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Belt tightening in order as federal payments balloon

More than $12 billion in program cost blowouts demand tighter spending in other parts of the federal budget, the treasurer is warning Australians.

AAP · Dec 11, 2025

No guarantee tobacco tax cut would lure Australian smokers from illegal trade and raise more revenue, report says

New research points to need for ‘holistic approach to combating illicit tobacco’ including having support of health advocates

The Guardian - AU · Dec 11, 2025

Tax reform call as data centre boom plugs in investment

A jump in forecast business investment in the midyear budget update will be unveiled by the treasurer, which bodes well for Australia's productivity growth.

AAP · Dec 10, 2025

Marles says Labor ‘working through’ Trump administration’s Aukus review – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Dec 3, 2025

View from The Hill: Albanese’s wedding guestlist a mudmap to his inner power sanctum

Those wanting to chart who’s in the prime minister’s inner sanctum need go no further than the political guests invited to his Saturday wedding.

The Conversation · Dec 1, 2025

'I love you Jodie': PM weds in intimate ceremony

In a ceremony attended by a small group of family and friends, Australia's prime minister has made history by marrying his partner while in office.

AAP · Nov 29, 2025

PM and Haydon's wedding signed, sealed, delivered

Anthony Albanese has wedded Jodie Haydon in front of a small gathering in the nation's capital, becoming the first prime minister to do so in office.

AAP · Nov 29, 2025

Grattan on Friday: when the music stopped, Greens had out-stepped flat-footed Liberals on environment deal

Come dance with me! That was Environment Minister Murray Watt’s invitation to the opposition as he prepared to push through his reforms to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act.

The Conversation · Nov 27, 2025

New rules crack down on high risk loans as Australian property market heats up

Regulator announces 20% cap on share of new lending banks can do on mortgages worth more than six times borrower’s income

The Guardian - AU · Nov 27, 2025

Risky home loans capped amid 'runaway' investor growth

A pick-up in riskier forms of home lending has prompted a regulator to set limits on high debt-to-income loans, but it is not expected to impact house prices.

AAP · Nov 27, 2025