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Will switching off the algorithm make social media less harmful?

Law

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Oct 18, 2026

Will switching off the algorithm make social media less harmful?

The new off switch will change little for most Australians, and the reason sits in one setting almost nobody touches.

Viraj Meena
Viraj Meena
Are Labor's negative gearing changes behind falling house prices?

Politics

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Oct 17, 2026

Are Labor's negative gearing changes behind falling house prices?

House prices started falling before the budget, and the Reserve Bank has now raised rates five times this year. The official models still put most of the blame on rates.

Viraj Meena
Viraj Meena
Will Victoria's new reserve price law stop underquoting?

Law

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Oct 16, 2026

Will Victoria's new reserve price law stop underquoting?

Three weeks in, it has killed the bargain-bait price on auction listings, but underquoting has two exits the law barely guards.

Viraj Meena
Viraj Meena
Will cutting the over-65s health rebate push older Australians onto public hospital queues?

Health

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Oct 15, 2026

Will cutting the over-65s health rebate push older Australians onto public hospital queues?

Barely, on the best evidence, but the real cost lands in pensioners' budgets and in quiet policy downgrades that nobody in Canberra has counted.

Viraj Meena
Viraj Meena
Is Australia's iron ore boom ending?

Economy

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Oct 14, 2026

Is Australia's iron ore boom ending?

BHP's job cuts and a two-year price low look like the end of an era, but the numbers point to a slow fade, and Canberra has banked the fall.

Viraj Meena
Viraj Meena
Is Australia's economy falling behind the rest of the rich world?

Economy

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Oct 13, 2026

Is Australia's economy falling behind the rest of the rich world?

On prices, yes, and the Reserve Bank just raised rates again. On jobs, not yet. The worst number is one the IMF never headlines.

Viraj Meena
Viraj Meena
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