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Printable batteries, body energy: Government boosts new technologies

Printable batteries, body energy: Government boosts new technologies

Imagine windows that could act as solar panels, with their own built-in batteries, powering your home day and night. Or how about a gym t-shirt that records your workout?.

  • by Cole Latimer

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'Personal responsibility' not way to fix obesity crisis
Opinion
Obesity

'Personal responsibility' not way to fix obesity crisis

I didn't just leave hospital with a beautiful baby boy - I took home an extra eight kilograms too. To lose it, I sat down with a calculator. But not everyone can do that.

  • by Jessica Irvine
'The worst is yet to come': House prices fall by fastest rate in six years
Home loans

'The worst is yet to come': House prices fall by fastest rate in six years

Fuelling concerns that prices in Sydney and Melbourne may fall "too far, too quickly," hurt economic growth and drive anxiety among policymakers.?

  • by Eryk Bagshaw
Young people bearing the brunt of a weak economy
Opinion
Jobs

Young people bearing the brunt of a weak economy

I look at today’s bright and bushy-tailed youngsters, just starting out in both markets, and don’t envy them one bit.

  • by Ross Gittins
Labor renews energy guarantee fight but backs policy 'Abbott-proofing'
Energy

Labor renews energy guarantee fight but backs policy 'Abbott-proofing'

Winning seats in the weekend’s byelection has renewed Labor’s willingness to fight the federal government’s national energy reform over weak emission reduction targets.

  • by Cole Latimer
ATO no 'model litigant', small businesses tell Senate inquiry
ATO

ATO no 'model litigant', small businesses tell Senate inquiry

Small business people want changes to the law to ensure big government agencies like the ATO behave like model litigants.

  • by Adele Ferguson & Nassim Khadem
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Housing stress in Sydney hits a new high
Property development

Housing stress in Sydney hits a new high

The transition from renting to home ownership is becoming less common.

  • by Matt Wade
The gig economy is a myth, survey finds
Jobs

The gig economy is a myth, survey finds

The 'gig economy' is a myth, globalisation is killing Australian small business owners, and men have significantly?more autonomy in their jobs but feel less secure in their roles.?

  • by Eryk Bagshaw
Young Australians increasingly divided as dreams of home-ownership dim
Budgeting

Young Australians increasingly divided as dreams of home-ownership dim

A new gulf is opening up in the fortunes of younger Australians, a new report shows.

  • by Jessica Irvine
Why so much money is wasted on the wrong infrastructure
Opinion
Infrastructure

Why so much money is wasted on the wrong infrastructure

This is one area where politicians still get to play Santa Claus and nobody will admit mistakes.

  • by Ross Gittins
Shorten's power price claim based on a plan no customer uses
Energy

Shorten's power price claim based on a plan no customer uses

Labor's much-spruiked increase in electricity bills applies to not one customer in the country.

  • by Cole Latimer