Weighing the real cost of migration cuts

The Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 17, 2026

An analysis using Parliamentary Budget Office tools shows that One Nation’s immigration policy may add an extra $275 billion to national debt.

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TVSN director Bernie Brookes is refusing to hand the business over to administrators as suppliers become infuriated with the home shopping network’s radio silence.

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Chris Bradley resigned from Opportunity International Australia just days after his controversial remarks about the challenges female CEOs face.

The three factors driving NSW unemployment to a five-year high

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The three factors driving NSW unemployment to a five-year high

The NSW unemployment rate hit 4.7 per cent last month, the highest level since November 2021.

Eisen family spend chunk of Afterpay billions on swanky $12m Armadale shop

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Is Karl Stefanovic now Australia’s most famous small business owner?

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Is Karl Stefanovic now Australia’s most famous small business owner?

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Scheduling a 4.55pm meeting on Friday should be a workplace offence

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Scheduling a 4.55pm meeting on Friday should be a workplace offence

If you want to work 10 or 12-hour days, go for it. But don’t force it on others and, for goodness’ (and your own) sake, leave Friday exempt.

Priscilla star Marney McQueen sells Wyong’s Royal for $22m, heads to Melb

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Corporate cop makes explosive claims about former Super Retail boss’ ‘intimate’ relationship

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ASIC claims the retailer’s former boss pleaded with his ex-wife to keep quiet about the secret workplace relationship which led to his sacking and a lawsuit alleging he misled the market.

Golden Dragon sniffs out 2.2km gold footprint in WA

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Broken Hill lines up drill bit on huge copper-gold target in SA

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Broken Hill Gold has launched 3000m of drilling to test a massive geophysical target beneath high-grade copper-gold hits at its White Dam project in South Australia.

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