Labor to outlaw single-use plastics
Bill Shorten will work towards banning all single-use plastic products if he becomes prime minister.
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‘More surpluses to come’
Finance Minister says first budget surplus in more than a decade is built on cautious assumptions, calls energy bill scheme affordable.
Airports set to land $100m
A $100 million cash injection for regional airports will be included in Tuesday’s budget.
PM tags $50m for ‘microgrids’
Scott Morrison will allocate $50 million from the budget to back “microgrid” projects for more reliable power to rural residents.
PM bid to appease Nats on coal
Scott Morrison has extended an olive branch to Nationals MPs with a feasibility study into a new coal-fired power station.
‘Water the farms, not Adelaide’
Barnaby Joyce has called for a wholesale review of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.
No aid for ISIS returnees
Scott Morrison has ruled out government help for returning Australian foreign fighters fleeing the remnants of Islamic State.
Greens walk away from women
The Greens will field just two female candidates in its 12 strongest lower house seats at the May election.
Labor target ‘will cut wages’
Energy Minister Angus Taylor warns trade unions Labor’s carbon reduction target will lower wages as Peter Dutton slaps down coal talk.
No help for Aussie IS bride: PM
An IS supporter who fled Melbourne to marry a jihadist wants to come home. Scott Morrison says he won’t help.
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