‘Lost in the crowd’:Is going to a sandstone university worth it?

‘Lost in the crowd’:Is going to a sandstone university worth it?

Students are often motivated by prestige in applying for universities. But that might not be the best metric for choosing a degree.

  • byDaniella White

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Melbourne in the grip of baby drought as rent becomes ‘a great contraceptive’

Melbourne in the grip of baby drought as rent becomes ‘a great contraceptive’

A plunge in birth rates in parts of Melbourne is being blamed on a lack of affordable housing and other cost-of-living pressures.

  • byJosh Gordon
How the cost of living crunch is driving Sydney mums back to work
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How the cost of living crunch is driving Sydney mums back to work

Sydney added nearly 19,000 workers aged between 40 and 44 in the year to October 2023,with 60 per cent of them women.

  • byMatt Wade
Return-to-office mandates branded sexist for their impact on working mums

Return-to-office mandates branded sexist for their impact on working mums

As pressure mounts on workers to return to the office,experts are warning it could also mean a step backwards in workplace equality.

  • byWendy Tuohy
Cyberthreats top CEO list of concerns for 2024

Cyberthreats top CEO list of concerns for 2024

Corporate bosses say cybersecurity is their biggest worry over the next few years,in a major survey of Australian business leaders.

  • byColin Kruger
Liberals gather to celebrate 10 years since Tony Abbott’s election win

Liberals gather to celebrate 10 years since Tony Abbott’s election win

Abbott’s time in The Lodge was brief and chaotic. But according to a few hundred of his political allies,there was much to celebrate.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andDavid Estcourt
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Speaking out cost Brendan $2 million. But he says he’d do it again

Speaking out cost Brendan $2 million. But he says he’d do it again

A former KPMG partner who exposed serious flaws in the NSW rail corporation has told a parliamentary inquiry that he would do it again,despite it costing him his job.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
No more freezing kids in sleeping bags:How the Nunns escaped a house of misery

No more freezing kids in sleeping bags:How the Nunns escaped a house of misery

The Nunn family baked in summer and froze in winter in their Sydney cottage. Building an energy-efficient home changed everything,including their ability to repay their mortgage faster.

  • byJulie Power
KPMG boss takes a pay hit as deal flow slows

KPMG boss takes a pay hit as deal flow slows

Consulting giant KPMG Australia boss Andrew Yates’ pay packet has shrunk by $600,000 in the past financial year,as a softer local economy took its toll on available consulting work.

  • byColin Kruger
Big four consulting firms accused of ‘lowball quoting’ to win government contracts

Big four consulting firms accused of ‘lowball quoting’ to win government contracts

An analysis by the Centre for Public Integrity found taxpayers forked out $1.8 billion more than initially expected for big four consultancy contracts awarded over the past decade.

  • byAngus Thompson
The refugees left,but the millions kept coming for Nauru contractor
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The refugees left,but the millions kept coming for Nauru contractor

Documents reveal how Australian company Canstruct made big profits servicing refugees on Nauru,and they only got bigger as time went on.

  • byMichael Bachelard andNick McKenzie