Debt to hit new high but nation’s budget outlook steady
Federal tax changes threaten states and territories' budget bottom lines, but Australia's fiscal outlook remains steady, a new report says.
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The Canberra Liberals are calling for the Secure Local Jobs Code to be abolished following the ACT Integrity Commission’s Operation Kingfisher findings into the Campbell Primary School procurement.
Australia and Japan have agreed to strengthen their defence partnership during high-level talks, but controversial comments on melons were not brought up.
People looking to avoid betting ads will soon have the option to opt out of the commercials after an agreement on gambling reforms.
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Widow tax scrapped in exchange for NDIS reform support
The government has reached a deal to fast-track laws to fix an unintended consequence of its tax changes in exchange for coalition support of NDIS reforms.
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‘You are failing us’: veteran concern over health cap
Ex-ADF advocates are continuing to push for a $5000 limit on allied healthcare for veterans to be removed, with concerns it could lead to further deaths.
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Retirement savings to be ‘decimated’ under early access
The treasurer has cautioned against a push for Australians to dip into their super early to deal with cost-of-living pressures.
A populist party has lit up the tobacco debate by pushing for a 75 per cent cut to the excise to address organised crime concerns.
As oppositions increasingly target prime ministers during Question Time, Australia's first and only female leader remains the most quizzed of all.
Greens, coalition and independent senators have raised significant concerns in parliament over Labor's cuts to disability funding.
Labor prepares to fight the minor party on superannuation as multiple contentious government policies reach the final hurdles of parliament.
One Nation has been criticised after leader Pauline Hanson suggested many people would be better off with money in their pockets rather than in superannuation.
A state leader is prepared to fight an election on his decision to sign up to the federal government's beleaguered national gun buyback scheme.
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is still no fan of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, 30 years on from an infamous interview.
A federal minister has dismissed Pauline Hanson's latest immigration policy proposal, likening it to something Donald Trump would advocate.
The ACT Greens have opened negotiations with the Labor government for a new agreement covering the remaining two years of the Assembly term, with integrity, housing, climate and public services among their priorities.
The prime minister insists his comments and hand gestures about the Japanese prime minister gifting him two melons have been incorrectly characterised.
Levies will remain in place on Australian goods to the US for now, but the prime minister says Donald Trump will consider scrapping the measure on its ally.
In a bid to counter One Nation, Foreign Minister Penny Wong has warned a monoculture would make Australia less safe and more vulnerable globally.
