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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2025 Reserve Bank Board Meeting Dates
The Reserve Bank of Australia has published the dates for meetings of the Reserve Bank Board and the release of
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Gas is good until 2050 and beyond, under Albanese gas strategy
The new strategy sees gas as crucial to the new Future Made in Australia policy, which includes support for manufacturing and refining critical minerals. …
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Students on social work, nursing and teaching placements to get weekly $319.50 means tested Prac Payment from July next year
A new Prac Payment will assist about 68,000 eligible higher education students and more than 5,000 VET students each year. …
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Grattan on Friday: O’Neil and Giles dodge the spotlight shining on blunders over ex-detainees
A significant number of the former detainees have run foul of the law since their release. After the matter was reported, the ministers did a single interview each as they tried to dodge the spotlight. …
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Anne Summers says we need much more information on male perpetrators of violence against women
In this podcast, we’re joined by Dr Anne Summers, a longtime writer and advocate on women’s issues to discuss the horrific number of women murdered this year. …
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