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A public debate about the community acceptance of nuclear power will be vital as the Coalition pushes plans for the technology rollout, Origin boss Frank Calabria says.

Watch out grandparents. The rise of paying for school fees or mortgages has seen an ‘exponential rise’ in legal claims by grandkids as courts leave it open to them to fight for more inheritance, writes James Kirby.

Meanwhile Bernard Salt has this advice for younger generations - holiday in glamorous global hotspots or do a gap year in London or Paris but invest your prime property career years here if you want the best prospects.

Perry Williams
Business editor
The markets


Commentary
Shock ahead for RBA rate conundrum as economy picks up
By ROBERT GOTTLIEBSEN
Business Columnist
Michele Bullock should prepare herself for a shock. The Australian economy in all states but one has turned markedly upward. What that means for rates is bleak.
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By GLENDA KORPORAAL
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Company collapses have reached unprecedented levels with a record 1245 insolvencies in May, and experts warn it is just the start of a cycle of business failures.
By MATT BELL
How Qantas is using AI on flights...and saving millions
The use of AI in the airline industry is more than customer chatbots and flight status updates, with Qantas among the early adopters of bespoke tech that has saved it nearly $100m.
By ROBYN IRONSIDE
Fund solar, ditch gas and make all houses electric
If we really believed in nation building, we would figure out how to finance every single Australian household to completely electrify, according to Saul Griffith.
By GLENDA KORPORAAL
Brookfield puts $3bn retirement village group on the market
Brookfield will soon hire an investment bank for the sale of the retirement village operator Aveo that it purchased in 2019.
By BRIDGET CARTER