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- Australian economy
Good ideas strangled by red tape: Treasurer to crack down on bureaucracy
Jim Chalmers says boosting productivity is central to his economic agenda. In an exclusive interview, he maps out how he hopes to do it.
- Shane Wright
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- Analysis
- Political leadership
Anthony Albanese’s ballooned caucus risks becoming an albatross
The 16 per cent caucus increase is a win for Albanese but risks becoming a challenge, as party elders warn controlling a larger caucus comes with managing ego and ambition.
- Olivia Ireland
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Is this Gentle Jim’s JFK moment? If it is, he’s overlooked one thing
Treasurer Jim Chalmers, anxious to raise the bar on reform, is asking us to be more than ourselves. But can he be more than himself?
- Peter Hartcher
The big tax changes likely to cross the treasurer’s desk
From abolishing stamp duty to slashing income tax, here are some ideas expected to be presented to Jim Chalmers after he opened the door to tax changes.
- Millie Muroi
Gina Rinehart spends thousands evacuating media chief from Israel
PR operative James Radford was stuck in Israel last week. Then his boss, Australia’s richest person, stepped in, leaving other stranded Australians frustrated.
- Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
ABC makes cameo appearance in celebrity cavoodle legal drama
Journalists from the public broadcaster’s investigations team won access to documents related to an ongoing legal stoush involving the “million-dollar” dog.
- Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
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- WA Parliament
Labor’s mad scramble to fix ‘invalid appointment’ of man in charge of WA politicians’ salaries
Labor will introduce an amendment to laws governing the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal on Tuesday to patch up the 2021 appointment of former Barnett government minister John Day.
- Hamish Hastie
Niki Savva set to release tell-all book on 2025 election
The veteran political pundit’s upcoming tome is set to hit the Canberra bubble like an earthquake this November.
- Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
- Analysis
- AUKUS
Albanese must make Trump an offer he can’t refuse
Anthony Albanese needs to make AUKUS great again by super-sizing the existing deal and offering the Trump administration more than was agreed to under Trump’s predecessor, Joe Biden.
- James Massola
Qld opposition teams up against youth justice minister in fiery question time
Laura Gerber responded to sustained Labor attacks by accusing former ministers of throwing staplers at staff and locking them in cupboards.
- Cameron Atfield
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