Australian economy
Has three years of Albanese left you better off? One number says no
Peter Dutton asks voters if they are better off under Anthony Albanese. From the cost of bananas to the value of your home, the answer is not easy.
- Shane Wright
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- Opinion
- Opinion
Budget rules have gone the way of skinny jeans, no matter who wears the pants
Fiscal discipline has been all but abandoned in favour of vote-buying.
- David Crowe
Why New Zealanders are migrating to Australia in record numbers
The government may not be able to reverse the trend, which one Kiwi describes as abandoning “a sinking boat”.
Dutton revives Morrison petrol policy in counterbid to Albanese tax cuts
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton will unveil a $6 billion cut to fuel excise in a move to nullify Labor’s tax cuts – a move straight out of the Scott Morrison playbook.
- David Crowe and Paul Sakkal
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- Federal budget
The real winners and losers from Albanese’s handouts
Cost-of-living pressures have dominated the Albanese government’s term. New analysis shows who it has tried to dull the pain for.
- Shane Wright
Federal budget 2025 as it happened: Coalition opposes Jim Chalmers’ $17 billion in surprise tax cuts as Labor makes pre-election pitch to voters
Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down his fourth federal budget, as the government prepares to call a May election.
- Josefine Ganko and Olivia Ireland
Labor’s surprise ‘top-up’ tax cut is enough for a cup of coffee – and a brazen pitch for votes
The opposition has already rejected Labor’s surprise tax cut, but did not rule out an alternative plan.
- David Crowe
Government spending takes $35 billion chunk out of the budget
Despite a $4 billion fall in one of its biggest expenses, new tax cuts and higher spending on healthcare have eaten into the government’s progress in cutting back on deficits.
- Millie Muroi
We asked what you thought of the budget. Here’s what you said
We asked these Australians to tell us what they thought of the budget. Here is what they said.
- Daniel Lo Surdo, Brittany Busch, Riley Walter, Hannah Kennelly, Alexander Darling, Cassandra Morgan and Jessica McSweeney
Everything you need to know about the new tax cuts
Two 1 per cent tax cuts will form the core of the Albanese government’s offer to voters as it chases a second term in office. Here’s how they will work.
- Millie Muroi and James Massola
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