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‘We’ve been vindicated’: Chalmers says government spending has saved the nation from recession
After coming under fire from for his mid-year budget update, Treasurer Jim Chalmers says: “We’ve rejected this free advice that says slash and burn in the budget”.
- by Shane Wright and David Crowe
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Analysis
Federal budget
Might look like Chalmers is spending like a drunken sailor, but this is what’s really going on
Both sides know the current system, reliant on the nation’s army of wage slaves, is failing the economy and future generations.
- by Shane Wright
Tax cut hopes crash after $22 billion blowout
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has revealed a big hit to the budget bottom line with the nation’s debt set to crash through $1 trillion in the coming year.
- by Shane Wright and Millie Muroi
Millions fewer Australians to drive electric cars or have rooftop solar under Dutton’s vision
Dutton’s $331 billion plan hinges on running coal plants for potentially decades longer than current forecasts and building the first nuclear plant by 2037.
- by Mike Foley and Paul Sakkal
Opinion
Peter Dutton
Teals snared Liberal seats. Now Dutton’s surge could take them back
Three years ago, the Coalition returning to government in 2025 seemed utterly implausible. It is no longer unrealistic – and the teals know it.
- by David Crowe
Opinion
CBD
Wars, a king and billionaires behaving badly: 2024 in review
CBD brings you the spicy, the saucy and the downright kooky moments that made the year interesting.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
Opinion
Political leadership
As Dutton goes low, Albanese goes nowhere. We’re trapped in an era of one-and-done PMs
Shifting and dodging is working for Peter Dutton, even if it foreshadows a Bizarro World election and a dog’s breakfast of policies should the Coalition win.
- by Shaun Carney
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Anthony Albanese
News Corp is working with Dutton to bring us down: Albanese
Ministers reported that the prime minister told his cabinet meeting “News Corp and the opposition were now working hand in glove”.
- by Paul Sakkal
Analysis
Political leadership
Indigenous flag an easy target for Dutton when he’s kicking down
The opposition leader’s decision to start a debate about the Indigenous flag comes just as he is about to reveal the cost of his nuclear policy. That timing is revealing.
- by David Crowe
Analysis
Political leadership
Dutton takes the lead, but is he defying gravity?
The opposition leader is now ahead in the opinion polls at a time of deep unrest over the cost of living when he has no significant public plan to fix the problem.
- by David Crowe
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Political leadership
The PM says Labor has your back. Most voters don’t believe him
Almost 60 per cent of voters also believe they are worse off than when Labor came to power at the last election.
- by David Crowe
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