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The present scheme is for 18 weeks government-funded leave to care for a newborn. There is a separate “Dad and Partner” payment for two weeks. …
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The treasurer’s Tuesday’s appearances were his first after receiving a major rebuff when Anthony Albanese at the weekend quashed any prospect of rejigging the Stage 3 tax cuts in the budget. …
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the government on Monday will point to 28 major defence projects running a total of more than 97 years late, as it highlights pressures it faces on the budget …
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Stage 3 has long been built into both federal budget planning and market expectations. Drawing on the British experience is more a convenient argument than a meaningful parallel. …
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As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she
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Michelle Grattan & politics + society editor Amanda Dunn canvass Tuesdays interest rate hike, Australia’s repatriation mission of women and children in refugee camps and the Brittany Higgins trial. …
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A key issue for the Liberals’ election post-mortem that reports later this year – conveniently after the Victorian election –
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As of Sunday morning, the Minister for Government Services Bill Shorten and Cyber Security Minister Clare O’Neil were yet to receive information from Optus that was requested on September 27. …
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National cabinet has agreed to lift the five day mandatory isolation period for people contracting COVID, with the Commonwealth’s chief
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Albanese & Dutton see common ground regarding the National Anti-Corruption Commission legislation introduced to parliament earlier this week. …
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