Winners and losers in the federal budget
From a new $300 energy rebate for all households, to more help for low-income renters, cost-of-living relief was key to the budget. Here’s what’s in it for you.
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Change of heart for axed Hills interchange upgrades
The axed interchange upgrades at Mount Barker and Verdun will go ahead after funding was reinstated. See the infrastructure budget winners in SA.
Starick: The real reason SA relegated to the budget fringes
We might have a popular premier strutting the national stage, but South Australia has missed out in a budget laying foundations for a looming federal election, writes Paul Starick.
Treasurer’s Oprah-style cash splash
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down his third budget, sneaking in a warning for the years to come among a widespread cash splash.
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Big move to save Aussies millions
The government says it will save taxpayers millions through a new program that seeks to cut out consultants and reduce funding for programs that don’t work.
Tax fines jump 10,000% in huge ‘crackdown’
As the fallout from the PwC scandal continues, the federal government has announced a raft of major changes in response to tax misconduct.
Major bank’s grim rates prediction
A major Australian bank has forecasted rates to rise once more next week, despite positive inflation news.
Key robodebt question unanswered
In the wake of the damning findings from the robodebt royal commission, one key question remains unanswered.
One group losing out this tax season
Many Aussies are getting their tax return back and finding it a lot lighter than previous years but there’s a very simple explanation for it.
Ukraine’s swipe at Albo’s surplus
Australia may be storming towards delivering a record surplus, but Ukraine’s man in Canberra says some of that should be returned to Kyiv.
Albo’s big call on cost of living relief
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has spruiked his government’s economic credentials and hasn’t ruled out further cost of living relief.
‘Stubborn’: Albo slams greens over housing
Anthony Albanese has taken a new dig at the Greens in his first address as Prime Minister to the Victorian Labor Party conference.
Albo delivers $100m energy boost
The federal government will spend $100m on delivering energy upgrades and bill savings for vital community organisations.
Men win big in $313b tax cut blow out
Blokes are the biggest winners under income tax cuts the PM will hand out next year, amid claims the cost is set to blow a hole in the budget.
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