The Latest Breaking News from Angus Taylor

Coalition backs away from insurers break-up pledge

Peter Dutton's plan to pursue laws to break up insurance companies who rip off costumers has been knocked on the head by his shadow treasurer.

AAP · Mar 5, 2025

Albanese offers beer tax freeze to win back Australian voters ahead of election

Australian prime minister calls it a ‘common sense measure’ good for pubs and brewers

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2025

‘Hypocrisy and shallowness’: the $110,000 ticket to Australian politicians in lead-up to election

Exclusive: Business leaders flooded with expensive invites to ‘private’ and ‘intimate’ dinners that offer access to senior politicians

The Guardian - AU · Feb 18, 2025

Productivity slump worsens Australia's deficit dilemma

Australia needs to get productivity growth back on track to pay for structural spending increases and avoid endless deficits, economists warn.

AAP · Dec 18, 2024

Jim Chalmers says Coalition’s nuclear plan represents $4tn hit to economy by 2050

Federal treasurer also reveals mid-year budget update out this week will show bigger deficits than May papers

The Guardian - AU · Dec 15, 2024

The Coalition claims its nuclear policy is ‘visionary’ – but it needs to stand up to scrutiny

Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan is now tied to his own credibility, and the Liberal leader is banking on not having to explain the discrepancies in detail

The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2024

Labor says Dutton won’t admit ‘mistake’ after he wouldn’t reaffirm net overseas migration cut

Opposition leader refused to confirm May promise on Sunday, and Bill Shorten accuses him of not doing his homework

The Guardian - AU · Dec 9, 2024

Budget update will revise down company tax receipts but treasurer Chalmers welcomes economy’s ‘soft landing’

Next month’s federal budget update is expected to revise down company tax receipts for the first time since 2020, amid continued low economic growth in the near term.

The Conversation · Nov 20, 2024

Impact of $16 billion HECS debt cut 'kind of invisible'

A plan to reduce student debt for millions of Australians will help, but an economist says the impact will be relatively marginal.

AAP · Nov 4, 2024

Fears supermarket squeeze risks short-changing shoppers

Supermarkets could face fines or be broken up under an opposition plan to improve competition, but a business body says this could have unintended consequences.

AAP · Nov 4, 2024