‘Joe’s law’ to ban future hospital privatisation in NSW Two-year-old Joe Massa died after emergency department wait at Northern Beaches hospital in September 2024 The Guardian - AU · Mar 27, 2025
Afternoon Update: PM to call election Friday; home affairs secretary’s Signal admission; and why the PM said ‘delulu with no solulu’ Months of speculation over the date will end, with announcement overshadowing Peter Dutton’s budget reply speech The Guardian - AU · Mar 27, 2025
Israeli politicians sign letter urging Australian MPs to dump two-state policy Letter from Knesset members addressed to Queensland LNP backbencher Andrew Wallace was distributed at event he hosted, attended by several Coalition MPs and senators The Guardian - AU · Mar 26, 2025
Morning Mail: Australia’s Signal concern, supermarket prices compared, Dutton to reveal cost-of-living policy Canada’s former spy chief says US Five Eyes partners should be ‘very worried’; Woolworths prices go up more than others The Guardian - AU · Mar 26, 2025
Peter Dutton promises ‘significant funding commitment’ to defence – as it happened All the day’s news as it unfolded The Guardian - AU · Mar 26, 2025
60-day scripts were supposed to save time and money. So why are we still waiting for cheaper medicines? Labor has committed A$690 million over four years to cut the maximum cost of medicines on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) to $25. The Coalition has matched the promise, which is estimated to save Australians $200 million a year. The Conversation · Mar 26, 2025
Peter Dutton promises $6 billion 12-month halving of petrol and diesel excise Opposition leader Peter Dutton will promise in his Thursday budget reply that a Coalition government would immediately halve the fuel excise on petrol and diesel. The Conversation · Mar 26, 2025
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers and Angus Taylor on tax top-ups and budget bottom lines As the election starter’s gun is about to be fired, Tuesday’s budget announced modest income tax cuts as the government’s latest cost-of-living measure. The Coalition has opposed the tax relief, with Peter Dutton’s Thursday budget reply to put forward his policy counters on the cost of living. The Conversation · Mar 26, 2025
Afternoon Update: budget tax cuts pass lower house; easing inflation boosts rate cut hopes; and a dachshund on the run Labor’s legislation passes the lower house without Coalition support The Guardian - AU · Mar 26, 2025
Albanese thinks the Coalition is ‘delulu with no solulu’ – but what does it mean? Caitlin Cassidy translates the prime minister’s use of gen Z phrases for Catie McLeod The Guardian - AU · Mar 26, 2025
Morning Mail: Coalition won’t back tax cuts, Black Sea truce agreed, a Perth power play Treasurer springs surprise with tax cuts and puts opposition on the defensive; Russia and Ukraine will ‘eliminate the use of force’ in area The Guardian - AU · Mar 25, 2025
Albanese says he has invited Trump to Australia – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Mar 25, 2025
Coalition may rethink rules that push car-makers to create cheaper EVs and hybrids for Australians Opposition says Labor’s national vehicle emission standard is ‘poorly designed’, despite data showing uptick in green vehicle sales The Guardian - AU · Mar 25, 2025
Australia’s tax take is higher – but so are debt and deficit in this year’s budget Higher-than-expected revenue has put the economy in a stronger position than last year and is helping fund pre-election policies including tax cuts The Guardian - AU · Mar 25, 2025
The Guardian - AU · Mar 25, 2025 Labor defies criticism to add 3,400 public service roles Katy Gallagher says staffing increases are necessary and an ‘investment in the future’
The Conversation · Mar 25, 2025 Albanese government bids for votes with ‘top-up’ tax cuts for all Tax cuts are the centrepiece of the Albanese government’s cost-of-living budget bid for re-election in May. The surprise tax measures mean taxpayers will receive an extra tax cut of up to A$268 from July 1 next year and up to $536 every year from July 1 2027.
The Conversation · Mar 25, 2025 A ‘modest’ tax bribe, delivered against dark clouds of Trump-induced uncertainty The Albanese government’s fourth budget is a pitch for the votes of a sour and alienated electorate, framed against a background of extraordinary international uncertainty.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 25, 2025 Dutton warns party room leaks to media could cost Coalition the election Opposition leader calls for discipline in the ranks after destabilising leaks led to critical headlines, multiple insiders say
The Guardian - AU · Mar 25, 2025 The Coalition wants to fast-track gas approvals. Would it lower your power bill? Coalition’s pledges to increase supply and thereby reduce energy prices for Australians are eye-catching – but do they stack up?
The Guardian - AU · Mar 25, 2025 Australians deserve answers on climate before they vote. Here are five things we still don’t know From our broken environmental laws to the role of gas, there are some big questions that remain unanswered by both major parties
The Guardian - AU · Mar 24, 2025 Morning Mail: Chalmers upbeat on debt, White House war chat blunder, green hydrogen’s uncertain future Treasurer claims credit for improved fiscal position as he prepares to hand down budget; more than 1,000 arrests amid Istanbul demonstrations
The Guardian - AU · Mar 24, 2025 Chalmers is handing down the federal budget – here’s what we know so far There will be energy bill relief and a cap on the price of medicines at the treasurer’s big reveal on Tuesday, but Australia is heading back into deficit
The Guardian - AU · Mar 24, 2025 Liberal backbenchers urge Coalition not to raid foreign aid budget to pay for rumoured $15bn defence boost Exclusive: Following in UK government’s footsteps may compromise Australia’s leadership in South Pacific, Liberal MPs say
Pedestrian.tv · Mar 24, 2025 3-Min Explainer: What Is A Federal Budget & Why Should You Care About The 2025 One? You asked, we delivered — here's your handy guide to this week's 'surprise' budget night.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 24, 2025 Coalition denies plans to slash NDIS, but says cost is ‘out of control’ Disability Advocacy Network urges politicians not to treat scheme as a ‘football to be punted around at the expense of people with disability’