So much about this Australian election is unknown; timing is the least of our worries | Lenore Taylor

Policy uncertainty abounds - superannuation, education funding, parental leave funding and childcare subsidies to name a few

Hundreds of thousands of students are swatting through their final years of high school right now, pondering what to do with their lives. But they have no idea what university courses are going to cost in the future or even whether they will still be offered under the Coalition's yet-to-be-announced policy.

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