Treasurer’s Oprah-style cash splash
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down his third budget, sneaking in a warning for the years to come among a widespread cash splash.
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down his third budget, sneaking in a warning for the years to come among a widespread cash splash.
Australian shares dipped lower on Tuesday as investors continue to tread cautiously before a flood of data comes this week.
Despite forecasting a second consecutive surplus, Tuesday’s budget will show the nation’s finances falling further into the red from next financial year.
A former Labor strategist has warned the federal government that without a bold policy vision in the budget voters could ditch the major parties.
The signs are already there that higher interest rates are going to come sooner than expected.
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