Anthony Albanese has attacked the coalition for failing to reveal key details of its controversial nuclear energy policy, which now looks be delayed until the end of the year. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s reply to the federal budget last Thursday omitted key details of the signature energy policy, including theContinue Reading
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the Coalition’s proposal to slash Australia’s migration intake by 25 per cent could cost the economy tens of billions of dollars. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton used his budget reply speech on Thursday to announce a crackdown on migration and foreign property investment as part of hisContinue Reading
The opposition’s plans to ban foreign investors from purchasing existing properties would do little to solve Australia’s housing crisis, according to Labor frontbencher Bill Shorten. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton inflamed a political debate over the housing crisis after vowing to slash permanent migration numbers by 25 per cent and banContinue Reading
Peter Dutton has stumbled on breakfast television over his new Australia-first migration policy, revealing he was unable to say how many foreigners brought homes in Australia last year. Hitting back at Labor’s claims he is the Darth Vader of Australian politics by hitting the immigration button to win the nextContinue Reading
Australia’s peak social equality advocacy body says the federal budget handed down on Tuesday fails to address the needs of the poorest people. The Australian Council of Social Services, after analysing the financial impact of the budget’s cost of living supports on various family types, argued it unfairly targeted theContinue Reading
Despite the federal government giving households across the nation $300 to offset their electricity bill, 53 per cent of Aussies still plan on switching off their heater this winter and wear more clothing to stay warm and reduce costs. A Finder survey of more than 1000 people revealed about 50Continue Reading
The Coalition’s budget reply speech is set to focus on addressing the cost-of-living crisis and attacking Labor on high migration numbers. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, who believes Anthony Albanese could call an election within months, will use his speech on Thursday night to make a pitch to voters. The PrimeContinue Reading
A welfare payments increase for more than one million Australians is all but confirmed after the Coalition resolved not to stand in the way of the $40 per fortnight top up. Opposition MPs voted to amend the bill to try to beef-up the number of hours unemployed people can workContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has pushed back against questions about the nation’s near-term migration intake by accusing a journalist interviewing him of using rhetoric plucked from what he described as a Coalition scare campaign. The Prime Minister said Australia’s higher than usual migration forecasts in the near future were effectively a “returnContinue Reading
Jim Chalmers has accused Peter Dutton of playing divisive politics after the Opposition Leader aired concerns about the effect Australia’s short-term migration intake could have on the housing crisis. Speaking to reporters in Brisbane on Friday, the Treasurer hosed down Mr Dutton’s criticism by saying the migration forecasts included inContinue Reading