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Cost of living relief to feature in budget

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says there will be targeted relief from the rising cost of living in the budget, but warned high support levels could not continue.

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Frydenberg targets budget at cost of living and attacking debt

The March 29 budget will contain “targeted and proportionate” help for families with cost of living pressures and move fiscal policy towards stabilising and reducing debt.

The Conversation

Josh Frydenberg announces ‘targeted’ cost of living measures ahead of federal budget

Treasurer says ‘crisis level’ spending must stop amid Australia’s improving economic conditions

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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg urged to cut fuel excise in budget amid soaring petrol prices

SA Premier Steven Marshall writes to the federal government asking it to reduce the fuel excise in the next budget, amid record petrol prices across Australia.

ABC News

George Christensen says 'elites' have suddenly started hiding vaccinated death statistics. Here's why that's wrong

Coalition backbencher George Christensen took to Facebook this week to claim the government has suddenly stopped reporting vaccinated death statistics. Is that correct?

ABC News

Josh Frydenberg says Omicron is 75 per cent less severe than Delta and other COVID variants. Is that correct?

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says the Omicron variant is 75 per cent less severe than other novel coronavirus variants. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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Morrison says Qld premier ‘consulted’ on emergency; Rio Tinto ditching Russia; 21 Covid deaths – As it happened

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Canada eyes Australia's media code to pay for news but wants more 'transparency'

Google and Meta have reportedly paid more than A$200 million to Australian news outlets since the Morrison government introduced the groundbreaking News Media Bargaining Code a year ago. Yet Canada boasts that its own version of the code will do better.

The Conversation

Petrol bowser pain flows for some time yet

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has warned petrol prices could remain elevated for some time yet as a result of the war in eastern Europe.

AAP

Michael Pascoe: Get set for Frydenberg infrastructure spinning

The press gallery naively swallowed Josh Frydenberg’s pre-budget infrastructure spin last year, so there’s every reason to expect he’ll repeat the trick.

The New Daily

Cost of Scott Morrison’s car park backdowns tops $100 million

The government has now dumped more than $100 million from a national car park scheme already marred by allegations of mismanagement.

The New Daily

Grattan on Friday: Morrison's COVID bout a reminder the virus could disrupt election campaign

If Scott Morrison had contracted COVID two months ago, it would have been a big story. Instead, when the PM fell victim this week, it was also-ran news.

The Conversation

Coalition scraps $65m spend on four car parks in Josh Frydenberg’s electorate

Treasurer’s Kooyong electorate was one of biggest beneficiaries of scheme the national audit office called ‘not demonstrably merit-based’

The Guardian - AU

Car parks funded through scheme that favoured Liberal seats dumped following public opposition

Several car parks earmarked for construction under the controversial Urban Congestion Fund are dumped, amid claims the scheme was rorted for political gain.

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Sydney spared worst of rain but Newcastle still under threat – as it happened

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Australian Christian Lobby criticises Scott Morrison for saying Ukrainians at ‘top of pile’ for visas

Group asks what message Australia is sending to people fleeing from ‘horrors of the Taliban’ in Afghanistan

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NSW death toll rises to five; more ‘high impact’ storms forecast for Queensland – as it happened

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Independent Zoe Daniel points to Josh Frydenberg campaign signs to appeal against council ruling

Bayside council used its power ‘to prevent political communication’ when it ruled in favour of Liberal Tim Wilson, Daniel’s lawyers say

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‘Do not go’: 20 Australians express interest in travelling to Ukraine to fight Russia

Josh Frydenberg warns against travelling to conflict zone as government confirms $4m in funding for military assistance

The Conversation

This pointless $1,080 tax break should have ended years ago – but has become hard to stop

We are about to find out whether we’ll lose a tax break worth up to $1,080 a year.

AAP

Recovery at risk from Ukraine conflict

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has warned conflict in eastern Europe could result in higher energy costs and hit the global economic recovery.

The Guardian - AU

Josh Frydenberg ads appear on WeChat despite Liberal MPs calling for boycott

Ads attacking Anthony Albanese and celebrating Chinese New Year come weeks after Scott Morrison lost control of WeChat account

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Treasurer uses WeChat for campaign ads

Despite political interference concerns over the Chinese social media platform, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has placed ads on WeChat.

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Perrottet urged to work with union over NSW train dispute – as it happened

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A bad Newspoll for the Greens; Willoughby NSW byelection could be close

This week’s Newspoll, conducted February 9-12 from a sample of 1,526, gave Labor a 55-45 lead, a one-point gain for the Coalition since the late January Newspoll. Primary votes were 41% Labor (steady), 34% Coalition (steady), 8% Greens (down three), 3% One Nation (steady) and 14% for all Others (up…

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