The clause in your job contract that costs you $500 a year – and Australia $7 billion

The clause in your job contract that costs you $500 a year – and Australia $7 billion

It’s not just chief executives. Almost half of Australian workers have signed contracts that restrict their ability to move jobs. New research shows the drag on the economy.

  • byShane Wright

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State of US vote system puts ours in good light

State of US vote system puts ours in good light

The only upside of watching US elections and electoral processes is,as Peter Hartcher says,to develop or renew one’s own appreciation of Australia’s electoral system

Six MPs defy Albanese over census backflip that baffled Coalition
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Six MPs defy Albanese over census backflip that baffled Coalition

Assistant Health Minister Ged Kearney took a rare step in breaking with the government’s position,taking the revolt to six government MPs.

  • byPaul Sakkal,Natassia Chrysanthos andOlivia Ireland
Loyalty comes at a cost:the apps holding back Australian shoppers

Loyalty comes at a cost:the apps holding back Australian shoppers

Customers staying loyal to businesses and making choices against their own interests are the target of a policy overhaul aimed at turbocharging the economy.

  • byMillie Muroi andShane Wright
Private school charity status sacrosanct despite calls to scrap it

Private school charity status sacrosanct despite calls to scrap it

A plan to boost donations to charities has proposed ending tax-deductible giving to private schools,but the move has been shut down by the federal government.

  • byShane Wright andLucy Carroll
How much do you actually save at Aldi? The cheapest supermarkets revealed

How much do you actually save at Aldi? The cheapest supermarkets revealed

Mystery shoppers from the independent consumer group Choice visited 81 supermarkets across the country to investigate the price differences of Aldi,Coles and Woolworths.

  • byOlivia Ireland
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The fight brewing over the beer giants that have captured the Australian market

The fight brewing over the beer giants that have captured the Australian market

The assistant competition minister says Australians are “paying too much for a schooner” and independent brewers say the consumer watchdog should investigate.

  • byRachel Clun
Can Miranda Kerr and a chimp make economics more interesting? Turns out,yes

Can Miranda Kerr and a chimp make economics more interesting? Turns out,yes

Andrew Leigh,a federal minister who is also a long-distance runner,races readers through the history of economics in his latest book.

  • byShane Wright
States sign up for new competition agenda to lift wages
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States sign up for new competition agenda to lift wages

A closed-door meeting of competition experts has been held to discuss the federal government’s plans to renew competition policy across the country.

  • byShane Wright
Reform planning laws to stamp out monopolies,assistant minister for competition says

Reform planning laws to stamp out monopolies,assistant minister for competition says

The Albanese government has secured a commitment from state and territory treasurers to revitalise national competition policies.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
Competition-killing mergers a threat to consumers:Leigh

Competition-killing mergers a threat to consumers:Leigh

Research for the federal competition taskforce shows mergers are occurring across the Australian economy at a much higher rate than previously thought.

  • byShane Wright