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Migrants a scapegoat for poor planning, inquiry told

Despite being accused of taking local jobs, overseas migrants create better workforce security and bolster the Australian economy, farming groups say.

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Shoppers could pay more after Coles misconduct ruling

Supermarket prices could stay higher for longer following a ruling that Coles misled its customers with non-genuine discounts, according to one retail expert.

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What do the federal budget’s housing measures do for Australia’s ‘forever renters’?

The reforms are ‘bold first steps’ towards structural change, but won’t really affect the outlook for long-term renters, academic says

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Labor’s budget will benefit the young – but does little to woo voters drawn to One Nation

Jim Chalmers’ budget tips the scales in favour of younger and less well-off households – but it’s middle-class gen X that are turning to the rightwing party

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Grattan on Friday: Taylor’s bold budget reply is a mix of sound and dubious policy commitments

Angus Taylor might have reckoned he and the opposition are in such deep doo-doo that he might as well throw everything at Thursday night’s budget reply.

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Angus Taylor promises to index income tax to inflation in big tax gamble

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has committed a Coalition government to phase in income tax indexation under a “tax back guarantee” that he says “will fully protect all taxpayers from inflation”.

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Victorian Labor signals tougher stance on young offenders after 109 charges against 14-year-old dropped

The state’s opposition said case was proof ‘the justice system is broken’

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Former premier apologises for contempt of parliament

A former state premier has apologised for misleading parliament as government integrity looms as a key issue in an upcoming by-election.

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Liberals drop signature insurance company promise

A premier and his government are copping political heat after a decision to tweak a key election commitment around insurance.

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Crossbench senator Tammy Tyrrell joins government ranks, declaring she’s ‘proud to be a Labor girl’

Senator Tammy Tyrrell, who started her parliamentary career as part of the Jacqui Lambie Network before turning independent, has now joined Labor.

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Labor’s tax reforms might diminish the appeal of investing in shares – but should make home ownership more attainable

Tax changes revealed in the budget aimed at investment properties will also affect other assets, including shares

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'Seat at the table': independent senator joins Labor

Tasmanian Senator Tammy Tyrrell will jump from the crossbench to government ranks, announcing her shift to Labor in the upper house.

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Olympic planning queried in affair corruption referral

A relationship between senior ministers has triggered a corruption watchdog referral over possible conflicts of interest in Olympic venue and grant decisions.

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Tax, migration and NDIS in coalition's economic sights

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has unveiled a raft of economic policies aimed at winning back voter support and countering the rise of One Nation.

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Has Labor’s tax reform killed ‘rent-vesting’ for young Australians seeking a foothold in the housing market?

Changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing will make the strategy of renting in a preferred area while buying a cheaper property elsewhere less attractive, experts say

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New revelations show WA is putting Australia’s climate targets at risk. Will Anthony Albanese do anything about it?

Premier Roger Cook has the prime minister’s implicit support but he’s making it harder for federal Labor to meet its much-vaunted climate targets

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Why budget rhetoric won’t match reality for many younger Australians

Figures show the treasurer’s reforms will make the tax system fairer but some will not have the advantages enjoyed by their parents

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Angus Taylor’s budget reply to tie Net Overseas Migration to new housing

A Coalition government would cap Net Overseas Migration (NOM) at the number of new homes completed, under a further instalment of the opposition’s migration policy to be announced by Liberal leader Angus Taylor in his budget reply on Thursday.

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Coalition to link immigration limits to new builds as Taylor says ‘migration has run miles ahead of housing’

Opposition leader to unveil plan to dramatically cut number of migrants in budget reply speech on Thursday

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Labor faces parliament challenge to budget tax reform

The treasurer will need to get the Greens or the coalition on board in order to make sweeping changes in his fifth budget a reality.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tim Wilson on the budget’s hidden hits on young Australians

The federal government’s fifth budget contains major, controversial changes to the tax arrangements for housing. The government has argued that the changes will ensure young people will have better access to the housing market.

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A Zara dress, the Jim Reaper and a communist state: how Australia’s media interpreted the budget

The Murdoch papers sharpened their sickles and hammered Jim Chalmers’ budget for ‘the most radical redistribution of wealth since the Whitlam era’

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A real ‘intergenerational equity’ budget would address our unceasing environmental decline

Last night, Labor unveiled a budget designed to tackle intergenerational equity in Australia through bold tax reform. It comes at a time where politics is consumed with the international shocks created by US President Donald Trump, whether through chaotic tariff announcements or the US-Israel war with Iran.

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Coalition vows to repeal Labor’s ‘toxic’ negative gearing and capital gains tax budget changes

Opposition leader Angus Taylor and shadow treasurer Tim Wilson say future Coalition government would reinstate generous rules for property investors

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Targets and tests firm up for migrants under budget

A push for fewer, more skilled migrants and a more robust migration system has been outlined in the 2026/27 federal budget.

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