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Energy rebates ruled out as bills to surge

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says Australia can't afford to give rebates on huge electricity bills, despite some calls for them to be implemented.

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Treasurer says Taylor’s fingerprints ‘all over’ energy policy chaos – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: winners, losers and political fallout from the ‘no surprises’ budget; UK PM assembles cabinet

Wednesday: Treasurer Jim Chalmers warned power prices will rise next year and flagged the need for tax reform. Plus: ‘world’s dirtiest man’ dies

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Blow-by-blow accounts

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says energy bills will surge in the next two years but the government will spend $25 billion on climate change until 2030, and the Medibank cyber attack details get worse by the day.

Crikey

Students cop cuts, as rorts and zombie plans axed with more than $20 billion saved

Tens of thousands of students will miss out on university fee discounts worth $36 million a year as Labor slashes some budget spending.

The New Daily

Alan Kohler: Jim Chalmers delivers a responsible budget, with no repair and no relief

The last time a new government brought down its first budget, in 2014, it was a disaster for all concerned.

The New Daily

Budget 2022: Treasurer details budget in Press Club speech, after yearly inflation hits highest point since 1990 — as it happened

The government warns of tough times ahead for families after delivering its first budget, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers saying inflation "will get worse before it gets better."

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What's in the federal budget for me? Here's a quick guide

Labor's first budget in almost a decade has been handed down — here's what you need to know about what's in it for you.

ABC News

Slaying inflation dragon key: Chalmers

Jim Chalmers has begun the task of budget repair, even as households face power price spikes and lower real wages due to rising inflation.

AAP

Budget repair begins, tax reform is next

Labor has taken a big step towards budget repair but the harder work of serious tax reform has been deferred until further down the track.

AAP

Jim Chalmers just handed down his first federal budget, but did he get his facts straight?

Did the Treasurer get his facts straight in Labor's first budget speech in a decade? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

ABC News

Federal budget 2022: Here’s what’s in it for you

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down Labor's first budget since the election, making good on a range of election pledges.

The New Daily

Labor’s Dropped Its First Federal Budget In A Decade So Here Are 6 Takeaways For Young Aussies

Labor's flagged the budget as "responsible" - but it's still going ahead with those tax cuts.

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Everything you need to know about Labor's first budget in 6 charts

This Budget makes hard decisions for hard times.

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Crikey

What is Jim Chalmers really saying?

We pull out the keywords from tonight’s budget address.

The Guardian - AU

Six graphs that explain the 2022 federal budget: rosy views mugged by reality

Australian treasurer Jim Chalmers’ main economic message is enjoy today because tomorrow is going to be tough

The Guardian - AU

Jim Chalmers’ first budget comes amid a darkening economic outlook. Here’s what could go wrong

The federal budget forecasts growth of 3.25% this year but hints at a slowing global economy with high inflation and interest rates

Crikey

Has Australia finally got over its embarrassing surplus obsession?

It appears Labor has accepted that economic reality trumps sheer bloody will. Could this represent a seachange in Australian politics?

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Labor embraces a world of bigger government

Tonight’s budget reflects Labor’s ambitions for active government, and electoral enthusiasm for it. But the puzzle of how to pay for it remains unresolved.

Crikey

Chalmers sees a grim world ahead — or at least wants us to

If the government has so much extra revenue, why is the long-term deficit much worse now than it was in April?

The Guardian - AU

This is a federal budget of no surprises – designed to be sober, to build trust in the hope of better things to come

Labor’s 2022 budget is about a new government starting as it means to continue, then crossing its fingers and hoping continuing like that is actually possible

Crikey

Why the government is buying a lot of puppies (and other weird spending measures)

The good, the bad and the just plain bizarre.

Crikey

Chalmers pledges budget ‘responsibility’ to make up for ‘wasted decade’

After an election campaign spent hammering the Coalition on support for working people, Labor has handed down a budget based on ‘hard decisions for hard times’.

The New Daily

Chalmers’ budget debut enlivens a ‘safe change’ agenda and lays the groundwork for more

Jim Chalmers promised a “bread-and-butter” budget, but he is unlikely to have disappointed Labor’s faithful by delivering it.

Newcastle Herald

The federal budget's winners and losers

Jim Chalmers has just handed down the new government's first budget. Here's who wins, and who loses.

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