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Unemployment’s up, house prices are stagnating. But is the Victorian economy doing as badly as it seems?

Written by David Hayward, Emeritus Professor of Public Policy, RMIT University

The early 1990s in Victoria were tough. The economy was contracting severely, the population was shrinking, employment was collapsing and the unemployment rate skyrocketed to the highest in the land.

A long-term Labor government got the blame for allowing state debt to spiral out of control. Victoria, reckoned a popular joke at the time, was...

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Traditions of Rural Bali at Villa Sabana
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Five principles to follow if your job is to lead your staff through the coronavirus crisis
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Remove the Guess Work in Location Planning

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Employers and employees back Right to Disconnect but it’s complicated

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Financial headwinds continue to impact Australians as ASIC’s latest figures reveal more hardship ahead

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