Super-sized rates cut on the table as world markets melt down
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says interest rates could be slashed by 50 basis points next month with more cuts to follow, as the world plunges into economic turmoil.
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Chris Bowen slugs taxpayers $260k for travel to 10 countries
Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen has racked up a travel bill of $260,000 at the expense of taxpayers — also generating as much as 200 tonnes of carbon emissions.
Spot the difference: PM evokes Newman in fresh Dutton broadside
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has evoked the powerful ghost of former premier Campbell Newman’s cuts to the public service to peel voters away from the Coalition in Queensland. VOTE IN OUR POLL
Labor extends lead but Dutton closes gap as preferred PM
The latest Newspoll has Peter Dutton closing the gap on Anthony Albanese as preferred Prime Minister despite Labor narrowly extending its lead.
‘Carnage’: Flood-hit kids share devastation with PM
Anthony Albanese has toured a family’s flood hit property, much to the delight of two young brothers who now face the prospect of repairing kilometres of fence to keep wild dogs out. SEE THE VIDEO
‘Don’t think that’s controversial’: Dutton defends WFH crackdown
Peter Dutton has defended his plan to get more public servants back into the office as Labor warns his cuts will hit pensioners, veterans and those with a disability.
WATCH: Dutton’s offer after drawing blood in footy mishap
Peter Dutton made an offer to a cameraman injured after he was hit by a football on the campaign trail. SEE THE VIDEO
PM tight-lipped on plan to get port in Aussie hands as Dutton strikes back
Peter Dutton has said Australia should not have done a 99-year lease over the Port of Darwin with China, which is now a national security issue. It comes as the PM tried to steal his thunder.
Don’t panic: Qld beef in the box seat despite Trump’s tariffs
Beef industry representatives remain optimistic despite the Trump administration’s tariffs, while warning the full impact is not yet known.
‘Obsessed with self importance’: Palmer man’s $2.5m fraud, international extradition
A former Tassie businessman contesting the conservative seat of Wide Bay in the federal election for the Trumpet of Patriots party, has responded to explosive revelations of his criminal past.
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