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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos. FEBRUARY 6, 2024: Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Dutton’s big threat to Aussie workers

Peter Dutton has revealed plans to scrap a new law giving staff the right to ignore their bosses after hours.

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos. NOVEMBER 15, 2023: The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese and Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Tax cuts to dominate first sitting day

Parliament will resume on Tuesday for the first sitting day of the year, with the government’s contentious changes to the stage 3 tax cuts set to dominate the week.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos. NOVEMBER 15, 2023: The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese and Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Tax cuts to dominate first sitting day

Parliament will resume on Tuesday for the first sitting day of the year, with the government’s contentious changes to the stage 3 tax cuts set to dominate the week.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JANUARY 28, 2023: BEER INFLATION. The price of beer is set to rise for the second time in six months as inflation soars, bringing the price of a schooner to $12. Beer. Generic. StockPicture: NCA NewsWire / David Geraghty

Fresh price hike for booze

Aussies are set to face price hikes in pubs, clubs and bottle shops across the country after a rise in alcohol taxes.

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THINKSTOCK DOCTOR .. Doctor with stethoscope

GP fee scared patients away

A BULK billing GP clinic that introduced a $10 fee for patients earlier this year had to abandon it after a month because of a dramatic drop off in patients.

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Job ID: PD286946. The Opposition Leader Bill Shorten's Budget Reply Speech in Parliament House in Canberra. Pic by: Gary Ramage

Bill Shorten’s Budget reply speech

THIS is the Budget reply speech delivered by Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.

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Treasurer Joe Hockey and PM Abbott during Question Time today in the House of Representatives, Federal Parliament, Canberra.

Budget hits Labor heartland hardest

LABOR-held electorates across the country overwhelmingly bear the brunt of some of the most controversial measures in the budget.

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Cancer sufferer. Picture: Thinkstock

Budget health impact: $232 a year

EXCLUSIVE: Don’t get sick. A tally of the government’s new medical charges shows the ill will be billed $232 extra a year.

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Vice-Chancellor of the Australia National University, Professor Ian Young, pictured at the ANU in Canberra.

Budget: Uni course fees ‘to soar’

THE Vice-Chancellor of a leading university warns course fees will soar by at least 30 per cent on the heels of the federal budget.

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Armed Robbery � Kealba � 6 December 2013 Armed with an axe and spear gun two men allegedly robbed a service station in Kealba on 6 December 2013. The men rushed into the Sunshine Avenue business and forced a staff member into an office at about 4.20am. They then stole a large quantity of cigarettes and cash from the till, and were last seen on Sunshine Avenue. The first man is described as Caucasian in appearance, approximately 175cm tall, 20-25 years-old and was wearing a brown hoodie with grey track pants. The second man is described as Caucasian in appearance, approximately 180cm tall, with a thin build, and was wearing dark clothing and a balaclava. Police have released images of two men whom they believe may be able to assist them in their enquiries. If you know something, say something! Report information confidentially online at www.crimestoppers.com.au or call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. (Target Crime 05 / 14 � please quote reference number CA 7125) Picture: Supplied

‘Brace for a youth crime wave’

JOBLESS, hungry … and turning to crime. One MP has a dire warning about how the Budget will impact on Australia’s young.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - MAY 14: Treasurer Joe Hockey before delivering his post budget address at National Press Club on May 14, 2014 in Canberra, Australia. Treasurer Joe Hockey last night delivered the federal budget announcing plans to reduce welfare, health and education program spending and increases taxes to bring the deficit down from $AUD 48.9 billion this year to $AUD 2.8 billion by 2017-2018. (Photo by Stefan Postles/Getty Images)

Hockey ‘astounded’ at GP fee fury

STOP moaning about the extra $7 fee every time you see the doctor — it’s less than a handful of ciggies or a couple of beers, says Joe Hockey.

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The Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten is in Melbourne today during a press conference.

Was Shorten taking notes on Abbott?

TONY Abbott was a ruthless opposition leader. Now in the same position, Bill Shorten will today prove whether he has same fire. And whether it can revive Labor.

Budget 2014: Job ID: PD281480. The Treasurer Joe Hockey with his wife Melissa and son Xavier before his first Budget Speech to Parliament, in the House of Representatives in Parliament House in Canberra. Pic by. Gary Ramage

Treasurer’s wife wears Carla Zampatti

YOU can buy a $750 dress or you can go to the doctor 107 times under Hockey’s new measures. Is it a bad look for his wife to wear a frock valued at $750 on Budget day?

Worried college graduate sitting on bench and holding a diploma

‘Why I can’t afford to leave uni’

THEY’RE over-qualified, desperate and struggling to find work. Many Australian uni graduates are in a jobseeker crisis, and the new Budget isn’t helping.

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