Stephen Lunn

Melbourne

Social Affairs Editor at The Australian

Social affairs editor at The Australian. Father of three boys.

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Big 4 Aussie banks team up to fight scammers

Nov 20, 2024 | theaustralian.com.au | Cameron Micallef |Stephen Lunn |Amanda Hodge |Cameron Stewart

The big four banks are teaming up in a new anti-scam pilot project aimed at reducing the number of fraudulent banking payments. Under the collective venture, ANZ, CBA, NAB, Westpac and Suncorp will be able to assess in real time the potential risks associated with an account a customer is looking to transact with.
GEN Z GLOOM MEANS NO BABY BOOM - The Australian

Jul 26, 2024 | edition.pagesuite.com | Stephen Lunn

They’re just starting to hit that decision point about starting a family, the nation’s Gen Zers born from 2000, but there’s a looming problem. “All the evidence we’re seeing through surveys shows they’re the most pessimistic, the most misanthropic generation ever,” demographer Simon Kuesten-macher said. “Their thoughts are overwhelmingly negative. “If they’re asked about housing they think they’ll never afford to have a house. Climate change is very high in their minds.
Kevin Muscat to take charge of Chinese Super League club

Dec 17, 2023 | theaustralian.com.au | Geoff Chambers |Ben Packham |Stephen Lunn |Marco Monteverde

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Bureau of Statistics reveal migration intake surges to 518,000, highest level ever recorded

Dec 14, 2023 | theaustralian.com.au | Jack Quail |Stephen Lunn |Helen Trinca |David Rogers

Migration numbers will be in Australia’s ‘national economic interest’: Treasurer Video paused due to user inactivityContinue watching? Australia’s annual migration intake has rocketed to its highest level ever, with a “big catch-up” of foreign students and backpackers arriving in droves after Covid-era border closures were scrapped.
NDIS review: Bill Shorten says foundational transition will be supported

Dec 9, 2023 | theaustralian.com.au | Stephen Lunn |Sarah Ison |Ellen Ransley

Albanese had ‘a few wins’ with NDIS and IR reforms: Andrew Clennell Video paused due to user inactivityContinue watching? Australians with disability will not be forced off the National Disability Insurance Scheme without alternative support services in place, Labor frontbencher Bill Shorten has reassured.
NDIS: Major final report proposes intensive overhaul to disability services

Dec 6, 2023 | theaustralian.com.au | Stephen Lunn |Sarah Ison |Ewin Hannan |Rhiannon Down

Albanese strikes multibillion-dollar deal on GST, health and NDISState premiers have agreed to tip more money into disability services, to take pressure off the NDIS. Video Player is loading. Remaining Time -0:00Current Time 0:00Duration 0:00Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. End of dialog window. This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese set to face spray from state premiers over push to share NDIS costs

Dec 3, 2023 | theaustralian.com.au | Jack Quail |Stephen Lunn |Greg Brown

Video Player is loading. Remaining Time -0:00Current Time 0:00Duration 0:00Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. End of dialog window. This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set for a bitter fight with state leaders as he attempts to share the spiralling cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
NSW Premier Chris Minns tests positive to Covid

Nov 26, 2023 | theaustralian.com.au | Jessica Wang |Jack Quail |Stephen Lunn |Glen Norris

'Go and get an education’: Chris Minns on students attending pro-Palestine protestNSW Premier Chris Minns has condemned a pro-Palestine rally that erupted in Sydney’s CBD on Friday. Video Player is loading. Play VideoPlayUP NEXTRemaining Time -0:00Current Time 0:00Duration 0:00 AutoPlayLog inPremium FeatureSwitching off the video autoplay is available only to theaustralian.com.au subscribers. If you are a subscriber, please log in and access the video settings again.
Cash use plummets as consumers turn to card payments: Reserve Bank

Nov 26, 2023 | theaustralian.com.au | Jack Quail |Stephen Lunn |Glen Norris |Yoko Kubota

The use of cash has more than halved in the past three years, with its decline accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, new analysis released by the Reserve Bank has revealed. The share of cash transactions paid by consumers plummeted from 27 per cent in 2019 to just 13 per cent in 2022, according to the findings of a new survey published by the central bank on Monday. Cash use has decline markedly in recent years.
Alarming figure in Covid spike with majority of Aussies choosing not to get a booster shot

Nov 19, 2023 | theaustralian.com.au | Bjorn Lomborg |Stephen Lunn |Bridget Cormack |Courtney Gould

Video Player is loading. Remaining Time -0:00Current Time 0:00Duration 0:00Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. End of dialog window. This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. An alarming number of Australians have little protection against Covid-19 in the lead up to Christmas with latest figures revealing just how long it’s been since people have had a booster jab.