‘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.
Federal Budget
‘Failed budget’: Dutton digs in on migration
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has backed in his plan to overhaul Australia’s migration intake to help end the housing crisis.
Newspoll: Budget gets lukewarm response from voters
Labor’s budget has fallen flat with voters according to the latest Newspoll, but ratings for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have risen.
Ex-immigration detainee sues Commonwealth
A former immigration detainee, who was freed from indefinite detention after a High Court ruling, has lodged a writ to sue the Commonwealth for false imprisonment.
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How Australia’s cartoonists saw the 2024 federal budget
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Fresh fight looms on $14bn budget promise
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Give us some relief: Why it ain’t easy being this Albanese
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Huge risk in Chalmers’ cash splash
Amid concerns that the Albanese government’s third budget will be inflationary, Treasurer Jim Chalmers will pour billions more into the economy.
‘Hell’: Budget’s biggest loser revealed
The government has poured billions of dollars into cash boosts and cost of living measures for millions, but one group has been left behind.
’A real risk’: Huge flaw in 2024 budget
There are concerns Jim Chalmers’ budget will spark a financial domino effect, with one economics professor describing it as “irresponsible” and “downright reckless”.
Chalmers hits back on $300 bill ‘gamble’
The Treasurer says he is not “spraying cash around” but guiding spending in a way to reduce inflation and keep Aussies free from another interest rate rise.
Huge move to slash migration
After a record post-Covid growth rate, Australia’s net overseas migration rate is set to stabilise and then dramatically decrease.
Bikies, drugs and illegal tobacco imports targeted
Bikies and underworld figures involved in organised crime are being targeted to stop cocaine and ice, while illegal tobacco imports that have sparked firebombings are also being hit.
Giving and taking away: What budget means for Qld mega projects
Major road projects suffering cost blowouts have received funding injections, a critical rail line in the heart of the Sunshine Coast has been funded and cash for the Second Bruce has been secured.
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