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Guardian Essential poll: Labor maintains large lead over Coalition despite budget failing to impress voters

Anthony Albanese records strong approval of his performance as prime minister, but the budget fails to impress those surveyed

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PM questions migration attacks – as it happened

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From jobseeker to vaping: which of Labor’s budget measures are likely to pass parliament?

While some government changes don’t require legislation, others will involve a fight – and battle lines are being drawn

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Voters’ reaction to budget revealed as Chalmers hits the road

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will hit the road to sell voters on a budget that a poll finds has drawn a muted response from voters.

The New Daily

Jim Chalmers refuses to rule out Coalition's proposal to increase JobSeeker income free threshold

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has refused to rule out the Coalition's proposal to increase the JobSeeker income free threshold, but Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth has dismissed it as a "thought bubble with no substantive analysis behind it".

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers: We’ll deal with the states directly if Greens block housing initiative

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he's willing to work with states and territories to boost funding for housing.

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Labor leaves door open for jobseeker recipients to work more hours before losing payments

Treasurer says government won’t rule out adopting Peter Dutton’s proposal for social security recipients to be able to earn more before being penalised

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‘Slightly less terrible’: Why the budget won’t worsen inflation

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has accused the Albanese government of delivering an inflationary budget, but not all experts think so.

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Dutton urges migration rethink to ease cost pressures

In the wake of his budget reply speech, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is stepping up criticism of Labor over the pressures of higher migration levels.

The New Daily

Former Liberal MP Craig Kelly claims the TGA has 'surrendered' on ivermectin. Is that correct?

United Australia Party national director Craig Kelly says the TGA "surrendered" on antiparasitic drug ivermectin with its decision to allow off-label prescription once again. But what actually happened?

ABC News

Budget measures that will help low-income workers and hit big superannuation funds

Treasurer Jim Chalmers' second budget contained only two significant superannuation measures but both have important effects.

The New Daily

Has Jim Chalmers’ budget really poured fuel on the inflation fire? Don’t believe the hype

Headlines stoked fears of ‘stimulatory’ measures but you only need to look at the big banks and markets to see the reception was calm

The Guardian - AU

Fury at millionaire’s pricey McLaren crane lift

A millionaire property investor has sparked a storm after stopping traffic to crane a $2 million sports car into his $39 million penthouse.

The New Daily

Labor policies pressure housing and families: Dutton

Peter Dutton is set to deliver the coalition's budget reply in the House of Representatives, revealing what aspects of Labor's plan he will support and reject.

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Did Treasurer Jim Chalmers keep his facts straight in this week's budget speech?

Treasurer Jim Chalmers used his budget speech this week to spruik the government's credentials and programs. But did he keep his facts straight?

The Guardian - AU

Opposition will ‘use every tactic’ to block bill – as it happened

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No, the budget does not make further interest rate rises more likely

Inflation, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said, is “a tax on the poor”.

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Michael Pascoe: Still waiting for the real budget boot to drop

There’s some interesting stuff, some good things, some “spinning”, and there are certainly things to be disappointed about in the budget.

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The Guardian - AU

Instead of winning plaudits, why did Jim Chalmers’ budget surplus leave pundits nonplussed?

There’s a glorious irony that a surplus, after so many deficits, attracted such little attention

The Conversation

The day after the night before - Chalmers and Taylor on the budget

Will the budget make inflation worse? Are its boosts to welfare payments just the first step for the Labor government? Could the projected one-off surplus be followed by another one or more? What (if any) of the budget measures will the Coalition oppose? There’s quite a bit about this budget…

The Guardian - AU

Jim Chalmers accuses Coalition of ‘downward envy’ as Dutton refuses to commit to jobseeker increase in budget

Angus Taylor repeats claims budget may have increased chances Reserve Bank will further increase interest rates

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Budget reactions; US child shot playing hide-and-seek; and Air New Zealand’s new bunk beds

Labor’s budget criticised as Coalition and Greens say there is not enough cost-of-living help

The Guardian - AU

How Australia’s newspapers reacted to the 2023 federal budget

Cartoons of treasurer Jim Chalmers dominated front pages, while the budget works ‘a Chalm’ for the voter featured on the Daily Telegraph

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Chalmers defends budget’s ‘meaningful’ help amid split on interest rate risks

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has defended his second budget as offering "meaningful relief to households" – while not contributing to inflation.

The Guardian - AU

Economists say federal budget unlikely to have much effect on interest rates

While the 2023 budget is unlikely to budge the RBA, experts are watching for inflationary pressure from a population boom and energy prices

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