‘Eye candy’: ‘Election’ budget slammed
Other than the Medicare investment, there is a general consensus the federal budget falls short and leaves a lot of Australians behind....
Category : Federal Budget
‘Downright weird’: Deep flaw with tax cuts
The government’s newly announced tax cuts are already being called too small. But that’s not the weirdest thing about them....
Chalmers spruiks $207bn 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...
Key groups to win big in federal budget
Battling Australians are set to win big on Tuesday night as the Albanese government hands down its fourth federal budget....
Chalmers warns against tit-for-tat trade war
The Treasurer will use a major pre-budget speech to warn against a “race to the bottom” after Australia was hit by Donald Trump’s first round...
Australia’s grim economic outlook revealed
Australia’s grim economic outlook has been revealed, with the federal budget tipped to have its sharpest retraction since covid....
Budget surplus first since 2008
Labor is set to reveal a budget first since the 2007-08, confirming a back-to-back budget surplus that exceeded May forecasts by $6.5bn....
One group overlooked in Labor’s budget
The government has poured billions of dollars into cash boosts and cost of living measures for millions, but one group has been left behind....
Treasury, RBA at odds over inflation outlook
While the central bank is far more pessimistic on prices, Jim Chalmers’ Treasury department has delivered a glimmer of hope for inflation crunched households....
Super change coming for key group in budget
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers will hand down the federal budget on Tuesday, promising cost of living issues will be addressed....
