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From sports rorts to regional slush funds and commuter carparks, it’s been one scandal after another in Australian politics in recent years. But what can we actually do to stop politicians pork-barrelling?

There are plenty of ideas on the table for next month's Jobs Summit, but there is one outcome that seems all but locked in.

Horror stories of burnout, demoralisation and ever-growing workloads have become all too common as the education system faces an "unprecedented" teacher drought that's the "single biggest issue" facing all school sectors.

This Friday, state and federal education ministers will meet for the first time since the federal election.

The gas industry has its eyes set on developing the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin to secure Australia's electricity supply. Some analysts doubt the economics stack up.

Australian politics has a growing "jobs for mates" culture but an independent MP says her proposed bill will put a stop to it.

Grattan Institute report calls for fundamental reform after finding 21% of federal board positions were politically connected

Handing out a cushy job to a political mate might seem harmless – after all, everyone does it, right? – but the politicisation of public appointments has real, pervasive consequences for Australian democracy. Increasingly, many government boards, tribunals and independent agencies are stacked with people who have worked in politics.

Australia’s mining and heavy industry sectors are on the cusp of a revolution as the world shifts to net-zero. Demand for traditional industrial commodities – coal, oil, and gas – is set to slide.

The high-profile national policy think tank has joined calls for a public authority to coordinate economic transition in the Hunter and says the NSW government should direct far more coal royalties back to the region.

Grattan Institute paper recommends allowing trading of carbon credits and a firm limit on emissions for country’s largest polluters