The federal treasurer has blasted the opposition for a “stunningly stupid admission” during an animated debate on income tax in parliament.
Ria Pandey
There’s only one major supermarket chain to flunk a government-funded report on grocery prices across Australia.
Callum Godde
Undercover shoppers bought groceries across Coles, Aldi and Woolies over nine months to see which one offered the lowest prices. Here are the results.
Duncan Evans
Cost of living relief and a modest tax cut are unlikely to slow the RBA’s progress on cutting rates, according to analysts.
Cameron Micallef
The offer comes amid fears Australia could be further caught up in Donald Trump’s increasingly aggressive tariff war, with an announcement due next week.
Jessica Wang
The Treasurer’s comments follow plunging rates of revenue driven by the tobacco excise as smokers turn to the black market for cheaper cigarettes.
The local sharemarket has secured its fifth consecutive day of gains on Wednesday as optimistic investors rallied in 10 of 11 sectors.
Holly Truelove
Cost of living might be putting pressure on the household budget, but sport is one thing Australians aren’t willing to give up.
The man charged with delivering the 2032 Brisbane Olympics has made a bold claim a day after the venues for the Games were locked in.
Blair Jackson
Shopping mall mainstay Jeanswest has become another victim of a pulback in discretionary spending as shoppers keep a closer eye o their budgets amid the cost-of-living crisis.
Daniel Newell
The furry creatures arrived in Australia in December and will enjoy a $15k lifestyle funded by the Commonwealth at their Adelaide Zoo home.
Homeowners have received a new boost, with falls in inflation renewing hopes for an early rate cut.
Labor has passed its $5-a-week tax cut plan, forcing the Coalition to vote against the cost-of-living relief it has already labelled as a “cruel hoax”.
Economists have talked down the chances of back-to-back interest rate cuts when the RBA meets next week, despite inflation cooling slightly.
Matt Mckenzie
Other than the Medicare investment, there is a general consensus the federal budget falls short and leaves a lot of Australians behind.
The Prime Minister has branded the opposition “delulu with no solulu” after scathing criticism of his government’s proposed income tax cuts.
Young income earners will be increasingly called upon to fund rising public spending unless structural tax reforms are made in the next term of government.
Jacob Shteyman
Incoming inflation figures are expected to show continued easing but it won't likely be enough to steer the Reserve Bank towards an April rate cut.
Adrian Black
Jim Chalmers’s pre-election budget has failed to deliver big economic reform at a time when the country’s prosperity is under threat, business lobbyists have warned.
Matt Mckenzie & Simone Grogan
A $5-a-week tax cut from the Albanese government has backfired, with industry panning the move and the Opposition labelling it nothing but a ‘cruel hoax’.
Jim Chalmers said the world was in a ‘dangerous place right now,’ while backing Australia’s $50.3bn boost to defence spending.
The Australian economy is facing a grim outlook with income from key resources forecast to be smashed over the coming years, dragging down revenue.
The Albanese government has invested $54m in prefabricated homes twice as fast to build as brick and mortar in a bid to hit an immense new homes target.
Hannah Moore and Nathan Schmidt
With a federal election expected to be called any day now, Labor has left itself $1.5bn in yet-to-be announced policies.
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