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When there is constant reference to the high cost of living and how tough things are, why is the average punter raiding the piggy bank to send to kids to private schools?

Have-nots need the strongest possible ALP We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss May 15, 2021 — 12.05am Save Normal text size Credit: Political correspondent David Crowe judges Anthony Albanese’s budget reply harshly (“Powder dry as Albanese plots for a poll”, May 14). Albanese walks a fine line. Damned if he does, damned if he doesn’t. Social structural issues in Australia, especially the growing chasm between rich a...

Budget sleight of hand does not address women’s issues We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss May 14, 2021 — 12.04am Save Normal text size Credit: One of the illusions from the federal budget appears to be that allocated funding such as for childcare and domestic violence are lumped in the “women’s basket” which rightly should be for families and the wider community (“First step of long journey for women”, ...

Low dose of AstraZeneca may be key to success We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss January 16, 2021 — 12.04am Normal text size Credit: Your writer mentions the mystery of the 90 per cent efficacy rate for those people who accidently received a low dose in the AstraZeneca trial, followed by a standard dose ("Gambling on the right vaccine", January 15). No matter why it happens, why not adopt this as standard immunisation practice rather than ...