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Consumer watchdog will crack down on petrol price gouging when tax cut ends, Labor says

Federal government also confirms pension and jobseeker will rise 4% in line with consumer price index, as parliament returns

The Guardian - AU · Sep 4, 2022

Welfare recipients set to receive largest indexation increase in three decades amid soaring cost of living

The government says it's the largest indexation increase to payments in more than 30 years for allowances, and 12 years for pensions.

ABC News · Sep 4, 2022

Former Reserve Bank economist suggests Greens push for interest rate freeze is nonsensical

Greens senator Nick McKim says homeowners took on massive debt believing rates wouldn’t rise before 2024 and are now getting ‘smashed’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 4, 2022

Labor rules out mining tax despite Ross Garnaut warning of ‘deep wounds’ from energy prices

Economist tells Jobs and Skills Summit ‘we are kidding ourselves’ if Australia focuses on wage rises rather than mineral rent tax

The Guardian - AU · Sep 2, 2022

As it happened: Jobs and Skills Summit Day 2

Women's participation in the workforce is a key theme of the summit.

The Canberra Times · Sep 1, 2022

Labor to relax work tests for pensioners following jobs and skills summit – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Sep 1, 2022

Grattan on Friday: Should Anthony Albanese keep his word on the Stage 3 tax cuts?

The final, mega stage of the Coalition’s tax cuts, worth more than $240 billion over a decade, is now in the gun sights of many critics, who are calling for Anthony Albanese to dump his promise to deliver it.

The Conversation · Sep 1, 2022

As Labor’s jobs and skills summit kicks off, it’s all about having a seat at the table

In parliament’s great hall unionists, civil society and business give a little of their time, maybe endure a little boredom, in a bid to influence policy

The Guardian - AU · Sep 1, 2022

Wage growth, immigration in focus at Australian jobs summit

Wage growth and skilled migration are set to dominate the Australian government's jobs summit as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urged compromises between employers and unions to tackle the country's key economic challenges.

Reuters · Sep 1, 2022

As it happened: Jobs and Skills Summit, day one

Women's participation in the workforce is a key theme of the summit.

The Canberra Times · Aug 31, 2022