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Greens a danger to Australian multiculturalism
If left or right is allowed to politicise multiculturalism for completely cynical reasons, then it starts to unravel.
Editorial
Travelling on the NDIS credit card
A whole travel industry, funded primarily by the NDIS, offers holidays to the 650,000 scheme participants, exposing the fundamental weakness in its systems.
Government editor
Why the RBA won’t copy Canada’s interest rate cut
The economic and interest rate cycle in Australia is quite different to our Canadian cousins, despite the similarity in the structure of the resources-rich, medium-sized economies.
Economics editor
The politics behind the bipartisan U-turn on international education
Slashing international student numbers will devastate the business models for universities and many other international education providers.
Columnist
Red tape driving shift from public markets to private equity
While the downward trajectory of listed company numbers is a global phenomenon, changes to governance principles have exacerbated this decline here.
Economist
Pharmacists lost 60-day battle, but won war with Chemist Warehouse
The most powerful lobby group in the nation has convinced Labor to stop its competitor from giving customers a $1 discount on medicines.
Contributor
Greens metamorphosis goes well beyond normal politicking
The party these days bears only a passing resemblance to the political conservation movement started by Bob Brown that fought nobly against habitat destruction.
Political editor
Modi’s reform wave falls short of majority
To reach the growth levels of China in its industrialising heyday, he will need to bring his new coalition partners along on a new wave of reform.
Editorial
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