UNCOVERED: 2 | History Defined

It costs nearly $37,000 a year to raise two children in Australia, research shows

Parenting advocate Georgie Dent tells National Press Club that Australians should get 52 weeks paid parental leave

The Guardian - AU · Sep 22

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers warns rising debt bills are set to hit the budget

Australia’s next budget update, being delivered just before Christmas, is set to be hit by what’s “likely to be billions of dollars extra” in higher interest bills on government borrowing, federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned.

The Conversation · Sep 22

Labour pains: jobs market too hot for inflation fight

Australia's labour market is still tight and the unemployment rate likely needs to go up to ease persistent pressure on inflation, Michele Bullock says.

AAP · Sep 22

'Bollocks': forecast for higher living standards panned

Economists have panned Treasury's heroic productivity assumption, which underpins forecasts of rising living standards and economic growth.

AAP · Sep 21

Intergenerational Report says AI will be ‘a defining influence’ on Australia’s economy over next 40 years

Artificial intelligence (AI) will be “a defining influence” on Australia’s economy over the next 40 years, according to the Intergenerational Report (IGR) released by Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Monday. Australia is also expected to experience lower growth, a decline in the birth rate and unending budget deficits.

The Conversation · Sep 21

More Australians will be dying than being born in 40 years as major report predicts future of lower growth

Seventh intergenerational report also outlines how Australia is on the brink of an uncertain age of artificial intelligence

The Guardian - AU · Sep 21

AI looming as economy's make-or-break turning point

Technological change could help make the nation better off but young workers face a growing burden, a triennial assessment of Australia's economic future shows.

AAP · Sep 20

Australia set for 39 million people by mid-2060s – but slower population growth

Australia’s population is projected to reach 39.3 million in 2065-66 but its rate of growth will have slowed, according to the Intergenerational Report (IGR) released Monday.

The Conversation · Sep 20

More Australians to live into their 90s as life expectancy forecast to rise over coming decades

Treasury’s latest intergenerational report projects life expectancy at birth will reach 89 for women and 86 for men by 2066

The Guardian - AU · Sep 20

Older, sicker: life-expectancy boost poses health test

Australians can expect to live well into their 80s within four decades, but an aging population will pose increasing challenges for governments.

AAP · Sep 20