A $10 tax cut for you … but $15k a week for the pandas
You score a $10.30 tax cut – enough for a weekly Maccas meal – while our new pandas at the zoo will receive almost $15k a week to eat for the next decade.
Federal Budget
‘Not immune’: Trump’s threat to Australia
The Treasurer isn’t naming Donald Trump in his warnings about Australia’s economic outlook. But the subtext of his words can’t be missed.
Billion bucks in Sydney battlegrounds pave reelection road
Almost a billion dollars will be spent upgrading crucial roads in electoral battlegrounds as the Albanese government makes a desperate bid to stay in office. Here’s what the 2025 Federal Budget means for NSW.
$10,000 cash perk for tradies on offer
If the government hopes to meet its goal of building 1.2 million new homes, it needs a heap of new tradies – so it’s splashing some cash.
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‘Still strength’ in inflation, RBA warns
The central bank has issued a note of caution following the release of firmer-than-expected inflation figures.
‘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.
‘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.
Why NDIS and child care fraudsters make my blood boil
We know the NDIS is rife with fraud, the taxpayer is losing at least a billion dollars a year there. Now child care has similar issues. Something must change, writes Julie Cross.
Advocates call out budget imbalance
The Treasurer has been blasted for providing a budget that does not adequately support Australia’s poorest people amid the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.
‘Ugly politics’: ABC host slams Dutton
ABC host Sarah Ferguson took aim at Peter Dutton’s ‘ugly’ immigration policy during a fiery exchange on 7.30.
Why more Aussies are turning off heaters
Despite the federal government’s $300 electricity bill relief for Aussie households, more than 50 per cent of the population are expected to ditch their heaters this winter.
Federal Labor has less fiscal discipline than Mayor Quimby
Labor’s economic policy has about as much foundation as the town of Springfield building a new monorail, writes Matt Canavan.
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