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The Australian Treasury’s Intergenerational Report, released by the Labor government last week, is being used by the political and corporate establishment to call for austerity spending cuts and a ...

Australian National University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. I’ll explain. But first, here’s a sample of the headlines: “Young Australians at risk of a poorer future”, “Fewer ...

Australia’s aging population and the cost of servicing debt are among key factors that will blow out government spending by about A$140 billion ($89.7 billion) in the next 40 years, according to ...

University of Canberra provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. New extracts released ahead of the government’s Intergenerational Report show it warns Australia’s economy will grow more ...

The UK’s intergenerational contract is under more strain than ever, and radical reforms are needed to secure the funding of increasing care costs while helping young people to save, according to ...

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SYDNEY, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Australia faces decades of slower economic growth as its population gets older which will pressure the budget and lift national debt, a government report projected on ...

WASHINGTON — Implementing a portfolio of programs and policies to reduce intergenerational poverty would yield a high payoff for children and the entire nation, says a new report from the National ...