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What will the fuel excise cut save you? Not as much as the Treasurer says

As an appeal to middle Australia, to the voters politicians routinely describe as working families or battlers, the Morrison government’s centrepiece budget move to halve the fuel excise for six months has obvious attractions.

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Labor and Coalition ramp up pressure on multinational tax avoidance ahead of election

As part of its election pitch to fight multinational tax avoidance, Labor announces plans to tighten legal loopholes that allow big companies to shift profits offshore, as well as to introduce steps to increase transparency.

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Poll: Coalition cash splash leaves voters cold as just a quarter say budget will be good for them

Half of voters say budget designed to win election as Labor takes 11-point lead on economic management

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Coalition and Greens gain in post-budget Newspoll as an Ipsos poll gives Labor a large lead

This week’s Newspoll, conducted March 31 to April 3 – the days following the March 29 budget –from a sample of 1,531, gave Labor a 54-46 lead, a one-point gain for the Coalition since the last Newspoll, three weeks ago.

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Job ads suggest steady jobless rate drop

The unemployment rate could fall to the "low threes" by the end of this year, the latest ANZ job advertisements survey suggests.

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Aged care bodies and unions demand Coalition match Labor’s pledge to fund potential wage rises

Federal opposition says it will pay any increase ordered by Fair Work Commission but Coalition has stopped short of such a guarantee

The Guardian - AU

Labor has no plans to increase taxes on Australians if elected, Jim Chalmers says

Shadow treasurer moves to make Labor policy crystal clear after Coalition seizes on ambiguity in Anthony Albanese’s comments

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Nobody believes PM on anything: Labor

The prime minister has repeatedly denied claims he made a racist comment against pre-selection opponent in 2007 but Labor says nobody believes him.

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PM and Albanese primed for poll showdown

Scott Morrison was in Tasmania just days out from firing the starting gun for the May election, while Anthony Albanese held a Labor rally in Brisbane.

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Labor is careful not to write him off, but the pressure is all on Scott Morrison

The PM of 2019 could have won with this budget – he still can, but now he has three years of baggage to carry

The Guardian - AU

The South Australian women who turned safe Liberal seats marginal in the 2022 state election

They might not have won, but these women have changed South Australia's political landscape.

ABC News

Poll: Voters want Josh Frydenberg to replace Scott Morrison as Coalition leader

With Australia just days away from a federal election campaign, new polling suggests Scott Morrison is losing support as the preferred Coalition leader.

The New Daily

Budget favours higher earners as homelessness services slashed by nearly $40m

ANU modelling shows 56% of dollar value of cost-of-living measures goes to Australia’s middle and higher income earners

The Guardian - AU

More permanent skilled visas are a big deal. The government is heading in the right direction

Migration didn’t rate a mention in Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s budget speech. But the increase in Australia’s permanent skilled intake that Home Affairs Minister Alex Hawke announced on budget night is a big deal, and one that will leave Australians better off.

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A viral meme claims 35.5 per cent of Australian seniors live in relative poverty. Here's why it's bunkum

A years-old meme comparing the poverty rate for Australians aged over 65 to rates in other OECD countries has resurfaced, as cost of living concerns dominate federal election coverage. But its data is out-of-date, and its methodology is lacking.

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When will petrol prices fall? Servos are yet to pass on the fuel tax cuts

Motorists are being urged to delay filling up their tanks until the 22 cent per litre cut to fuel taxes flows through to bowsers across the country.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Josh Frydenberg is optimistic about wage growth

The tax offset for low and middle income earners (LMITO) will not be extended beyond this financial year, so does this amount to a tax increase for these people?

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Does the pre-election budget address ways to realistically 'close the gap' for Indigenous people?

As Treasurer Josh Frydenberg handed down the federal government’s pre-election budget on Tuesday night, I watched in anticipation to see what it would hold for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities.

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Michael Pascoe: The budget’s dirty little secret – we’re in trouble next year

Tucked away in a single overlooked budget chart is the Treasury’s forecast that our 'word-leading' economic recovery hits the wall next year.

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Why few dads will take up the federal budget paid parental leave offer to be primary carer

The federal government's budget change falls short of calls for 26 weeks' paid parental leave with a "clear, use-it-or-lose-it" component to encourage more take-up by fathers, writes Nassim Khadem.

The Guardian - AU

If Frydenberg is serious about resilience, he needs to address the root causes of climate change

Treasurer’s 2022 budget sees our government sleepwalking into more climate disasters

The New Daily

Government bungles budget day two under tough inquisition

Among the specifics were searching inquiries on a philosophical level rarely seen when it comes to public discussion of government financial statements.

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese labels federal budget a ‘cynical exercise’ aimed only at re-election

Labor says the 2022-23 budget is ‘not a plan for Australia’s future’ and promises to focus on health and long-term planning in budget reply

ABC News

Josh Frydenberg let the figures fly during the budget speech. Here's what you need to know to sort the fact from the spin

Budget speeches are prone to flourishes and embellishment, with treasurers attempting to present their government's record in the best light. With figures flying thick and fast, RMIT ABC Fact Check sorts fact from spin.

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Budget 2022: $9.9 billion towards cyber security aims to make Australia a key 'offensive' cyber player

In the 2022 federal budget, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg launched a range of vote-winning initiatives – one of which included a breathtaking A$9.9 billion for cyber security over ten years.

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