory behaviour, according to a year-long look into the market by our journalist, Charlotte Grieve.
Particularly harmed, she says, are remote Indigenous communities. Their burning practices, which date back 60,000 years, are the golden standard within the carbon credit industry. The pay they receive for this practice has the power to transform these communities, where jobs are scarce.
Today, investigative journalist Charlotte Grieve, on how this ancient knowledge, and the practitioners who are hoping to pass it down to younger generations, are being exploited.
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For years, one of Australiaâs best known crime reporters, John Silvester, kept a secret.
Easey Street suspect unmasked as link to victims emerges, John Silvester et al, The Age. John Silvester's new book, 'Dark City', is out now.
He knew there had been a significant development in a notorious and long unsolved cold case: The Easey Street murders.
But he didnât write anything about it, until a few days ago, when he broke the story that there had been an arrest.
It was big news, most of all for the family of Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett, school friends from the country who flatted together in Collingwood before their lives were violently and cruelly taken.
Today, John Silvester takes us behind the scenes of the police investigation, the arrest and why he kept quiet on the case for so long.
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As investigative reporter Patrick Begley puts it, itâs an apology that those Peter Dutton offended canât remember, which he wonât repeat and doesnât like to discuss. And some wonder whether he ever made it at all. It all centres on something the opposition leader said a while ago: âThe reality is that Malcolm Fraser did make mistakes, in bringing some people in in the 1970s.â
Today, investigative reporter Patrick Begley on the mystery of the Peter Dutton apology.
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The Albanese government came to power promising to ease the housing crisis by increasing supply. But has its housing agenda stalled?
This week, the Greens hardened their opposition to two key elements of the governmentâs housing policy.
The Prime Minister has urged the Greens to âget on with itâ and wave the plans through. So will Labor be able to secure its agenda? And if not, who will pay the political price?
Plus we have a look at the war of words between the business lobby and the government. Is this just the usual tension we often see between a Labor government and corporate interests? Or is it something more significant?
Joining Jaqueline Maley to discuss, is federal political correspondent Paul Sakkal and chief economic correspondent Shane Wright.
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What obligation does the Australian government have to help retrieve its citizens from debilitating circumstances, overseas?
This question will be at the heart of a High Court case on Monday, which will help decide the fate of 12 Australian women, and their 22 children, whoâve been languishing in refugee camps in Northern Syria for five years.
To those who have opposed bringing them home, the women are a threat - the family members of slain or defeated Islamic State fighters who may believe in dangerous ideologies.
But to those who say they should be repatriated, they are victims of war.
Today, associate editor and special writer Deborah Snow on what distinguishes these women from those before them, who were successfully brought home to Australia.
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Over the next week, while you and I are sleeping, members of the Murdoch family will be duking it out in an American courtroom over control of one of the most powerful media empires on the planet.
Itâs the latest escalation in a civil war that has been building within the family for years.
Today, media writer Calum Jaspan, on why Rupert Murdoch has pitted one of his children, Lachlan, against three of his other kids. And how the outcome of this case will impact all of us.
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Nine weeks after Republican candidate Donald J Trump was almost killed at a rally in Pennsylvania, the FBI is investigating another attempt on his life.
Trump was on his golf course in Florida on Sunday afternoon when Secret Service officers spotted a man with an AK-47 hiding in the bushes a few hundred metres away.
In the aftermath, Vice President Kamala Harris said: âViolence has no place in Americaâ. Her running mate, Tim Walz, declared: âItâs not who we are as a nationâ.
But, isnât it?
Today, North America correspondent Farrah Tomazin on how, when shocking forms of violence are so commonplace, another attempted assassination almost feels normal. And why that't not OK.
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It's arguably the most shameful stain on Australia's military. In 2020, an inquiry concluded that there was credible information implicating 25 special forces personnel in alleged war crimes in Afghanistan.
Four years on, the finding is still reverberating.
Last week, Defence Minister Richard Marles announced he would strip medals from a number of senior officers who served in Afghanistan. The move has drawn the ire of some veteran groups who argue no action should be taken until any charges are proven against soldiers.
Today, foreign affairs and national security correspondent Matthew Knott on what the announcement means, and why one of the country's most famous special forces soldiers, Ben Robert Smith, still has his Victoria Cross medal.
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Snapchat is officially on notice. As are Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.
This week the Prime Minister and his communications minister Michelle Rowland announced they will introduce a ban on young people using social media. But they were short on detail, including exactly what age the government would require teens to be before they could access social media.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton promised the minerals industry that a Coalition government would be the âbest friendâ of miners.
