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Advice columnist E Jean Carroll was attacked by former president but not raped, jury decides, awarding her $5m; treasurer walks fine line in budget

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has dropped Labor’s first fully-fledged budget after a ‘lil one last October and guess what? Renters and folks who receive Centrelink payments were shafted. Who’d have thunk it!The TL;DR is that Aussies on JobSeeker will cop an extra $40 a fortnight, so single folks with no children will…

Since it came to power, Labor has repeatedly vowed to deliver a "strong budget" for women. So what's in Jim Chalmers and Katy Gallagher's second budget for women?

More than one million low-income renters will soon get an increase to their Commonwealth Rental Assistance payment under a new measure announced in the budget.

From the one-time surplus to the budget’s impact on inflation, here’s what you need to know

Low-cost loans for double glazing, solar panels and other improvements should benefit more than 100,000 households, while $2bn is set aside for hydrogen projects

There is real help here, spread widely and a bit thin. This federal government is thinking long-term, though it may not be enough for people struggling right now

Treasurer Jim Chalmers hands down his first full budget – a cautious, politically-clever document, aimed ultimately at idealists.