Treasurer Jim Chalmers has defended his Budget on Sunrise as he dodged Nat Barr’s questions and said millionaires are getting help because it is the ‘easiest way’.
The government has come under fire for its cost-of-living measures that critics say helps billionaires more than people doing it tough.
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has defended Tuesday’s budget, saying it will help all Australians while getting inflation down.
The Treasurer says he is not “spraying cash around” but guiding spending in a way to reduce inflation and keep Aussies free from another interest rate rise.
Amid concerns that the Albanese government’s third budget will be inflationary, Treasurer Jim Chalmers will pour billions more into the economy.
After a record post-Covid growth rate, Australia’s net overseas migration rate is set to stabilise and then dramatically decrease.
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down his third budget, sneaking in a warning for the years to come among a widespread cash splash.
From a new $300 energy rebate for all households, to more help for low-income renters, cost-of-living relief was key to the budget. Here’s what’s in it for you.
Members of the House of Representatives stood in tribute to the Bondi victims, one month on from the carnage.
King Charles has received an interesting request to intervene in one of the Albanese Government’s controversial policies.
Politicians clashed on the first sitting day over a controversial UN resolution to grant “rights and privileges” to Palestine.
Despite forecasting a second consecutive surplus, Tuesday’s budget will show the nation’s finances falling further into the red from next financial year.
The AFP’s union is urging members to turn down a new pay agreement as it lobbies for better wage rises and considers drastic industrial action.
Overseas student arrivals will be slashed as Australia looks to halve its migration intake over the next two years.
Jim Chalmers’ Treasury department has delivered a glimmer of hope for inflation crunched households ahead of the federal budget on Tuesday.
In a media blitz on Sunday morning, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has flagged key measures that will form part of the May 14 budget.
Labor will pour billions more into building new homes in a move welcomed by the housing sector, but slammed by its political opponents.
A Labor MP has compared a parliamentary colleague to Hitler for saying her party would ban the use of puberty blockers for children aged under 16.
The NSW Liberal party has set a target for women candidates of 40 per cent amid calls for more women to be involved.
The defamation case launched by senator Linda Reynolds against her former staffer Brittany Higgins and her fiance is back in court.