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Opinion
An Indigenous woman, living in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, gave birth to twins in a tent last week - because the waiting list for social housing in her area is up to seven years. And, as the RBA showed us this week, our settings are designed to protect those for who that will never be a reality.
Democracy & Accountability
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The problem is, that the ABC article was not based on data from the Department of Social Services. Rather, it was based on research compiled for a life insurers lobby group, whose board are all CEOs of insurance companies.
Society & Inequality
Factcheck
In the 2023-24 financial year, the gas company Santos Limited had its tenth straight year of making zero corporate tax payments. Over the ten years to 2023-24, Australian nurses paid $52 billion in tax.
Economy
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