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Slashing cost-of-living pressures is a central feature of Labor's Federal Budget announcement which politicians and Hunter leaders have lauded as a win for locals.

Deborah O’Neill has also raised concerns that other consultancy firms may have engaged in similar practices without being detected

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has dropped Labor’s first fully-fledged budget after a ‘lil one last October and guess what? Renters and folks who receive Centrelink payments were shafted. Who’d have thunk it!The TL;DR is that Aussies on JobSeeker will cop an extra $40 a fortnight, so single folks with no children will…

A group of Australian politicians met with US Ambassador Caroline Kennedy to push for her country to drop its pursuit of Julian Assange.

There is real help here, spread widely and a bit thin. This federal government is thinking long-term, though it may not be enough for people struggling right now

Treasurer aims to strike a ‘methodical balance’ to see people through the hard times while setting the country up for a better future

A big incentive for doctors to bulk bill, a modest $40 a fortnight rise in JobSeeker and extra rent assistance are highlights of a Labor budget that juggles targeted cost-of-living relief with containing inflation.

Jim Chalmers' budget delivered few surprises for the Hunter but the hope of more help on energy and industry transformation.

This budget is the culmination of a tug of war between the government’s imperative to fight inflation and the siren call from Labor’s base to help people who are struggling.