My early academic work was on the Phillips curve and the precision in estimating the concept of a natural rate of unemployment, or the rate of unemployment where inflation stabilises at some level. This rate is now commonly referred to as the Non-Accelerating-Rate-of-Unemployment (NAIRU) and my contribution was one of the first studies to show…
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Keir Starmer has closed-off policy-making and refuses to engage with critical voices, writes a Labour peer
Madon pekar på det bisarra att inte så få som kallar sig antirasister gör en halsbrytande manöver när de faktiskt förespråkar ökad rassegregation. Man vill ha särskilda ”rum” dit bara de med rätt etnicitet har tillträde, man vill att svarta patienter bara skall vårdas av svarta läkare och sjuksköterskor, man vill att bara svarta musiker […]
Millions of workers are being pushed into poverty by the surging cost of living, yet the Albanese government does nothing.
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Governments across the country are targeting climate activists with draconian anti-protest laws, at a time when climate protest is desperately needed.
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You think it's FUNNY when unimaginably rich people die in incredibly ironic ways?
Be very afraid. The future is coming!
Experts were concerned about OceanGate years before its sub vanished.
The Labor government has been talking up its commitment to women’s rights since it came to power.
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Workers at the Brotherhood of St Laurence in Melbourne have rejected management’s proposed enterprise agreement in a non-union ballot, 61 per cent to 39 per cent.
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At the time of writing there are just seven refugees left on Nauru, with the final few expected to be transferred to Australia by the end of June.
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Liberal leader Peter Dutton used his budget reply speech to drum up racist scaremongering in a desperate bid to try and boost the Coalition’s plummeting support.
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The scandal over PwC’s attempt to profit from confidential government information has shone a light on the scale of government outsourcing.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed that his country’s long-awaited counter-offensive is under way.
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Spanish and Greek elections have seen the collapse of the once radical parties Podemos and Syriza. The results shows that the parliamentary road to change is a dead end for the radical left.
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WOOLGOOLGA Evening VIEW Club is turning 30 in July, with its members planning a party to celebrate. The members are keen to include anyone who has been involved with the club over its three decades of doing business. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us...
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TIMBERFEST is just over a month away, with the event shaping up to be a cracking family day out. The Glenreagh Timber Festival opens on Saturday 29 July at 9:00am and runs until 4:30pm at the Glenreagh Recreational Reserve. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone...
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MORE than 50 people gathered to ‘free the trees’ in Bongil Bongil National Park last Saturday, June 17. They were there as part of a National Parks New South Wales (NPNSW) initiative called the ‘Tree Parents Project’, which began in 2015 to restore koala habitat in Bongil Bongil National Park. Advertise with News of The...
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THE Business and Professional Women’s Association (BPW) Coffs Coast is excited to announce that nominations for the 2023 BPW Scholarship and Education Encouragement Awards are now open. Females who are studying at a tertiary level for a Diploma, Degree or higher qualification who can demonstrate how they have overcome disadvantage, adversity or challenges to achieve...
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ON Saturday July 1 the Sawtell Chilli Festival returns to First Avenue. Organisers rightly describe it as “one of the hottest events on the Coffs Coast events calendar”, attracting thousands of patrons each year. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882....
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THE ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ annual members exhibition of the Coffs Harbour Creative Arts Group (CHCAG) opens on Sunday 25 June at the Showground Gallery. The official opening and awards ceremony will be held at 2pm on opening day. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us....
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Transphobic mobilisations must be opposed, writes Sophie Cotton, but this should be linked to a fight against the broader institutional transphobia in the political mainstream
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WE have a winner in the competition to name the North Coast Regional Botanic Garden’s two electric buggies, launched by News Of The Area. The President of the Friends of the garden, Graham Tupper, told NOTA, “The smaller six-seat e-buggy is now called the ‘Banksia Buggy’ and its new eight-seater sister vehicle is the ‘Melaleuca...
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As Australia became the test site for nuclear weapons in the 1950s, opposition developed through the unions and a new peace movement, writes Lucy Honan
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LOCAL country music sensation Billie-Jo Porter is loving her debut album tour across the Coffs Coast. Having played Moonee Beach Hotel on Sunday 18 June, her next stop is Woolgoolga Brewing Co on Sunday 2 July. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02)...
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