Joining Jacqueline Maley to discuss, is chief political correspondent David Crowe and shadow communications minister David Coleman.
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It was one of the most highly anticipated debates in modern politics: a verbal showdown between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
Because for millions of Americans, the stakes couldnât be higher. For many, a Trump win will stoke fears of a more autocratic United States.
And for countless others, a Harris win would mean a move against conservative beliefs.
Today, North America correspondent Farrah Tomazin on how the candidates, who were neck and neck before the debate, might fare now. And the viral moments we can't stop talking about.
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Deep in the snowy mountains is a tiny town called Nimmitabel. Itâs almost smack bang in the middle of Sydney and Melbourne, itâs got a school, a pub, a couple of churches â enough for a few hundred people.
Itâs the sort of place you move to start a fresh chapter of life, to feel part of a community, where literally everyone knows your name and drops round a casserole or a jar of freshly made jam.
And Nimmitable is all of those things, but itâs also something else: a place where a man by the name of Andrew Thaler, a serial political candidate and serial pest, is bullying and threatening women.
Today, Jordan Baker on the tiny town with the big problem, the man at the centre of it, and the women whoâve had enough.
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In terms of bizarre court cases, investigative journalist Kate McClymont has covered a few.
But this most recent one, which ended in the conviction of colourful construction boss George Alex, was right up there.
There was a soapie star turned doctor, who gave evidence that jail was a âterrible ideaâ for George Alex.
Then there was an arrest warrant issued when Alex failed to appear at court in person, but rather, logged on from his hospital bed.
And then, maybe most bizarre of all, were some strange events within the jury itself, with allegations of drug dealing and failed pay-offs investigated by police.
Today, Kate McClymont on the case had it all.
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Australia's major union for construction workers, the CFMEU, has long been known as hardline in the way it went about its business.
But a couple of months ago, investigative journalist Nick McKenzie's stories revealed damaging accusations that the union, which regularly overseas government funded work sites had been infiltrated by organized crime.
Even before the story broke on 60 minutes and in our mastheads, it triggered the resignation of the Victorian construction union boss John Setka.
But Setka will not go without a fight, and last week, he appeared at prize government worksites to rail against the move to place the Union under administration.
Today, Nick McKenzie on what the surprise appearance of the former Union boss means and what it will take to clean up the CFMEU.
Further reading:
- Nick McKenzie and The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald's 'Building Bad' series.
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This weekâs National Accounts figures showed that GDP growth was the weakest annual figure since the 1990s recession, not counting the pandemic.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the soft growth reflected the âimpacts of global economic uncertainty, higher interest rates and persistent but moderating inflationâ. But Chalmers also seemed to blame the Reserve Bank, saying the RBA is âsmashingâ the economy with interest rates.
Meanwhile, The Age and SMH exclusively reported this week that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese vented his frustration to his cabinet colleagues over the mishandling of the possible new census questions about gender and sexuality.
Joining Jacqueline Maley to discuss, is chief political correspondent David Crowe, senior economics correspondent Shane Wright, and national affairs editor James Massola.
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Mass protests erupted in Israel over the weekend - in one of the biggest displays of wartime dissent in Israelâs history - after the bodies of six Israeli hostages were found in a tunnel in Gaza.
The Israeli Defense Forces said the hostages had been murdered by Hamas, only a short while before Israeli troops were able to reach the captives.
Today, former army officer, and current Middle East analyst, Dr Rodger Shanahan, on whether these deaths, and protests might compel Benjamin Netanyahu to negotiate a ceasefire.
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What is going on with the crazy weather right now?
In some parts of the country, the temperature is icy, while in others the heat is breaking records. Then thereâs the wind; so fierce, itâs killed one woman, hospitalised another, and left tens of thousands of people without power.
Today, environment reporter Caitlin Fitzsimmons, on whatâs driving these conditions. And whether weâll soon see relief, or, instead, bad bushfires, and a scorching summer.
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Cartoonist Cathy Wilcox once said that cartooning is an art form crying out for attention.
The domain of attention seekers who, when they were young, were the kind of kids to foist their drawings in their parents' faces, for approval.
Maybe so, but during Wilcoxâs many years of drawing cartoons for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, sheâs also been our conscience. Sheâs made us do double takes about some of the most vexed, and perplexing issues of our time. Like discrimination, and violence against women.
Today, Cathy Wilcox, on how she's used cartooning to help navigate the last couple of fraught years. And which cartoon led people to call her a âbullyâ.
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