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Electrifying your home will lower energy bills and emissions – and it pays to get ahead of the curve

Finding comes as public consultation for proposed fuel efficiency standard closes, with advocates warning of loophole for SUVs

Australia needs a deadline for ditching gas appliances like cooktops and hot water heaters, a new Grattan report has found.

Creating protected time for teachers to collaborate with colleagues provides – in theory – an opportunity for teachers to improve teaching, and reduces the time they have to spend in the evenings and on weekends preparing for class.

You may have read this week that Australia’s super tax breaks are excessively generous (“well beyond any plausible purpose”) and that their costs unsustainable.

More changes to super tax breaks and a royalty on offshore gas suggested as Grattan Institute warns deficit must shrink to avoid rising debt interest bill

Proposed changes to super pension payments have been questioned by some experts, who say more comprehensive tax reform would be better.

The federal budget could save up to $13.5 billion a year by curbing superannuation tax breaks that disproportionately benefit the richest Australians,

Revising the generous fuel tax credits given to businesses should be a priority for the Albanese government, because keeping them would conflict with two other pressing priorities: reducing carbon emissions and repairing the budget.