Adelaide, not the place they want to be as brain drain to surge
South Australia’s brain drain is on the move – predicted to accelerate as more people flee the state to live elsewhere in Australia.
Federal Budget
Proton therapy bunker a bust as funding dries up
Adelaide’s stalled proton therapy beam project has been snubbed in the budget. See where money will be spent on health in SA.
‘At odds’: Albo slammed over Gaza vote
Politicians clashed on the first sitting day over a controversial UN resolution to grant “rights and privileges” to Palestine.
Awkward detail in new tax cuts
New detail on the much-anticipated stage 3 tax cuts has revealed their short-lived effect, with Aussies to be slammed by income tax once more within two years.
Chuffed Chalmers claims $9.3b budget win
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is set to announce a back-to-back surplus of $9.3 billion on the federal budget which hasn’t been seen for two decades.
Chalmers to unveil big surplus surprise
Despite forecasting a second consecutive surplus, Tuesday’s budget will show the nation’s finances falling further into the red from next financial year.
‘For all Australians’: Albo’s budget boast
The Prime Minister says Tuesday’s federal budget is one Labor can be proud of, as the Coalition demands it explain its optimistic forecast for inflation.
What we know is in the budget so far
Tuesday’s federal budget will focus on easing pain and bolstering near term growth without making inflation worse. Here’s what we know so far.
What we know is in the budget so far
Tuesday’s federal budget will focus on easing pain and bolstering near term growth without making inflation worse. Here’s what we know so far.
‘Crippling’: Money expert sounds the alarm
One of Australia’s most prominent financial experts has sounded a grim warning about a growing crisis that threatens to derail the nation.
Huge call on Aussie price hike crisis
Jim Chalmers’ Treasury department has delivered a glimmer of hope for inflation crunched households ahead of the federal budget on Tuesday.
Huge call on Aussie price hike crisis
Jim Chalmers’ Treasury department has delivered a glimmer of hope for inflation crunched households ahead of the federal budget on Tuesday.
Gross debt set to rise above $1 trillion
In a media blitz on Sunday morning, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has flagged key measures that will form part of the May 14 budget.
Gross debt set to rise above $1 trillion
In a media blitz on Sunday morning, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has flagged key measures that will form part of the May 14 budget.
Aussies reveal their biggest budget worries
New data reveals just how much Australians are feeling the cost-of-living crunch, and how that’s driving young people back to their parents.
Aussies reveal their biggest budget worries
New data reveals just how much Australians are feeling the cost-of-living crunch, and how that’s driving young people back to their parents.
Albo’s $227m urgent care boost
Labor will expand its network of urgent care clinics to help keep bulk-billing alive and alleviate pressure off hospitals.
Albo’s $227m urgent care boost
Labor will expand its network of urgent care clinics to help keep bulk-billing alive and alleviate pressure off hospitals.
Albo’s bold $11bn plan ‘not new’
Labor will pour billions more into building new homes in a move welcomed by the housing sector, but slammed by its political opponents.
Albo’s bold $11bn plan ‘not new’
Labor will pour billions more into building new homes in a move welcomed by the housing sector, but slammed by its political opponents.
Jim’s big hint on new budget winner
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has flagged measures to encourage Australians to have more babies will be included in next Tuesday’s federal budget.
Chalmers’ promise for struggling Aussies
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has promised there will be cost of living relief in Tuesday’s budget, saying “people are hurting and the economy is slowing”.
Spending, inflation top budget priority
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been tasked with further reining in spending in the federal budget as the tight jobs market risks further inflation.
How much rent freeze would save renters
With rents forecast to rise 10 per cent in the next 12 months, the Greens have put a number on how much that would cost renters as they plead for a rental freeze.
New $1200 bonus for 3m Aussies explained
A student with an average HECS debt of about $26,000, will have their debt cut by about by about $1200, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese explains.
Blow for Aussies in price hike crisis
Aussies hoping there could be more cost of living relief in the pipeline have been dealt a fresh blow, as the Treasurer holds firm on dishing out a festive cash splash.
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.
Major bank’s grim rates prediction
A major Australian bank has forecasted rates to rise once more next week, despite positive inflation news.
Key robodebt question unanswered
In the wake of the damning findings from the robodebt royal commission, one key question remains unanswered.
One group losing out this tax season
Many Aussies are getting their tax return back and finding it a lot lighter than previous years but there’s a very simple explanation for it.
Ukraine’s swipe at Albo’s surplus
Australia may be storming towards delivering a record surplus, but Ukraine’s man in Canberra says some of that should be returned to Kyiv.
Albo’s big call on cost of living relief
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has spruiked his government’s economic credentials and hasn’t ruled out further cost of living relief.
‘Stubborn’: Albo slams greens over housing
Anthony Albanese has taken a new dig at the Greens in his first address as Prime Minister to the Victorian Labor Party conference.
Albo delivers $100m energy boost
The federal government will spend $100m on delivering energy upgrades and bill savings for vital community organisations.
Men win big in $313b tax cut blow out
Blokes are the biggest winners under income tax cuts the PM will hand out next year, amid claims the cost is set to blow a hole in the budget.
‘Fair crack’: Shorten not looking for ‘arm wrestle’ over NDIS cash
Queensland needs to step up in helping people with disability but the major reboot of the NDIS isn’t “some sort of arm wrestle with the states”, Bill Shorten says.
Australians give their verdict on Labor budget
Australians have had their say on Jim Chalmers’ first full budget since the election in a new Newspoll. See results and have your say.
Road trip! Federal ministers blitz Queensland in budget hard sell
Federal ministers will be making 20 stops the length of Queensland as they sell Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ budget.
Editor’s view: Salesman Jim has his work cut out without pitch
A plethora of politicians will be coming to the Sunshine State to sell the budget’s story. Trouble is, there’s not a lot to sell, writes the editor.
‘We’re no cash cow’: Tourist tax triggers budget backlash
Queensland’s international tourism sector will push back against a sevenfold increase in the passenger movement charge to $70.
Federal Budget winners and losers
Labor’s 2023 budget is a great result for some Aussies but not others. See how you and your household fared.
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