Why it's about to get harder to borrow for a mortgage
Earlier this month, The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, or APRA for short, wrote to home loan lenders across the country to recommend strengthening mortgage lending assessments. The reaso...
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How to offset carbon emissions in Australia
Net zero emissions. It’s the target everyone is talking about, from the Federal Government, to foreign governments, and from boardrooms to broadsheets. Although achieving net zero emissions globally...
11 Loka 202123min
How the agriculture sector can reduce emissions
In 2019, the agriculture sector was responsible for 15% of Australia's carbon emissions. But how do you take action in a sector where most emissions come from animals like cows and sheep? It's al...
27 Syys 202122min
Why the Reserve Bank of Australia should be reviewed
Most Australians wouldn’t have given too much thought to the Reserve Bank of Australia. Apart from when it changes official interest rates following its monthly meetings, the role and importance of ...
20 Syys 202120min
How we can protect children from COVID
Children aged 12 and over will be eligible for vaccination from September 13. While this is great news for parents with children over 12, it’s left many parents of young children concerned. After all,...
13 Syys 202123min
Why the federal government should boost paid parental leave for fathers and partners
On Sunday, Dads across Australia were celebrated by their families for Father’s Day – whether in-person or virtually. But for new dads, Australia has one of the least generous parental leave schemes i...
5 Syys 202120min
What's going on with Australia's vaccine rollout?
With NSW and Victoria in lockdown, cases rising every day, protesters clashing in the streets, and Delta reaching our most vulnerable remote communities, you might be feeling that the only light at th...
27 Elo 202115min
How to reduce emissions in Australia's industrial sector
Australia faces the great challenge of climate change. If we keep going the way we are going, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has warned the earth is likely to see a 1.5C increase...
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