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A story from the early days of the Abbott government still circulates in the halls of Parliament House.

“Restraint” – that’s what Treasurer Jim Chalmers claimed as the watchword of Tuesday’s federal budget. Perhaps the claim can be made in general, but when it comes to transport infrastructure, the budget is remarkable not for how different it is to budgets past, but how similar. It has left plenty…

The last time a new government brought down its first budget, in 2014, it was a disaster for all concerned.

The signs were there the Dutton-led Coalition was going down the Abbott path of total opposition, having learned nothing from having its heartland blitzed.

"The footage is shocking."

Some of Australia's smartest future transport thinkers are showing off their ideas at Canberra's electric vehicle expo

What if the most important thing in Jim Chalmers’ first budget is the thing his critics are writing off as a gimmick?

New treasurer says Labor is ‘not contemplating’ extending fuel excise cut or low and middle income tax offset

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The last week of campaigns used to be frantic, behind the scenes. In public, right up until the final week, the leaders would make all sorts of promises, many of them expensive, with nary a mention of the spending cuts or tax increases that would be needed to pay for…

Voters have first-hand experience of a state independent MP who is closely aligned to federal candidate Rob Priestly