Chalmers hits back on $300 bill ‘gamble’
The Treasurer says he is not “spraying cash around” but guiding spending in a way to reduce inflation and keep Aussies free from another interest rate rise.
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Huge move to slash migration
After a record post-Covid growth rate, Australia’s net overseas migration rate is set to stabilise and then dramatically decrease.
Bikies, drugs and illegal tobacco imports targeted
Bikies and underworld figures involved in organised crime are being targeted to stop cocaine and ice, while illegal tobacco imports that have sparked firebombings are also being hit.
Giving and taking away: What budget means for Qld mega projects
Major road projects suffering cost blowouts have received funding injections, a critical rail line in the heart of the Sunshine Coast has been funded and cash for the Second Bruce has been secured.
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Blow for Aussies in price hike crisis
Aussies hoping there could be more cost of living relief in the pipeline have been dealt a fresh blow, as the Treasurer holds firm on dishing out a festive cash splash.
Blow for Aussies in price hike crisis
Aussies hoping there could be more cost of living relief in the pipeline have been dealt a fresh blow, as the Treasurer holds firm on dishing out a festive cash splash.
Accounting trick saves Chalmers billions
A multi-billion dollar cost to the budget bottom line won’t be included in claims the Treasurer has banked 92 per cent of surging government tax collections.
‘Silly’: Brawl erupts over new money model
One state’s parliament erupted in a shouting match over how vital roads and bridges will be funded, as the federal government tries to claw back billions in cost blowouts.
‘Difficult decisions’: Jim’s ominous warning
There will be some “difficult decisions” the government has to make in the wake of a major warning about Australia’s infrastructure pipeline.
Bold plan to eliminate housing crisis
Homelessness Australia has made an ambitious submission to tackle the ongoing housing crisis.
Aussies set to cop $80,000 tax slug
Australians who carefully saved up through self-managed super funds are set to be walloped with a brutal new tax that could leave some struggling to pay their bills.
China woes to stymie Aussie cash cows
Australia’s economic outlook has darkened, with the value of resource exports set for a staggering fall on the back of a China slowdown.
One group to get $217 rent boost today
Families doing it tough will get a boost in their rental assistance today, but one advocacy group says it’s not enough and the support payment needs to be reformed.
Tassie hospitals buckling under winter surge
Staff sickness and demand pressures have pushed one state’s hospitals to the brink with authorities asking people to stay away if they can.
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