Federal Budget 2022 live updates: Josh Frydenberg delivers pre-election budget pitch to voters
Measures to tame the cost of living are at the centre of the Treasurer's fourth budget, which will be judged by voters in a few weeks time.
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Federal Labor splashes $2.2bn on Suburban Rail Loop
The Albanese government has approved funding for Victoria’s controversial rail plan, marking a significant step for the project.
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‘Ease home-loan rules and watch prices leap’
A loosening of lending rules to make it easier for Australians with student debts to get a mortgage risk driving housing prices even higher and could force young people to take on more debt, economists warn.
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