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Editor's note
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In the debate on the government’s proposed cut to the company tax rate, politicians on all sides have argued about the amount of the cut, the time it takes to be effective and the forecast benefits. But there’s one thing they all seem to agree on - that it should target small businesses.
However, if it's “jobs and growth” you want, giving a tax break to small businesses is not the best way, Saul Eslake’s analysis shows. He explains why the government would do better to aim it at new businesses instead.
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Jenni Henderson
Editor, Business and Economy
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Top story
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The Turnbull government should be focusing on giving new businesses, not small businesses, a tax cut if the aim is “jobs and growth”.
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Saul Eslake, University of Tasmania
Based on evidence, policies which seek to encourage job creation and innovation via a tax cut should preference large or new businesses, rather than small ones.
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Business + Economy
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Chris Martin, UNSW; Hal Pawson, UNSW
Although the federal-state agreement does it inadequately and lacks transparency, an enduring program of federal funding for operational expenses is essential to sustain the social housing system.
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Eugene Schofield-Georgeson, University of Technology Sydney
A major shift to an industrial relations model that benefits all parties will only happen with the utmost co-operation of Australian workers, unions and – most crucially – employers.
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Health + Medicine
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Ben Ewald, University of Newcastle
Walking has been proven to reduce the risk of heart disease, bowel and breast cancers, osteoporosis and diabetes. New data shows it also reduces the need for hospital care.
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Environment + Energy
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Heinz Schandl, CSIRO; Fridolin Krausmann, Alpen-Adria University Klagenfurt
There will be huge environmental impact if we keep using raw materials as we did in the 20th century.
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Science + Technology
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Brock Bastian, University of Melbourne
The concept of creating human-animal hybrids can be eerie, but that's only because of the way our minds tend to categorise things.
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David Hobbs, Flinders University
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Arts + Culture
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Alice Pung, University of Melbourne
The Melling sisters — like Alcott’s March sisters and Austen’s Bennetts — are four girls who become women during the course of Robin Klein's trilogy of novels. The Sky in Silver Lace is the most bittersweet of the three.
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Joyleen Christensen, University of Newcastle
Ultimately the controversy over the casting of Matt Damon as a "white saviour" in The Great Wall is baseless, as the film falls flat in other ways.
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Politics + Society
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Xanthe Mallett, University of New England
A key point of difference between male and female sexual abusers of children is in the power relationship with their victims.
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Amelia Thorpe, UNSW
The proposed amalgamation of 40 NSW councils has generated heated opposition. While public resistance has now won out in several regional communities, it's a different story in the city.
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James Martin, Macquarie University
Despite the growth in darknet drug trading in Australia, there are important reasons why it is less harmful than street drug dealing.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra; Deep Saini, University of Canberra
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