16 September 2026
The rise of the One Nation-curious CEO The Age
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16 September 2026
Lifting the abysmally low jobseeker rate to the poverty line would save thousands of lives Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Stunning new data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows the abysmally low rate of jobseeker means at least 3,000 more unemployed Australians die each year than would be the case were they not purposefully kept in poverty. We often talk about how tough it is for those on jobseeker. But last week a report from the AIHW titled “Mortality outcomes among people receiving income support” shows talk is cheap when people are dying.
16 September 2026
Ministers given emergency briefing about changes to algorithm decisions just three days before tool rollout Emails published under freedom of information (FoI) by the department of health, disability and ageing show that, despite assessors long receiving reassurance from the department that they would have powers to change incorrect algorithm decisions, officials realised at the 11th hour this would violate proposed regulations.
16 September 2026
The New Yorker 's Dexter Filkins says while Trump's son-in-law is a U. S. special envoy negotiating peace, he's also working on private business deals, raising billions in some of the same countries.
16 September 2026
The deal is part of the Trump administration’s more transactional approach to a close Russian ally that Europe has tried to isolate.
16 September 2026
It says something not too flattering about Australian politics that respected academic Paul Strangio’s new book The Alchemy of Leadership only discusses 21st century prime ministers, but still needs ...
16 September 2026
The New York Giants will take on the Los Angeles Rams this Monday night, and here are six things to know about the Week 2 matchup.
