The Latest Breaking News from OECD

Australians on our humiliatingly-low unemployment benefit are about to get their biggest payday ever.

An increase in the permanent migrant intake to 195,000 this year is one of the jobs summit outcomes announced by the federal government on Friday. The business community pushed for this change, saying shortages of skilled employees are holding back the economy.

Only 63 countries have ever elected a women in the highest position of power

The costs of energy have dramatically jumped across Australia as war and shortages make themselves felt globally but WA has been spared the shock

The chance of extreme events is increasing because emissions aren’t slowing down. The hard work to transform the economy has barely begun.

After two-plus years of Covid and seven secretaries of state in the past six years, teachers and students deserve more support, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

This is an edited extract from Danielle Wood’s keynote address to the jobs summit. Read other articles in The Conversation’s series about the summit here.

Support amid huge industry profits is a ‘roadblock’ to tackling climate crisis, says International Energy Agency

Investing in women’s education and health may have limited impact if it is a society trapped in gender norms

Taxation has turned out to be the main issue dividing the two candidates in the current Conservative Party leadership contest. While Rishi Sunak wants to hold off making tax cuts until after the cost of living crisis has been tackled, Liz Truss wants immediate reductions. She believes cutting taxes will…

Is Australia an English-speaking country? The answer seems obvious.