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Induction cooktops make climate change and dinner worse

October 10, 2025 - 11:30 -- Admin

The great cooktop distraction is back. Some of Australia’s most famous chefs including Poh Ling and Neil Perry are backing a move away from gas cooktops, championing induction as the future of cooking. A growing list of Aussie culinary stars have joined the Global Cooksafe Coalition, which advocates for all-electric kitchens in restaurants and homes.

Victoria seeks federal bailout to fight off credit rating agencies

October 10, 2025 - 10:00 -- Admin

The federal government has effectively provided Victoria with a financial bailout by delivering the state around $7.5 billion in extra GST revenue over two years, meaning it will receive $1.07 for every dollar raised in 2025-26. Victoria’s GST ‘bailout’ has come at the expense of New South Wales, which has received a diminishing share of

Will government austerity end the jobs boom?

October 10, 2025 - 09:00 -- Admin

Australia’s ‘miracle’ jobs market has been a fool’s paradise. The unprecedented boom in government-funded jobs has driven Australia’s job growth and historically low unemployment rate. The non-market sector, comprising public and private service providers that rely on government funding, accounted for around 60% of total job creation since the pandemic and nearly 80% of job

Mortgage affordability is not housing affordability

October 10, 2025 - 00:05 -- Admin

The 2025 federal election campaign saw both sides admit that they wanted to see Australian home prices rise at a ‘sustainable rate’ from already record-high levels. Both Labor and the Coalition offered ‘affordability’ policies that were really aimed at pumping homebuyer demand and increasing prices. It was a theme that has been repeated throughout this

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