Category: The Saturday Paper

Read moreMay 30, 2020NewsHow Covid-19 will change citiesMax OprayWith Covid-19 restrictions easing, plans are afoot to revitalise Australia’s city centres, even though international students and office workers may never return in the same numbers.

Read moreMay 30, 2020NewsTemporary visa holders at riskGina RushtonFor women living in Australia on temporary visas, the Covid-19 lockdown has placed them at greater risk of domestic violence and coercive control.

Read moreMay 30, 2020NewsEconomic fallout of the $60b JobKeeper errorKaren MiddletonAs the government tries to justify how its JobKeeper forecast was out by $60 billion, two economists who questioned the initial figures explain what might be next for Australia’s economy.

Read moreMay 30, 2020NewsBushfire hearings spotlight climate changeMike SeccombeExperts called during the opening week of the bushfires royal commission warned the Black Summer will not be an isolated event.

Read moreMay 30, 2020NewsHow one mine ate a townRick MortonA Queensland town’s decades-long legal fight against being subsumed by a coalmine could end next week as the case reaches the High Court of Australia. But not before a final turn of the screws.

Read moreMay 23, 2020NewsThe new world of desk-bound workRoyce KurmelovsWith Covid-19 forcing so many employees to work from home, permanent changes – both in function and monitoring – are expected in the ways we do business.

Read moreMay 23, 2020NewsFinding agreement on economic fixMike SeccombeWhile Scott Morrison drops hints about a deal with the unions to boost Australia’s economy, the unions say a modern Prices and Incomes Accord is not on the table. But one of the original scheme’s architects, former ACTU boss Bill Kelty, has

Read moreMay 23, 2020NewsFailings in foreign investment oversightKaren MiddletonAmid escalating trade tensions with China, questions are being raised about the proper scrutiny of foreign investment in Australia.

Read moreMay 23, 2020NewsExclusive: Gov’s $5.8m aged-care app offers ‘no duty of care’Rick MortonAn Uber-like app that matches aged-care facilities with casual workers has won a government contract despite questions over what it provides.

Read moreMay 23, 2020NewsThe end of the university boomMargaret SimonsInternational students created a gold rush for higher education in Australia, but in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, universities will need to shrink in order to survive.

Read moreMay 16, 2020NewsParliament bypassed for Covid-19 legislationKaren MiddletonEven Coalition MPs are calling for increased scrutiny of legislation rushed through in response to the Covid-19 crisis.

Read moreMay 16, 2020NewsDutton pushing for new ASIO powersKaren MiddletonHome Affairs Minister Peter Dutton seeks to allow the agency to plant surveillance devices with no warrant, among a raft of sweeping changes.