Politics
Federal
Lululemon brand ambassador, finance advisers: 13 content creators get advance budget reading
Podcast hosts, feminist influencers and content creators have been allowed into parliament’s budget lock-up for an early reading of the Albanese government’s fiscal plan.
- by Olivia Ireland
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Opinion
Foreign relations
Why our former PMs should speak up, not shut up
Julia Gillard has been praised for maintaining a dignified silence since leaving politics. But wouldn’t we like to hear more from her?
- by Matthew Knott
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Federal budget 2025 as it happened: Coalition opposes Jim Chalmers’ $17 billion in surprise tax cuts as Labor makes pre-election pitch to voters
Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down his fourth federal budget, as the government prepares to call a May election.
- by Josefine Ganko and Olivia Ireland
Labor’s surprise ‘top-up’ tax cut is enough for a cup of coffee – and a brazen pitch for votes
The opposition has already rejected Labor’s surprise tax cut, but did not rule out an alternative plan.
- by David Crowe
Government spending takes $35 billion chunk out of the budget
Despite a $4 billion fall in one of its biggest expenses, new tax cuts and higher spending on healthcare have eaten into the government’s progress in cutting back on deficits.
- by Millie Muroi
We asked what you thought of the budget. Here’s what you said
We asked these Australians to tell us what they thought of the budget. Here is what they said.
- by Daniel Lo Surdo, Brittany Busch, Riley Walter, Hannah Kennelly, Alexander Darling, Cassandra Morgan and Jessica McSweeney
Everything you need to know about the new tax cuts
Two 1 per cent tax cuts will form the core of the Albanese government’s offer to voters as it chases a second term in office. Here’s how they will work.
- by Millie Muroi and James Massola
Analysis
Federal budget
The budget explained in seven charts
Here are seven key budget charts that shed light on the nation’s finances, the economic outlook and what lies ahead.
- by Matt Wade and Craig Butt
Analysis
Federal budget
Was this really the budget we needed? Our experts deliver their verdicts
Shane Wright, Ross Gittins, Peter Hartcher, Jacqueline Maley and Matthew Knott break down the economic and political implications of the budget.
- by Shane Wright, Ross Gittins, Peter Hartcher, Jacqueline Maley and Matthew Knott
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