Chalmers’ huge call on ciggie tax
The Treasurer’s comments follow plunging rates of revenue driven by the tobacco excise as smokers turn to the black market for cheaper cigarettes.
Federal Budget
Payman slams Albo’s ‘Band-Aid’ budget
Independent Senator Fatima Payman has accused Anthony Albanese of trying to fool Australians into thinking tax cuts were a good idea, and issued a challenge to him.
NSW Treasurer hits out as billion bucks pour into battlegrounds
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.
‘Delulu’: Albo’s Gen-Z reply to tax cut fury
The Prime Minister has branded the opposition “delulu with no solulu” after scathing criticism of his government’s proposed income tax cuts.
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Albo to woo Aussies with $1.5bn war chest
With a federal election expected to be called any day now, Labor has left itself $1.5bn in yet-to-be announced policies.
Senator breaks down over son’s future
Senator Hollie Hughes has broken down in the Senate while talking about struggles with the ‘flawed design’ of the NDIS and its impact on her child, who lives with a disability.
What federal election is all about: Chalmers
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has drawn clear election battle lines over one scheme as he prepares to hand down his fourth budget.
‘Even higher burden’: Group of Aussies facing big tax hit
One group of Aussies are being hit the hardest by bracket creep, paying up to $3500 more compared to three years ago.
Aussies to save more than $60bn in interest payments
The Albanese Government’s fourth federal budget on Tuesday will show a $177bn improvement to gross debt for 2024-25 compared to forecasts three years ago before Labor took office.
Budget cost of living surprise promised
After rolling out billions of dollars in pre-election cost of living relief, the Treasurer is planning one more big announcement before the PM calls the election.
‘We are being forced to lie on our CV’
A Melbourne woman has shared a horrifying job interview on national television, describing how she was advised to lie about her age on her CV.
Chalmers spruiks $177bn debt improvement
Labor is set to spruik its progress of lowering gross debt ahead of the federal budget, despite Australia’s bottom line set for a string of deficits over the next decade.
‘It infuriates me’: Coalition public service cuts ‘easy politics’
Labor has defended its three-year public service hiring spree, accusing Coalition of putting national security at risk with threat to cut jobs.
Smoke and mirrors budget will gloss over ALP’s ballooning debt
Jim Chalmers, no matter what he says Tuesday, is setting Australia up for a bleak future of fiscal dissolution and generational hardship, writes Piers Akerman.
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