Leaders go tit-for-tat in populist cash splash
Labor is promising $10bn to build up to 100,000 homes reserved for first homebuyers, with the Coalition offering $10bn in temporary tax relief for millions of workers.
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Price wants to ‘make Australia great again’, denies ode to Trump
The Coalition’s efficiency and Indigenous Australians spokeswoman took centrestage on the campaign in Perth today but said use of the US president’s slogan was accidental; bemused Labor strategists use video for campaign.
Albanese heaps praise on WA resources’ support of national economy
Anthony Albanese says Western Australia’s resources sector is a wealth creator for the economy during a visit to a Pilbara iron-ore port and Rio Tinto’s $10bn in taxes and royalties a year help pay for health and education. Peter Dutton has also been in WA today promoting his plan to cut motorists’ costs.
ALP man hoping to ‘do an Entsch’
Labor has long held hopes of prising the seat of Leichhardt from Coalition hands. This election may be the party’s best chance yet.
Labor ‘must work with Greens to govern’: Bandt
Adam Bandt says he would be ‘astounded’ if Anthony Albanese refused to do a deal or work co-operatively with the Greens in minority government.
‘Who can you trust?’: Taylor, Chalmers trade barbs in Treasurers’ debate
Jim Chalmers warns of ‘cuts and chaos’ as Angus Taylor says Australians have gone backwards under Labor.
Labor lifts spending higher than Covid years
Labor’s spending trajectory will reach more than $30,000 per person within the next four years, eclipse government expenditure during the Covid-19 pandemic, and reach the highest levels per capita on record.
Emergency RBA rate cut ‘could cause panic’
Billionaire retailer Gerry Harvey has warned cutting interest rates by an outsize half a percentage point at an emergency Reserve Bank board meeting would spook markets and consumers.
$1bn pledge for new centres and services
A re-elected Labor government will provide an additional $1bn for new and improved mental health supports, the Prime Minister has announced.
Albanese keeps Premier at arm’s length
Anthony Albanese has distanced himself from unpopular Labor Premier Jacinta Allan and her government’s management of Victoria’s finances while standing next to her, saying her budget was her issue.
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