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.
Federal Budget
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.
Winners and losers in the federal budget
From a new $300 energy rebate for all households, to more help for low-income renters, cost-of-living relief was key to the budget. Here’s what’s in it for you.
Change of heart for axed Hills interchange upgrades
The axed interchange upgrades at Mount Barker and Verdun will go ahead after funding was reinstated. See the infrastructure budget winners in SA.
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Accounting trick saves Chalmers billions
A multi-billion dollar cost to the budget bottom line won’t be included in claims the Treasurer has banked 92 per cent of surging government tax collections.
‘Silly’: Brawl erupts over new money model
One state’s parliament erupted in a shouting match over how vital roads and bridges will be funded, as the federal government tries to claw back billions in cost blowouts.
‘Difficult decisions’: Jim’s ominous warning
There will be some “difficult decisions” the government has to make in the wake of a major warning about Australia’s infrastructure pipeline.
Bold plan to eliminate housing crisis
Homelessness Australia has made an ambitious submission to tackle the ongoing housing crisis.
Aussies set to cop $80,000 tax slug
Australians who carefully saved up through self-managed super funds are set to be walloped with a brutal new tax that could leave some struggling to pay their bills.
China woes to stymie Aussie cash cows
Australia’s economic outlook has darkened, with the value of resource exports set for a staggering fall on the back of a China slowdown.
One group to get $217 rent boost today
Families doing it tough will get a boost in their rental assistance today, but one advocacy group says it’s not enough and the support payment needs to be reformed.
Tassie hospitals buckling under winter surge
Staff sickness and demand pressures have pushed one state’s hospitals to the brink with authorities asking people to stay away if they can.
Big move to save Aussies millions
The government says it will save taxpayers millions through a new program that seeks to cut out consultants and reduce funding for programs that don’t work.
Tax fines jump 10,000% in huge ‘crackdown’
As the fallout from the PwC scandal continues, the federal government has announced a raft of major changes in response to tax misconduct.
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