As President Emmanuel Macron's popularity continues to plummet, French protesters take to the streets over rising fuel costs, an issue that taps into broader disquiet about the direction of the Fifth Republic.
Category Archives: Economic and Social Development
How Australia can avoid its own Day Zero
From Sao Paulo to Bangalore, researchers have watched Cape Town deal with a crisis that could unfold in their own drought-prone cities. Australian cities need to pay attention.
Controversial NT Infrastructure Development Fund axed
A controversial development fund, costing Territorians an estimated $200,000 a month despite only making one investment, is dissolved by the Northern Territory Government, freeing up $185 million in funding.
Wonder Down Under: Is Australia’s luck running out?
When you compare Australia's economic record and standards of living, it's not hard to see how we became known as the 'lucky country'.
Do you earn enough to rent in inner Melbourne stress free? Not likely
Victorians looking to rent a three-bedroom home in inner Melbourne are on average making $50,000 less than what they need to live without housing stress, a new report finds.
Adelaide’s tallest building approved, but is it time to resurrect the old?
As what will be Adelaide's tallest building is approved, those concerned about a myriad of untenanted buildings in the CBD want to see a replication of the strategy that helped turn Melbourne into the growing city it is today.
School kids no longer going unfed thanks to classful of back-to-school mums
Kids who go to school without lunch are no longer going hungry thanks to the contribution of a class of young mums who have gone back to school after having babies.
Hobart losing grip as Australia’s most affordable city
Hobart is losing grip of its title as Australia’s most affordable city, with the average house price now on par with Adelaide, according to research.
Welcome to Portland, the town that rides on the bluefin tuna’s back
Tourists are lured from across the country to Portland with the promise of catching bluefin tuna, but many hold fears that a cut to quotas could result in a major hit to the town.
Breathing new life into Kakadu mining town winding down
It's an unlikely sport to establish in a town with an uncertain future, but the captain, coach and cheerleader has big plans for its underwater hockey league.