NSW motorists using toll roads will be limited to racking up a weekly toll bill of $400, if they want to benefit from the $60 cap – a key election promise of the Labor government before it won the state election in March. During the election, Labor in opposition saidContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has declined to recommit to the Uluru Statement from the Heart just days after his deputy said the government supported it in full. The Prime Minister and Richard Marles distanced themselves from pursuing the second components of the statement – truth and treaty – on Tuesday, warning againstContinue Reading
Small businesses in Queensland can nab a $12,500 rebate to install energy efficient equipment in a $16m cost-of-living move to help them stare down the twin pressures of high interest rates and rising input costs. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk made the announcement at her annual State of the State address inContinue Reading
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has hit back at Peter Costello over his scepticism of the government’s RBA overhaul, claiming the former liberal treasurer was “factually wrong” in his take-down. Dr Chalmers spoke out after Mr Costello penned a scathing review of the government’s shake-up of the central bank in The AustralianContinue Reading
Virgin Australia CEO Jayne Hrdlicka has condemned the government’s decision to block Qatar Airways from expanding its network into Australia. The Aussie airline entered into a partnership with the Doha-based carrier in September with the deal designed to benefit passengers including double airline points, lounge access and priority boarding andContinue Reading
Pizza giant Domino’s has ruled out hiking up prices between now and June 30, 2024, despite a 74 per cent fall in profits. In a statement, Domino’s group CEO and managing director Don Meji said: “I want to be clear to our customers facing cost of living pressures, we doContinue Reading
Families struggling to choose between what essentials to pay for amid rising cost of living pressures are being urged to grab hold of a government lifeline. One thousand disadvantaged and vulnerable families without home internet access have been connected since the Albanese government launched its school student broadband initiative inContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has left the door open to providing further cost of living relief for struggling Australians but cautioned against expectations of a looming “cash splash”. The Prime Minister confirmed the government planned to bank the most of the savings from the inflated budget surplus and said the support measuresContinue Reading
The federal government has dashed hopes it will use a bigger-than-expected surplus to fund additional cost-of-living relief for Australians doing it tough. Monthly figures, released by the Finance Department last week, showed that in the first 11 months of 2022-23 the budget was in surplus by $19bn, storming past theContinue Reading
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hasn’t ruled out further cost of living relief for struggling Australians this year. Mr Albanese on Saturday spruiked his government’s economic credentials after Department of Finance figures showed the budget surplus had ballooned to $19 billion. That figure far exceeded the forecasted $4.2 billion which wasContinue Reading