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Surprise premier: Budget lock-up is Andrews’ cup of tea

Surprise premier: Budget lock-up is Andrews’ cup of tea

Daniel Andrews made waves on Tuesday with an appearance at one of his government’s budget lock-ups.

  • by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman

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When will Labor make the fair decisions if not now?
LETTERS
Letters

When will Labor make the fair decisions if not now?

Labor’s budget priorities come under the spotlight, and a reader opens up on the “monster” in Victoria’s assisted dying laws.

‘Best economic manager’ honour is beyond doubt
LETTERS
Letters

‘Best economic manager’ honour is beyond doubt

Readers respond to Labor’s federal budget and its projected surplus.

No trumpets for salesman Jim Chalmers

No trumpets for salesman Jim Chalmers

Armed with a slogan, the treasurer has to sell a minor surplus to a rattled nation.

  • by Tony Wright
Dutton the wrecker: that’s the label he risks being stuck with
Opinion
Energy

Dutton the wrecker: that’s the label he risks being stuck with

Opposing for opposition’s sake worked for Tony Abbott, but the times - and the terms - are vastly different for Peter Dutton.

  • by George Megalogenis
Labor election review finds vulnerabilities and ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’

Labor election review finds vulnerabilities and ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’

An internal review identified Queensland as a key vulnerability for Labor, which must win seats there to hold power for the long term.

  • by David Crowe
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Wayne Swan rattles the can for Labor

Wayne Swan rattles the can for Labor

Labor’s national president and former federal treasurer wants ALP comrades to dig deep for party coffers as thousands of hopefuls emerge for staffer jobs.

  • by Noel Towell and Kishor Napier-Raman
Rocking the suburbs: Labor’s plan to win back City Hall

Rocking the suburbs: Labor’s plan to win back City Hall

Labor hasn’t held led Brisbane City Council since 2004. But Opposition Leader Jared Cassidy believes there is a mood for change.

  • by Cloe Read
‘We have nowhere to go’: Heartache as WA border stays shut

‘We have nowhere to go’: Heartache as WA border stays shut

NSW residents separated from loved ones in Western Australia have been left devastated by Premier Mark McGowan’s decision to back out of the state’s reopening plan.

  • by Daniella White
It’s time to have another conversation about tax reform - or the goose is cooked
Analysis
Tax reform

It’s time to have another conversation about tax reform - or the goose is cooked

Taxes are the price of a civilised society and our tax system is struggling to properly raise the revenue. But there is a way forward.

  • by Shane Wright
CFMEU slams Swan’s dual super fund-ALP role

CFMEU slams Swan’s dual super fund-ALP role

The former treasurer’s appointment to chair super fund Cbus has exposed a deepening rift within the labour movement.

  • by Nick Bonyhady

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