‘Open scope’: Huge hint about next rates cut
There is “open scope” for another interest rate cut within weeks, economists have said, following the release of the latest consumer price index figures.
Federal Budget
Chalmers’ huge call on ciggie tax
The Treasurer’s comments follow plunging rates of revenue driven by the tobacco excise as smokers turn to the black market for cheaper cigarettes.
Payman slams Albo’s ‘Band-Aid’ budget
Independent Senator Fatima Payman has accused Anthony Albanese of trying to fool Australians into thinking tax cuts were a good idea, and issued a challenge to him.
NSW Treasurer hits out as billion bucks pour into battlegrounds
Almost a billion dollars will be spent upgrading crucial roads in electoral battlegrounds as the Albanese government makes a desperate bid to stay in office. Here’s what the 2025 Federal Budget means for NSW.
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Fiery moment Treasurer grilled on ‘hoax tax’
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down his pre-election budget full of cost-of-living relief.
Giant pandas, crazy ants: Weird projects win millions in 2025 Budget
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has gotten his skates on with a wacky menagerie of budget beneficiaries – plus a sweetener for NRL fans. Find out the weirdest ways millions of taxpayers dollars will be spent.
Aussie green energy crisis solution fails to secure funds
Spruiked as the solution to our energy crisis, budget documents indicate a commitment to a green energy source may be evaporating.
Blink and you miss it tax cut may not save PM
Jim Chalmers has dealt a pre-emptive strike to mooted Coalition plans for tax cuts, but at $7b a year this sweetener could leave Aussies with a sugar hangover for decades.
A bailout and a bamboo buffet: See what’s in the budget for SA
The 2025 federal budget has landed. So what’s in it for South Australia? Here’s your quick guide.
‘Not immune’: Trump’s threat to Australia
The Treasurer isn’t naming Donald Trump in his warnings about Australia’s economic outlook. But the subtext of his words can’t be missed.
Firebombed synagogue restoration doubles ‘social cohesion’ budget
Nearly $100 million will be spent keeping Jewish worshippers safe following an 18-month wave of anti-Semitism attacks, including more than $30 million for one synagogue alone.
Albo to woo Aussies with $1.5bn war chest
With a federal election expected to be called any day now, Labor has left itself $1.5bn in yet-to-be announced policies.
Senator breaks down over son’s future
Senator Hollie Hughes has broken down in the Senate while talking about struggles with the ‘flawed design’ of the NDIS and its impact on her child, who lives with a disability.
What federal election is all about: Chalmers
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has drawn clear election battle lines over one scheme as he prepares to hand down his fourth budget.
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