Massive boost for the Prime Minister
Scott Morrison has begun his week in the best possible way, with a new poll pointing to a major lift in his government’s popularity.
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Billionaire elated with ScoMo’s victory
Property mogul Harry Triguboff is so happy that the Coalition has won, that he is scrapping a 10 per cent discount on his apartments.
Results that spell headache for PM
He may be celebrating now, but life could be very difficult for Scott Morrison when he tries to push any policies through.
Morrison’s SA roadshow lands PM in sporting hall of shame
Scott Morrison had some campaign talking points to deliver when he visited Adelaide. His comically clumsy efforts with bat, ball and racquet may have overshadowed them though.
Abbott rival won’t back Shorten
The candidate hoping to topple Tony Abbott says she won’t support some of Bill Shorten’s biggest policies if Labor wins.
Backlash to PM’s $6.7m Captain Cook plan
The Prime Minister is being crucified on social media over a controversial, multimillion-dollar project to “rediscover” Captain James Cook.
Damaging new ‘sugar baby’ revelation
Seedy texts between an MP and his “sugar baby” already posed big questions for the government, but a new bombshell has made it even worse.
Question PM didn’t answer on religion
Scott Morrison has revealed how the government will tackle religious freedom — except on one key issue.
Scott Morrison’s U-turn myth busted
You might think the Prime Minister has a rubber elbow when it comes to a lot of things, this week we’ve found out that’s not strictly true.
Islamic group outraged by PM’s comments
Scott Morrison’s comments following the Bourke Street terror attack have outraged Australian imams, who accused him of politicising the tragedy.
Leaked footage of PM’s prayer
LEAKED footage from a Melbourne church has revealed Prime Minister Scott Morrison in a raw moment of prayer.
Insane idea to avoid Day Zero
THE PM may be turning to God for rain, but South Africa has a different idea to fix the drought — and it sounds just as far-fetched.
Rage at Amazon’s Aussie ban
AMAZON will stop shipping overseas purchases to Australia from July 1 in response to the government’s GST changes.
Cash ban plays right into Bitcoin’s hands
THE Australian Government’s crackdown on large cash payments has inadvertently given a huge leg-up to cryptocurrencies.
The 2018 Federal Budget REALLY explained
HAVEN’T had time to catch up with what the 2018 Federal Budget will actually mean for you? This is the definitive guide, breaking down every point of ScoMo’s Budget.
Celebs hit with Budget ‘fame tax’
CELEBS will be hit with a new rule regarding their image rights following a crackdown from Treasurer Scott Morrison.
Budget funds road to bypass Big Banana
IS the future of “Australia’s first big thing” — The Big Banana of Coffs Harbour — in question after Treasurer Scott Morrison funded plans for a massive bypass of the town?
The Budget is built on lies
WELCOME to the budget, where everything’s made up and the numbers don’t matter. Here’s why you shouldn’t believe Scott Morrison.
The bad news Australians never expected
TREASURER Scott Morrison delivered what looks like a wonderful Budget last night. But is it too good to be true?
What you missed in the Budget
WHILE the government has been talking up tax cuts, these are the not-so-welcome Budget measures you may have missed.
Sales’ cheeky ScoMo question
LEIGH Sales’ post-Budget interview began with a wink and a smile. It ended with ScoMo rejecting he’d just been “lucky”.
What ScoMo’s really up to
TREASURER Scott Morrison has handed down a shamelessly political Budget that promises to do it all. But can he pull it off?
What to expect in the Budget
THE Federal Budget always dishes up surprises and Treasurer Scott Morrison is likely to do the same on Tuesday.
Comm Bank in damage control
THE Commonwealth Bank has gone into damage control after a series of embarrassing admissions and criticism from government.
CBA’s $1b hit on scathing report
TREASURER Scott Morrison expects more CommBank executives will go following a “damning” report by the banking regulator.
More tax cuts tipped for Budget
TREASURER Scott Morrison could have more tax cuts in his Budget after he announced it had dropped plans for the Medicare levy increase.
ScoMo: ‘I’m no Santa Claus’
THE Acting Prime Minister said the Budget would be like “Christmas in May” for Aussies. The Treasurer was less than jolly about that comparison.
