Libs eye tax cuts, claim revamp failed to reduce bracket creep
Angus Taylor is raising expectations a Dutton government would deliver income tax cuts in its first term, ahead of a marginal seat blitz attacking Labor’s economic agenda.
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The high price of Bowen’s broken vow on energy
Chris Bowen says the Coalition’s plan to keep coal in the system for longer will lead to even higher costs, backing Labor’s massive expansion of renewables despite business calls to slow it down.
Taylor slammed for ‘weakest opposition policy in living memory’
Angus Taylor’s claim to have unveiled 34 economic polices in this term of parliament extends to taxpayer-funded mental health sessions, regulating vaping, increasing student visa costs, investing in ovarian cancer research and reducing the refugee intake.
Liberal MPs losing faith in ‘small target’ Dutton
Coalition MPs are pushing Peter Dutton to unveil big policies in his budget reply speech, amid concerns there needed to be a stronger economic agenda to convince voters to boot Labor from power.
Labor pushed to expand welfare
A committee hand-picked by Jim Chalmers to advise policies to improve economic and social inclusion has urged Labor to massively increase social welfare spending in the budget.
Shut independents out of hung parliament, Fitzgibbon urges Labor and Coalition
Labor luminary Joel Fitzgibbon has urged both Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton to agree ahead of the election to endorse government for the major party that wins the most seats if there is a hung parliament.
Flood of cash, no restraint: Treasurer to avoid cuts to spending
Tax reform is unlikely in Jim Chalmers’ fourth budget with the focus to instead be on more temporary cost-of-living relief and the guarantee of growing spending on health and education.
‘Five-day flood’: Alfred’s slow blow
This cyclone is erratic and the longer it stalks the coast, the more rain and flash-flooding it will dump on four million people in its firing line.
Price to pay: hand that feeds the nation bites Albanese
The food sector has united to accuse Labor of failing to act on rising prices, warning that customers are paying more at shopping centres and restaurants because of high energy prices, the PM’s workplace relations agenda and a lack of productivity-enhancing reforms.
Coalition to force domestic gas supply
A leading energy expert says the Coalition’s new policy is akin to an east coast reservation scheme.
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