Anthony Albanese has defended his decision after the tenant living in the Prime Minister’s investment property went public with his rental plight. Mr Albanese is planning to sell his Dulwich Hill three-bedroom home due to “changes in personal circumstances” – namely his impending wedding with Jodie Haydon – which smallContinue 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
Anthony Albanese says it’s “not appropriate” a West Australian Labor senator used a controversial chant when she broke ranks with the government’s position on Palestine, as the Coalition heaps on pressure on him to “take action”. On Wednesday, Fatima Payman blindsided her party when she accused Israel of committing genocideContinue Reading
Disgruntled sheep farmers outraged with the Albanese government’s decision to phase out live sheep exports have staged a walkout during the Agriculture Minister’s post-budget speech. In what the National Farmers Federation described as an “unprecedented move”, a group of people walked out during Murray Watt’s speech to CropLife on WednesdayContinue Reading
Labor’s multi-billion dollar Future Made in Australia package has been thrown into doubt less than a day after Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down his budget, with the Coalition signalling it would oppose a central measure. The government will spend $23bn over the next 10 years to bolster domestic manufacturing andContinue Reading
Labor will spend $7.8bn to give Australians struggling with the cost of living “targeted” help that won’t put further pressure on inflation, coupling broad power bill relief with targeted changes to welfare payments in addition to the pre-announced stage 3 tax cuts revamp. As he handed down his third budgetContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has been grilled on how fair the government’s $300 energy bill rebate really is. “Every household” will get credits on their power bills in the next financial year, which the Prime Minister confirmed would include the Gina Rineharts of the country, and Australians who own multiple homes willContinue Reading
Eighty per cent of Australia’s workforce will have tertiary qualifications by 2050 under an ambitious target announced by Labor in Tuesday night’s budget, in a bid to meet the shortages of a changing economy. Treasurer Jim Chalmers used his budget to announce the government would spend $1.1bn over five yearsContinue Reading
Highly skilled migrants will be targeted while the total migration intake is slashed over coming years, as the government tries to reduce pressure on the stretched housing sector while building out its Future Made in Australia plan. After a record net overseas migration intake of 528,000 in 2022-23, Treasury isContinue Reading
Labor has poured billions of new dollars into the housing sector, but first home buyers hoping for a leg up into the market have been let down and are walking away as one of the biggest losers in the budget. Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Tuesday said the government was “turbochargingContinue Reading