Chalmers hints at ‘mid-teens’ surplus
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he is expecting Australia’s surplus to grow beyond the $9.3bn forecast in the budget, with the exact figures set to drop in September.
Federal Budget
Chalmers hints at ‘mid-teens’ surplus
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he is expecting Australia’s surplus to grow beyond the $9.3bn forecast in the budget, with the exact figures set to drop in September.
‘This is the poison that will kill the Labor Party’
Fatima Payman is a sign of much larger crisis for Labor. Identity politics and the left-wing takeover of the unions are eating the ALP alive.
Renewable gas is an efficient pathway to decarbonisation
To develop a renewable gas industry that has the scale to decarbonise Australia’s industrial base, we need a supportive policy framework that views renewable gas as more than just a commodity
ALRC to conduct native title probe
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has asked the commission to investigate ‘inequality, unfairness or weaknesses’ associated with the future acts regime in the Native Title Act.
Spirit of Hawke and Howard would lead to fiscal salvation
Australia needs a strong dose of the reform era’s policy consensus to restore the foundations of our economic success.
House crisis looms as election battleground
Whatever stripe of government gets into power, the property industry is crying out for a longer term plan that can help more Australians into homes.
Treasury provides sanity in net zero transition
The budget provides $22.7bn for A Future Made in Australia, funding Australia’s transition to net zero. What does the Treasury, as holders of the purse-strings, think about all this?
Canberra coffers eye $10bn from tax disputes
Federal budget papers show about $9.7bn could bolster the government’s bottom line thanks to the tax office’s fight to get corporate Australia to pay up.
Path to lower interest rates is difficult and uncertain
RBA minutes show marked differences in the inflationary outlook.
Budget’s three big Aussie property misses
CoreLogic head of research and housing guru Eliza Owen has weighed up the federal budget’s property moves – and found them wanting in three key areas.
‘War criminal’: Treasurer’s awkward question
Jim Chalmers thought he would be spruiking his budget during a TV appearance, but then he was asked an awkward question about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Jim’s Budget still a stinker
The one blessing of Jim Chalmers’ woeful budget is that it isn’t likely to bring on an early election.
Chalmers rejects employer pay bid
Jim Chalmers has called for a wage increase for low-paid workers, dismissing employer claims that budget measures should reduce the size of an imminent wage rise.
Vision splendid evaporates in harsh light of practicality
There are many reasons to be fearful of the Albanese government’s plans for the future. Analysis points to its high-stakes industrial game.
Wages war erupts over budget power play
Employers have seized on energy bill relief and rental assistance in the federal budget to try to limit an imminent wage rise for 2.9m low-paid workers, igniting a new conflict with the union movement.
Taxpayers not only ones cashing in
The various handouts in the federal budget will delight retail businesses almost as much as the (first) recipients. Tim Boreham looks at who might benefit.
Indigenous voice a ‘brake on Closing the Gap’
The leading organisation combating Aboriginal disadvantage has delivered a candid assessment of the state of Aboriginal affairs under Labor.
Inflation fear dashes hope of early rate cut
Homeowners banking on impending mortgage relief may have to wait until next year if the federal budget’s cost-of-living measures reignite inflation.
Hydrogen’s ray of light: an insider’s view
Australia’s quest to be a ‘hydrogen superpower’ received an $8 billion nudge in the federal budget, but was it enough? We asked a major stakeholder.
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