Federal budget
Greens fear ‘sweetheart deal’ on gas tax change
The government faces more pressure on its planned overhaul of gas taxation, with Greens leader Adam Bandt saying producers will benefit rather than taxpayers.
- by Shane Wright
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Gilding the budget lily: Labor brings in the creative accountants
Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher didn’t need to pay PwC a motza to explain how to make the budget seem better than it was.
- by Ross Gittins
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Negative gearing
Landlord tax deductions soar as interest rates bite property market
Soaring interest rates are hitting all mortgage holders including landlords, who will pass on some of the cost to the federal budget.
- by Shane Wright
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What they don’t tell you about how the budget works
We all have budgets, but the federal government’s budget ain’t like any other budget you’ve known.
- by Ross Gittins
Ban won’t stop vapes flooding in: Border Force chief
Border Force Commissioner Michael Outram says banning vapes at the border won’t stamp out the rampant black market.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
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Cost of living
‘Watching their pennies’: Cost-of-living concerns double in a year
The sharp rise in hip-pocket concerns on the anniversary of the Albanese government comes as economists warn that the cost of living may get worse over coming months.
- by Anthony Galloway
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Income tax
The PM is set for a taxing backlash, and guess who’ll be leading the cry?
If Anthony Albanese thinks keeping the promise of stage three tax cuts will mean no outcry, he’s sadly deluded.
- by Ross Gittins
Budget hits consumer confidence, taxes drain shoppers’ spending power
Consumers, reeling from higher interest rates and last week’s budget, are expected to slow their spending in part due to a higher tax take.
- by Shane Wright
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Voters back key budget measures but ‘most don’t feel touched’ by it
Labor has slightly increased its lead over the Coalition on economic policy but has not gained a broader bounce in support from the budget.
- by David Crowe
Freight hubs reviewed as industry urges authorities to ‘make a plan and stick with it’
Interstate freight terminals in Melbourne would get thousands of trucks off the road, but no new money has been budgeted for them as the industry calls on the Commonwealth for progress.
- by Rachel Eddie
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Debt and deficit fixed in Labor’s second budget. Really?
Treasury’s budget forecasts show something truly amazing. Unbelievable, even.
- by Ross Gittins