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Treasurer Jim Chalmers: We’ll deal with the states directly if Greens block housing initiative

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he's willing to work with states and territories to boost funding for housing.

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Deeming vows to stay in Liberal party – as it happened

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‘Slightly less terrible’: Why the budget won’t worsen inflation

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has accused the Albanese government of delivering an inflationary budget, but not all experts think so.

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Peter Dutton accuses Albanese government of fuelling inflation in budget reply speech

Peter Dutton uses his budget reply speech to lay the blame for any future increase to interest rates at the feet of the Albanese government.

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Budget reply speech 2023: Peter Dutton withholds support for jobseeker boost and doubles down on migration attacks

Opposition leader calls for increase to income-free threshold and claims ‘Big Australia approach’ will inflame cost-of-living pressures

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WA Budget 2023: Mark McGowan's third budget delivers another massive surplus for WA

Western Australia's position as the nation's strongest economy remains unchallenged as Mark McGowan delivers his third budget as treasurer, and issues a warning over anyone eyeing off the state's GST share.

ABC News

WA budget 2023: Unpacking what's in Mark McGowan's latest bumper budget, as it happened

The WA budget is being announced, with the state expected to confirm a $4 billion surplus.

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WA budget surplus again set to top $4 billion, with households to get $400 electricity rebate

Swelling iron ore royalties and GST payments from the Commonwealth are set to hand the WA government a bumper surplus of more than $4 billion for the third straight year.

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Labor policies pressure housing and families: Dutton

Peter Dutton is set to deliver the coalition's budget reply in the House of Representatives, revealing what aspects of Labor's plan he will support and reject.

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Did Treasurer Jim Chalmers keep his facts straight in this week's budget speech?

Treasurer Jim Chalmers used his budget speech this week to spruik the government's credentials and programs. But did he keep his facts straight?

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No, the budget does not make further interest rate rises more likely

Inflation, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said, is “a tax on the poor”.

The Conversation

Do the PRRT changes in the budget go far enough to fix a 'broken' Petroleum Resource Rent Tax?

Economists and energy experts say the government is short-changing Australians with planned changes to the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax that will only raise an additional $2.4 billion over five years.

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‘Fantastic’: Experts back bulk-billing boost to Medicare

Millions of Australians will have better access to free GP visits under a generational investment in Medicare unveiled in the 2023 budget.

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Jim Chalmers accuses Coalition of ‘downward envy’ as Dutton refuses to commit to jobseeker increase in budget

Angus Taylor repeats claims budget may have increased chances Reserve Bank will further increase interest rates

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Afternoon Update: Budget reactions; US child shot playing hide-and-seek; and Air New Zealand’s new bunk beds

Labor’s budget criticised as Coalition and Greens say there is not enough cost-of-living help

The Guardian - AU

How Australia’s newspapers reacted to the 2023 federal budget

Cartoons of treasurer Jim Chalmers dominated front pages, while the budget works ‘a Chalm’ for the voter featured on the Daily Telegraph

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Chalmers defends budget’s ‘meaningful’ help amid split on interest rate risks

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has defended his second budget as offering "meaningful relief to households" – while not contributing to inflation.

The Guardian - AU

Economists say federal budget unlikely to have much effect on interest rates

While the 2023 budget is unlikely to budge the RBA, experts are watching for inflationary pressure from a population boom and energy prices

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Coalition may support Labor’s cost of living measures

Cost of living measures helping struggling Australians with soaring energy and health costs in Labor's second budget may be supported by the coalition.

The Guardian - AU

Labor’s budget won’t undo three decades of neoliberalism, but it’s a modest step towards reversing its harms

From electricity bills to childcare costs, the budget introduces cost-of-living reforms that will make a dent in the bottom line for millions of Australians

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Australian government rejects concerns budget may worsen inflation

Australia's Labor government said on Wednesday the billions in cost-of-living relief unveiled in the federal budget for families and businesses will not worsen inflationary pressures and put more pressure on the central bank to lift rates further.

ABC News

Who is eligible for the $500 energy bill relief payment? It depends on where you live

The federal government had to negotiate different agreements with each state and territory, so it's a little complicated. Let's look at how much you might get slashed off your bill, depending on where you live.

ABC News

Prime minister flags future changes to JobSeeker and other support payments

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is defending an increase to government support payments, but says "reform is never done" and JobSeeker may be revisited in future budgets, as social advocates say less than $3 a day extra is "insulting".

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PM defends budget spending, denies inflation fears

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the budget reflects Labor's responsible economic management and at the same time doesn't leave struggling people behind.

The Guardian - AU

PM maintains ‘we’re the party of aspiration’ – as it happened

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