’This is a complete dog’s breakfast’
TREASURER Scott Morrison has slammed Labor’s controversial tax-credit refund crackdown after Bill Shorten announced a key change.
Abbott’s immigration plans slapped down
IT HAS taken just hours for a senior Liberal to sharply reject calls from Tony Abbott to slash immigration numbers — saying his plan would be economically devastating.
Wages to rise, but you’ll need to be patient
THE proposed $65 billion cut in corporate tax rates will lead to increased wages, but the trickle-down effect will take a while.
Good news for Aussie workers
SCOTT Morrison has hinted there could be some good news for Aussie workers in this year’s Budget, with tax cuts earmarked.
Get ready for an income tax cut
YOUR pay packet is about to get a little bigger. Scott Morrison says it is his “mission” to give middle-income Australians a tax cut in next year’s budget.
ScoMo’s budget deficit down to $33.2b
TREASURER Scott Morrison has said the Federal Budget is $4.4 billion better off, as the government slashed spending on social services.
The graph we should be worried about
AUSTRALIA’S latest economic growth figures reveal a sudden jump. But while Scott Morrison says there are better days ahead, there’s a concerning trend.
‘Don’t give me that’: Kochie vents
SUNRISE host David Koch has given Treasurer Scott Morrison a brutal grilling over the issue that has Australians riled up.
Jealousy isn’t a curse, ‘it’s a con’
DO you see successful Australians buying nice houses and fast cars and feel ripped off? You’re just being manipulated, our Treasurer says.
Bank levy housing bubble warning
SCOTT Morrison’s bank levy could bring on a disastrous property market crash, analysts warn.
Suddenly Scott Morrison is ‘cuddly’
SCOTT Morrison, one of the toughest brawlers of the Parliament, today suddenly became Mr Softy, a man of political peace.
Budget fury: ‘It beggars belief’
TREASURER Scott Morrison called it the Budget of “fairness” but one group of people don’t see it that way and they’re fuming.
What the Budget means for you
YOU’VE heard the government’s spin – now look at the cold, hard facts. Here is what the Budget really means for you.
No Tassie love in big-ticket items
TASMANIA has attracted little of the action from Treasurer Scott Morrison’s $75 billion “unprecedented investment in infrastructure”.
What you missed in the Budget
THE government is trumpeting its big ticket items in the Budget, but there are more cuts and spending it would like to stay quiet.
Leigh Sales’ awkward first question
LEIGH Sales wasted no time turning the blowtorch on the Treasurer in his post-Budget interview last night. She asked the question on everyone’s lips.
$8 billion tax hike to hit almost everyone
ALMOST all Australians will be hit by a colossal tax increase as the government searches for a way to pay for its schemes.
How the government’s new property plan works
IF YOU want to buy a house, the Budget includes a new idea that should make it easier. But you’ll have to make a sacrifice to take advantage of it.
Massive Centrelink crackdown
SCOTT Morrison has declared a huge Centrelink crackdown in a Budget promising to save $632 million in welfare payments.
Good news for first home buyers
THE growing number of Tasmanians battling to buy a home or afford the rent could benefit from a suite of new Budget measures tackling housing affordability.
The real point of today’s Budget
MALCOLM Turnbull and Scott Morrison will tell us their Budget is about helping the economy. It really has another purpose.
Why Nine bleeped ScoMo interview
VIEWERS were left confused when part of Nine’s interview with Treasurer Scott Morrison was beeped out today. Here’s what happened.
Balancing your budget
THE Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison is about to hand down his budget but you too should be closely watching your own finances.
‘Unfair, ridiculous thing to say’
LEIGH Sales thoroughly grilled Malcolm Turnbull on 7.30 last night as the PM attempted to explain his “Australian values” test.
Has Coalition given up on house prices?
ACCORDING to a property expert, Treasurer Scott Morrison has joined plenty of young Australians in putting housing affordability in the too-hard basket.
‘It’s what happens when you piss off Ray’
SYDNEY shock jock Ray Hadley has abruptly terminated his bromance with Scott Morrison after the Treasurer ditched him for another station.
Australians trapped in the rental market
TREASURER Scott Morrison says 160,000 of us trapped in the rental market would own a home by now if this hadn’t happened.
