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Opposition spokesman for housing Andrew Bragg.

Labor offered Coalition more staff to support dead FOI bill, says Bragg

Liberal senator Andrew Bragg has revealed a negotiating tactic from the government in seeking support for the controversial bill that was shelved on Thursday.

  • Nick Newling

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“Too hard basket” … Independent MPs Nicolette Boele, Dai Le, Kate Chaney, Monique Ryan, David Pocock and Allegra Spender.

Labor has put 169 issues in the ‘too hard basket’. This obscure rule may finally force them to act

From gambling harm to financial abuse, the government has failed to respond to 169 Senate reports on time. The opposition and independents are forcing the issue.

  • Brittany Busch
Jim Chalmers and Katy Gallagher during a press conference on the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO), at Parliament House.

Running an Ozempic economy is fine, if you can stop gorging yourself

It’s time to stop temporary fixes and put on economic muscle, not fat.

  • Parnell Palme McGuinness
A general view of the Victoria Barracks on St Kilda Road in Melbourne.

It’s well past time to put Defence’s surplus land to good use

Decades of reviews have produced little action. It is hoped this latest audit will prompt a response that will help ease the housing crisis.

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher reveal the budget continues to bleed because of collapsing tobacco excise.

Cost of cigarette excise collapse passes $50 billion as income taxes prop up budget

The mid-year budget update confirms the nation’s finances are still a sea of red ink as the government relies on more taxes.

  • Shane Wright
Jim Chalmers delivered the 2025-26 budget in March. The mid-year update will show a $5.4 billion improvement to the bottom line.

Budget bottom line improves but is still bright red

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will unveil a better-than-expected budget bottom line in his mid-year update on Wednesday. But the deficit will still be huge.

  • Shane Wright
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More cuts coming as Chalmers reveals $20 billion slice to budget

Jim Chalmers and Katy Gallagher will reveal $20 billion in new spending cuts and changes in the mid-year budget update as they try to bring the deficit under control.

  • Shane Wright
Public Service Minister Katy Gallagher.

‘Overpaid political hacks’: Public trust lost over jobs for mates

The recommendations of a long-awaited review into political appointments have been set aside by the federal government.

  • Brittany Busch and Nick Newling
Senator Jane Hume with a necklace made from Minties wrappers during question time.

Minties wrapper necklaces and sledging: How Senate descended into the longest question time ever

All non-Labor parties had united to extend question time to push the government to release a report into “jobs for mates” in the public service. But Labor turned the tables.

  • Brittany Busch and Nick Newling
Treasurer Jim Chalmers and and Minister for Finance Katy Gallagher delivering the final budget outcome on Monday.

The huge surge in income taxes rebuilding Chalmers’ budget bottom line

Income taxes and record returns from superannuation nest eggs has not been enough to offset a $54 billion jump in spending that has delivered the treasurer his first budget deficit.

  • Shane Wright