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90 years of Monopoly: how the ‘new craze’ morphed from socialist critique to capitalist dream

Monopoly is the best-selling licensed board game of all time, popular since its 1935 release when “the new craze” swept the world.

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Afternoon Update: Hume’s Nationals joke prompts sharp rebuke; Kiss cofounder dies at 74; and night owls v early birds

Liberal senator’s office clarified she was teasing her colleagues and not regional Australia more generally

The Guardian - AU

Who owns that company? Find out in 2028 for just $207m

A new searchable company register list will allow the public to discover which people and firms own Australian companies.

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Data missing on two of nation’s ‘biggest issues’ as Australian Bureau of Statistics fumbles key survey

Economics expert criticises last-minute cancellation of report that would shed light on cost-of-living and housing crises

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Moves to crack down on supermarket 'shrinkflation'

The federal government is looking at ways to ensure consumers get more bang for their buck at the checkout, with a crackdown on "shrinkflation" on the cards.

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Tech giant's tips for Australia to catch the AI wave

Industry darling OpenAI has released an economic blueprint for Australia to capitalise on AI as concerns are raised the tech could destroy entry-level jobs.

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Hope for home owners as inflation hits four-year low

Expectations are growing interest rates will be cut again soon as the Reserve Bank's preferred measure of inflation falls to its lowest level in years.

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Australia slides down economic competitiveness rankings

Poor productivity is hobbling Australia's efforts to attract global talent, as the federal government details its plans to get the country building again.

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Is regulation really to blame for the housing affordability crisis?

The Albanese government has a new mantra to describe the housing crisis, which is showing no signs of abating: homes have simply become “too hard to build” in Australia.

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Can a book help the left rebuild the good life? Ezra Klein’s Abundance is the talk of Washington – and Canberra

Many observing the economic chaos, cruelty and climate vandalism emanating from United States President Donald Trump are hoping the Democrats can clip his wings at the November 2026 mid-term elections. What does the left need to do differently? Some see the ideas in a bestselling new book as a path…

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How red tape removal became a progressive rallying cry

Decades of creeping over-regulation are holding back the housing, infrastructure and research Australia needs, a federal Labor MP says.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Leigh on more productive work in the age of AI

Australia’s productivity performance has stagnated for years, and Treasurer Jim Chalmers has declared addressing this is a second term priority.

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View from The Hill: Albanese shifts Tanya Plibersek from environment, in favour of ‘can-do’ Murray Watt

The reshuffle announced by Anthony Albanese is a mix of continuity and change, with those in the government’s top rank staying in their previous ministries, as the prime minister had earlier flagged, but some big movements down the line.

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Peter Dutton’s plan to move to Sydney instead of Canberra if elected ‘arrogant’, Labor says

Opposition leader confirms he would move into Kirribilli House if elected PM – a statement Anthony Albanese says shows ‘a fair bit of hubris’

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Blueprint to get nation moving, boost household budgets

Revamped competition rules would swell the nation's households by billions of dollars while helping to ease the cost of living, the federal government says.

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Dutton says Labor claims ‘utter nonsense’; multimillionaire faces new child abuse material charges – as it happened

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Consumer confidence surges on back of interest rate cut

Australia's economic outlook is looking rosier as inflation continues to fall and following the first decline in interest rates in more than four years.

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Reasons for struggling productivity growth revealed

Inefficient use of resources and a lack of new ideas have contributed to Australia's declining productivity growth, the Productivity Commission says.

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Labor ministers contradict each other on reasons why gambling ad ban has stalled

Anika Wells says not all stakeholders accepted the Albanese government proposal but Andrew Leigh blames failure to secure numbers in Senate

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'Frustrated, sceptical' consumers lose trust in grocers

Consumers doubt rising costs are totally to blame for higher grocery prices, as profits fall for manufacturers struggling to pass on surging costs.

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Labor wants multinationals to reveal their worldwide income for tax purposes. That plan is under attack

Government says it is untenable for companies to self-declare what financial information is too commercially sensitive to be made public

The Canberra Times

'Unprecedented experiment': Pocock, Gallagher weigh in on social media

This is what the ACT's politicians want to do with the apps.

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s 11th-hour decision on LGBTQ+ census questions prompted weekend scramble, documents reveal

Australian Bureau of Statistics officers cancelled media briefings and social media promotion after Albanese government’s last-minute decision

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Competition minister ‘concerned’ Australians pay most in world to sell their homes online

Agents and critics claim business practices and pricing structure of REA Group - which owns realestate.com.au - stifle competition in market

The Canberra Times

On the money: Mint celebrates $6m upgrade to its public spaces

Shimmering, interactive display finally opened to public.

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