View from The Hill: Albanese says cabinet ‘crafting an offer for the second term’ as Ed Husic ponders breaks for business
A few days ago, after yet more early election speculation, the prime minister was indicating he plans to run full
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Bragg flags a coalition would use ‘coercion’ of the states to get more new houses built
Andrew Bragg joins us to explain why the coalition sees migration as a major issue when it comes to housing supply. …
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Grattan on Friday: age verification for social media is no easy task, but the government can’t sit by and do nothing
While federal politics often seems top down on most issues fighting social media’s grip on children, the pressure now comes from the bottom up. …
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Grattan on Friday: Peter Dutton’s alternative – lower migration, more homes, and a populist swipe at billionaires
In his budget reply on Thursday night, Dutton tapped into the electorally emotive issues of housing and immigration with the new measures he put forward. …
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Peter Dutton pledges to drastically slash migration in bid to free up 100,000 homes over five years
A Coalition government would drastically slash migration as its main way of freeing up more than 100,000 homes over five years, Opposition leader Peter Dutton has promised in his budget reply. …
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Budget fight looms on Future Made in Australia tax breaks
In this podcast were joined by shadow treasurer Angus Taylor and Treasurer Jim Chalmers to discuss the third Albanese government budget. …
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View from The Hill: What the Reserve Bank thinks of Chalmers’ budget will be nearly as important as the voters’ opinion
Jim Chalmers has produced a benign third budget aimed at soothing hard-pressed voters agitated about their high cost of living
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Relief on energy bills for all in a federal budget that bets on lower inflation
A $300 energy rebate and an increase in rent assistance headline Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ third budget. …
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‘A budget for mums and middle Australia’: Jim Chalmers
Holding up Labor’s female vote will be vital, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has declared Tuesday will bring “a budget for mums and middle Australia”. …
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Budget to pledge billions more in funds and fresh effort to tackle intractable housing crisis
The budget will respond to the deepening public agitation over Australia’s housing shortages by pouring new money into crisis accommodation for women and children, social housing and infrastructure. …
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