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Stage-three tax cuts cost blowout predicted, with men and the wealthy to benefit most

Adam Bandt decries ‘massive black hole’ after Parliamentary Budget Office analysis puts cost at $313bn over a decade

The Guardian - AU

Paul Bongiorno: Prepare for another tax and spend budget

The rituals of the budget are as predictable as they are frustrating, including the mantra that all Labor governments do is tax and spend.

The New Daily

Budget tipped to go back in black with $4 billion surplus, as debts reduced

The federal budget is predicted to dip into the black which, if it eventuates, will be the first time a surplus is recorded in 15 years.

The New Daily

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Is it possible to ease cost of living without adding to inflation, as Chalmers claims?

Crikey asked economics experts if that’s actually possible.

Crikey

Federal budget tax windfall mostly pocketed to wipe out deficit, Treasurer says

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he has let most of the money from higher commodity prices and low unemployment "flow through" to the bottom line ahead of unveiling tomorrow's budget.

ABC News

Fears relief could add to inflationary pressures – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Liberals look for answers after Labor by-election win

The Liberals are reflecting on what went wrong in Aston, as the first opposition in a century to lose a by-election to a government.

The New Daily

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Liberals back Dutton's leadership after historic loss

Senior coalition MPs have remained supportive of Opposition Leader Peter Dutton's position after he oversaw a historic by-election loss in Aston.

AAP

Aston byelection: Labor achieves once-in-a-century victory capturing Liberal heartland seat

Labor secures first win at a byelection by a government from an opposition since 1920 as senior Liberals play down implications for Peter Dutton’s leadership

The Guardian - AU

Labor backs $15b fund to breath new life into industry

The government is celebrating a major policy win after it secured the votes to pass its $15 billion national reconstruction fund in the Senate.

The New Daily

Peter Dutton is stuck in no-man’s land on the voice – and he risks cementing his reputation as a wrecker

Supporting the yes vote leaves him on the sidelines, but opposition in the face of a no win could be a pyhrric victory

The Guardian - AU

Julia Banks: Why the modern Liberal Party seems unable to ‘do the right thing’

At the end of the day, robust political debate shouldn’t displace civility, treating people with respect and doing the right thing.

The New Daily

Dodson resists calls to fund Voice referendum information campaign

How the referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament will be run is taking shape, with the Opposition pushing for equal funding for "yes" and "no" campaigns.

The New Daily

Online yarning circles create space to hear about voice

Proponents of an Indigenous voice are inviting people to online yarning circles as debate continues in the Senate over how the referendum campaigns will be run.

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Crikey

How did Australia’s conservative movement lose its way?

The Liberal Party is in the doldrums — as it once was in the 1980s. But who will put in the intellectual work required to revive the movement?

ABC News

PM gives Greens' super demands short shrift, says Labor's 'got the balance right'

The prime minister quickly dismisses calls from the Greens to expand the scope of the government's changes to superannuation tax concessions.

AAP

Libs fight super tax despite 'little sympathy' for rich

Opposition finance spokeswoman Jane Hume has questioned the number of people superannuation tax changes would affect with the threshold not being indexed.

AAP

Fuel retailer warns of cost-of-living 'trade-offs'

Ampol says there are trade-offs to be made between living costs, fuel security and the energy transition.

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The New Daily

Alan Kohler: The Liberal Party is a retirement village for male baby boomers

The Liberal Party is not only seen as having no answer, it’s seen as part of the problem, writes Alan Kohler.

The Canberra Times

Liberals urge government to reverse APS Australia Day rule

Jane Hume accused the government of telling APS employees Australia Day does not matter after they revoked restrictions on public servants working on January 26.

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: Liberal Party unable to be honest with itself, let alone the nation

“If you can’t be honest with yourself, you can’t be honest with anyone.” That little homily is playing out for the federal Liberal Party.

ABC News

Liberals' election post-mortem blames COVID-19, scandals and faction warlords for loss

An internal Liberal Party review of the Coalition's devastating election defeat finds Scott Morrison was a decisive factor in the result, and recommends an overhaul of the party organisation to end factional infighting and improve candidate preselections.

The Guardian - AU

Liberal party review of election loss finds 50% of candidates and new MPs should be women

Review recommends setting a target for greater female representation but not a binding quota

Crikey

Quotas alone can’t erase the Coalition’s legacy of policies that keep women poorer

The Liberal Party’s post-election navel-gazing exercise should focus on acknowledging its appalling record on gender inequality.

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The Australian Sausage Party, Sorry, The Aus Liberal Party Still Won’t Back Gender Quotas

Enjoy opposition for the next two decades, lol.

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