Ley ‘a zealot’ in attracting women to Libs; energy tops policy review
The Liberal Party and shadow cabinet will meet in the next two days for its first chance to discuss a net-zero emissions target and energy policy, Sussan Ley says.
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GST warning in roundtable revamp
Jim Chalmers is recasting Anthony Albanese’s productivity roundtable as a broader ‘economic reform roundtable’, warning the Labor states that any ideas they bring on GST and housing cannot favour self-interest.
5000 red tape rules added during Albanese government’s first term
The Coalition has accused Labor of being disingenuous in its post-election push to cut red tape following the relevation in an analysis by the Parliamentary Library.
PM offers Australia’s backing for strikes on Iran – a day later
Anthony Albanese backs the US operation at a press conference 24 hours after Midnight Hammer, adding he does not want to see an ‘escalation and a full-scale war’.
Indexation refusal to trigger $8bn tax slug
Labor’s tax on unrealised capital gains is set to raise more than $8bn a year in a decade as more people are slugged, a Parliamentary Budget Office analysis indicates.
Chalmers’ moment of truth on budget, true cost of net zero
Jim Chalmers has declared tax reform is needed to fund growing spending on defence and the care economy while warning that traditional revenue streams will be threatened by the net-zero transition.
Treasurer warns of net-zero tax revenue hit; PM may chase Trump to NATO
Jim Chalmers has talked up the need for an ‘evolution’ of the tax system and wants new ideas at the productivity roundtable but says he hasn’t changed his view on Labor’s super tax; Anthony Albanese may follow Donald Trump to next week’s NATO meeting.
Chalmers admits his budget is not sustainable
Jim Chalmers has vowed to ‘reform from the centre’ to drive productivity growth and fix a budget he admits is not sustainable, as he lays the groundwork for a new economic agenda
Malinauskas on AUKUS subs review: ‘bring it on’
The SA Premier says one silver lining from the Trump administration’s review of AUKUS is that a successful outcome would end any doubt on the future of the defence pact.
Marles maps out sweeping reform priorities
Richard Marles has laid the groundwork for reforms to the defence bureaucracy and the sale of ‘billions’ of property to ensure AUKUS and other military programs are delivered on time.
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