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Editor's note
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If the government was really committed to budget repair it would be more realistic and conservative in its budget forecasts, the Grattan Institute argues.
There are more than a few examples of where Treasury forecasts have overestimated movements in Australia’s economy and the effect of policies. So it’s time to reduce the error margin.
And are you worried about how the changes to HELP student loans will affect you? Ittima Cherastidtham has written a helpful explainer so you know exactly what to expect.
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Jenni Henderson
Editor, Business and Economy
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Top story
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If wages just grow at the rate of the last 12 months, rather than at the higher growth in the budget forecasts, income tax collections will be A$7 billion less for 2019-20.
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John Daley, Grattan Institute; Danielle Wood, Grattan Institute
Wonky forecasts show it's time for a new approach that adopts more conservative forecasts, and makes a genuine commitment to budget repair.
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Education
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Ittima Cherastidtham, Grattan Institute
Students will now have to pay back more of their loan, and repay quicker.
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Peter Goss, Grattan Institute
For the first time, Education Minister Simon Birmingham has proposed a credible plan to deliver needs-based funding.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Former prime minister Tony Abbott has taken a swipe at Malcolm Turnbull's schools plan.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
NATSEM has modelled the impact of the changes to the HELP debt repayments the government announced this week.
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Politics + Society
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Marcia Langton, University of Melbourne
Critics of the Cashless Welfare Card trial overlook the fact it is curbing alcohol and gambling problems – and it's what the communities want.
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Cities
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Sidh Sintusingha, University of Melbourne
Must the aggressive, homogeneous global pattern of development take its course in Melbourne's long-standing multicultural suburb of Footscray?
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Health + Medicine
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Felice Jacka, Deakin University
A world-first trial showed depression is reduced after just three months following a diet rich in vegetables, fruits, wholegrains, legumes, fish, lean red meats, olive oil and nuts.
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Odette Erskine, University of Sydney
Wider availability of the cystic fibrosis drug Kalydeco since May 1, 2017 means younger patients can now access it.
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Science + Technology
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Alice Gorman, Flinders University
We know much about the true shape of our planet is thanks to two satellites that act as targets for lasers fired from Earth.
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Julie Posetti, University of Wollongong
On World Press Freedom Day, we must deal with the threat data collection and surveillance poses to journalism.
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Environment + Energy
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Joelle Gergis, University of Melbourne; Penny Whetton, University of Melbourne
A new art festival featuring climate-related works offers a new way to see an issue that is often framed in purely scientific terms.
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Cle-Anne Gabriel, The University of Queensland
Energy security requires both short and long planning. Recent gas and hydro announcements are a promising start towards some proper joined-up thinking.
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Arts + Culture
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Shushma Malik, The University of Queensland; Caillan Davenport, The University of Queensland
The emperor Caligula lavished attention on his favourite horse Incitatus, holding parties for friends in the steed's grand stables. But did he make his horse a consul?
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Julian Meyrick, Flinders University
No other Australian playwright has mined their own life as much as Dorothy Hewett. In this expressionist drama, she depicts a girl of yearning heart, looking for love and hungry for life.
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Business + Economy
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
John Hewson describes the uncertain economic climate into which Scott Morrison will deliver next week's budget.
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David Peetz, Griffith University; Georgina Murray, Griffith University
As the cost of renewable energy falls, funding a new mine is a risky investment.
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David Hayward, RMIT University
The Victorian budget brought with it an increase in privatisation, which follows on from other state budgets, but the evidence for efficiency in this type of system isn't there.
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Sarah Kaine, University of Technology Sydney
The business models of the gig economy often stand in the way of implementing minimum wages or conditions.
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Josh Nicholas, The Conversation
In relation to this story on the agreement between Unions NSW and Airtasker, The Conversation asked the following questions…
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