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Matthew Killoran
Matthew KilloranFederal Political reporter

Matthew is a Federal Political reporter for The Courier-Mail. The Canberra-based senior journalist has covered council, state and federal politics for more than a decade.

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Pauline Hanson in Townsville to endorse her One Nation Candidate for Thuringowa, Troy Thompson. Picture: Alix Sweeney

Hanson slams ‘discriminatory’ scheme

Pauline Hanson has blasted the Budget centrepiece as “blatantly discriminatory”, suggesting where Scott Morrison should send the money instead. She’s also taken a shot at how “lucrative” welfare is holding some businesses back.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA-NCA NewsWire Photos 8 OCTOBER 2020: Prime Minister Scott Morrison with Senator Mathias Cormann during a press conference  in Parliament House in Canberra. Australia will nominate the Minister for Finance Senator Mathias Cormann as its candidate for Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage

Tax cuts to sail through as uni fees set to double

Tax cuts for 11 million Australians and business are set to sail through the Senate today, bringing cuts of up to $5490 for families and $2745 for singles a step closer, while university fees for arts degrees are all but certain to double.

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison in an early morning senior leadership meeting at Parliament House on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 the day after the 2020 budget was announced. Picture: Adam Taylor

Tax cuts for Queenslanders in time for Christmas

In an early Christmas gift most Aussie workers will be likely to get some extra cash in their pay packet. There’s just a few hurdles that need to be cleared first. How did you fair in the budget? Try our budget calculator to find out.

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Fruit Pickers Yash Arora from Canada, and Fabio Pedrillo from Italy, in the pineapple fields on Fullerton Farms at Elimbah. Photo Lachie Millard

$6k bonus not enough to make fruit picking more a-peeling

Aussies would get paid up to $6000 to relocate to the regions to pick fruit – even if they’re not on welfare support – under the latest push to fix the labour crisis. But it still might not do the trick, and Queenslanders could be set to pay the price at the checkout.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NCA NewsWire Photos OCTOBER, 01, 2020: Federal Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese speaks to media during a visit to St Marys Skilling and Employment Centre in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Joel Carrett

ALP vow to overhaul pandemic response

An Australian Centre for Disease Control would be created to manage future pandemics, Opposition leader Anthony Albanese will announce, with Mr Albanese attacking the response so far as “too slow and reactive”. It signals the start of changing tactics from the Labor Opposition.

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