The state government is preparing to sign the most expensive contract of the Suburban Rail Loop East within months, despite Peter Dutton threatening to scrap the mega project and a potential $11.5bn funding black hole.
The Coalition is ramping up its attack on Labor’s “spending splurge” and economic management with a stark warning on the nation’s debt burden.
The lead up to this federal election has many people in doubt over a clear winner, but the Albanese Government and the Coalition’s stance on these top issues give away some clues.
Peter Dutton used his budget reply speech to spruik himself as the next John Howard, revealing how he will slash migration, the public service and energy prices. VOTE IN OUR POLL
The cost of the National Disability Service is expected to go under the microscope this election as experts call out decision-makers for doing the ‘wrong thing’ by both the disabled and taxpayers.
With a small coffee costing $4.88 for a hospo business to make in 2025, is the Albanese government’s $5 a week tax cut of any help to Aussies, or is it very “underwhelming”, as a top economist has claimed? It certainly won’t buy you a sanga and milkshake.
Monique Ryan is ordering volunteers to refer to her by her formal title, “doctor”, with leaked training material revealing how the Teal MP is trying to win over voters.
Opposition Leader Brad Battin has doubled down on his calls for the Suburban Rail Loop to be immediately scrapped, saying if the project fails to win funding in Tuesday’s federal budget it should be “dead and buried”.
The husband of Teal MP Monique Ryan says tearing down a Liberal rival’s poster was “a mistake” despite originally being filmed threatening to do it again.
Experts are calling for funding to be poured into the strained mental health system, as new research reveals Australians are feeling more lonely and isolated.
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