‘The bloke shouldn’t be PM’
SCOTT Morrison had a fiery exchange with a radio host, who attacked him over the Coalition’s poor Newspoll — and it had a dramatic ending.
What the company tax cuts will mean
TREASURER Scott Morrison says the company tax cuts passed on Friday will boost the economy, but Labor claims “you would need a microscope” to find the benefits.
Morrison’s Budget challenge
TREASURER Scott Morrison has told of the challenges that await him in the May Budget, and how he’s not giving up on a 10-year business tax plan.
Hanson’s comments ‘bat poo crazy’
THE Prime Minister described Pauline Hanson’s comments on the London attack as dangerous; ScoMo said they were reckless. Then Barnaby Joyce had his say.
The wrong way to buy a home
CANBERRA wants to chip in and help you buy a house. Sounds great, right? Wrong, and there are three reasons why.
No housing bubble, says Westpac
WESTPAC boss Brian Hartzer does not believe there is a housing price bubble in Sydney or Melbourne, blaming price rises on supply constraints.
ScoMo’s ‘gun to the head’ approach
TREASURER Scott Morrison has the crossbenchers in a headlock over $13 billion in savings he wants — and the PM supports his aggressive style.
Treasurer threatens to hike taxes
TREASURER Scott Morrison has threatened to increase taxes if a raft of welfare cuts worth billions of dollars are blocked by the Senate.
MPs warned over parliamentary props
POLITICIANS have been issued a stern warning not to bring props to Question Time after the Greens produced a solar panel to counter Scott Morrison’s lump of coal.
$3 billion extra for disabled Aussies
THE government has been accused of ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’ by promising to use savings from social welfare cuts to boost NDIS funding.
ScoMo’s radical housing affordability fix
IT WAS one of the biggest issues of the Federal Election, and now Treasurer Scott Morrison appears to be taking it seriously.
Sales nails Morrison’s budget problem
IF SCOTT Morrison thought he would escape a Leigh Sales grilling on 7.30 last night, he was sadly mistaken. Instead he copped a roasting.
Morrison slammed on ‘zombie’ savings
TREASURER Scott Morrison has defended his mid-year budget review as Labor claimed it was ‘wafer-thin’ and gave it a ‘Triple-F’ rating.
New Kiwi PM a ‘good bloke’: Morrison
AUSTRALIA has welcomed the news Bill English is New Zealand’s new prime minister with Scott Morrison confident he will operate as John Key did.
Rinehart keeps beef in Aussie hands
GINA Rinehart has praised Scott Morrison for allowing her to buy the S Kidman & Co. land and cattle empire, saying it will remain in ‘Australian control’.
Shrinking economy a ‘wake-up call’
SCOTT Morrison has used data showing the Australian economy’s failure to grow to demand more support for the government’s economic plans.
‘Bloody mindedness’ stalls tax
TREASURER Scott Morrison is attempting to claw back support for a 15 per cent backpackers tax after it was shot down in the Senate.
‘I’m not going to jack up their rents’
SCOTT Morrison has ruled out any changes to negative gearing after NSW Premier Mike Baird called for a rethink of the controversial tax break.
Do or die on high house prices
WE’VE heard it before — the government is promising to address high house prices. Will it work or is it just empty words?
Finally, some hope for homebuyers?
IT TAKES eight years for a couple to save enough for a deposit for a home in Sydney, and it’s nearly as bad in Melbourne. But at last, there could be hope.
Super laws welcome but half-baked
CHANGES to superannuation rules that were announced in the May Budget have been introduced in federal Parliament.
ScoMo-mentum achieved as super rich hit
A DEAL that goes after tax breaks for Australian millionaires is fuelling the ScoMo-mentum of the Turnbull Government’s recovery plan.
Treasurer rules out GST web blocks
TREASURER Scott Morrison has denied suggestions he will block foreign retailing websites which don’t pay GST on the goods they sell in Australia.
Why a strong economy is bad news for ScoMo
TREASURER Scott Morrison marked 25 years of economic growth in Australia. But why is this bad news for the Coalition?
‘Tony wanted to have a fight’
TONY Abbott has reportedly confronted Treasurer Scott Morrison over plans to offer superannuation concessions to low-income earners.
Spot the $100 million mistake
IT ONLY accounts for a small fraction of proposed budget savings, but this error is causing all sorts of headaches.
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