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Migration didn’t rate a mention in Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s budget speech. But the increase in Australia’s permanent skilled intake that Home Affairs Minister Alex Hawke announced on budget night is a big deal, and one that will leave Australians better off.

Climate change and discrimination are the things young Australians are most concerned about, and they are on top of getting a job and buying their first home.

Australia already has energy independence and extracts more gas than it needs to meet domestic demand. Indeed three-quarters is exported as LNG

Grattan Institute report finds ‘consistent pattern’ of transport funding going to political battleground states

Brace for the federal election – the transport promises have begun. Some are pretty big, such as Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce’s A$678 million for the Outback Highway, and Opposition leader Anthony Albanese’s $500 million down-payment on faster rail between Newcastle and Sydney. If history is any guide, a rush…

At last election, just one of 71 Coalition promises worth $100m or more based on approved business case, says Grattan Institute

Australia’s temporary skilled migration program is hard for businesses to use while still not protecting migrants from exploitation.

Grattan Institute says targeting higher-wage migrants will better address skills shortages and workers should be able to change employers

Nearly every Australian uses some part of the health system every year, whether it be going to the GP, getting a prescription filled, or seeing a specialist.