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Australian budget 2025: where does the money come from and where does it go?

The halcyon days of back-to-back surpluses are over but you can expect more energy rebates and perhaps some surprise announcements

The Guardian - AU

View from The Hill: 5 things to look for in the budget – and why we really need another budget soon

Jim Chalmers likes to boast, or marvel, that he is the first treasurer since Ben Chifley to deliver four budgets in a term.

The Conversation

Public service jobs on line as poll battlelines form

The coalition has doubled down on plans to axe public service jobs if elected as the prime minister goes into bat for Australians working from home.

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Households guaranteed $150 energy bill rebate as Coalition matches Labor budget pledge

Shadow treasurer says opposition will not ‘stand in the way’ but calls measure ‘Band-Aid to a bullet wound’ of high power prices

The Guardian - AU

Labor vows to support working from home as Coalition touts public servants cuts – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Climate fight here and now, and linked to living costs

Fighting misinformation and communicating the link between cost of living and back-to-back weather disasters are key priorities for climate advocates.

AAP

'Hip pocket help' on its way in pre-election sweetener

Australians will receive more energy bill relief in the federal budget but the Liberals argue it's only needed because Labor has allowed costs to blow out.

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Victorian Labor’s tough-on-crime turn could mark the beginning of the end for Jacinta Allan

The government has faced a ‘crime crisis’ before – but no matter how tough the premier talks on law and order, the Coalition is always willing to go tougher

The Guardian - AU

Suburbs turn back on coalition over work-from-home ban

Mortgage-belt electorates have shifted towards Labor after the coalition pledged to force public servants back to the office.

AAP

Plans to help more into 'disaster' housing market

Aspiring homeowners could secure a cheaper mortgage and lower deposit by letting the government take a stake, but Peter Dutton questions whether they want to.

AAP

Bob Brown urges Greens to punish Labor at election if Albanese amends law to protect salmon farming

PM’s pledge to protect Tasmanian industry will weaken laws already failing to protect natural sites and at-risk species, environmentalists say

The Guardian - AU

Coalition and Greens urge Labor to introduce powers to break up Coles and Woolworths duopoly

Parties call for intervention after ACCC report found Australian grocers among most profitable in world amid cost-of-living crisis

The Guardian - AU

Major parties neck and neck as election draws closer

The latest YouGov poll shows the coalition has clawed back ground to be tied with the government on a two-party preferred basis.

AAP

Grattan on Friday: Dutton says he could handle Donald Trump, but can any Australian PM?

In the Trump age, how the next government, whether Labor or Coalition, will handle foreign affairs, defence and trade is shaping as crucially important.

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RSPCA pulls approval for salmon farm after mass deaths

A salmon farm where workers were filmed sealing live fish in boxes has had its RSPCA tick of approval removed following an investigation.

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Gas shortfall delayed as homes electrify, winters mild

Australia's southern states are still facing gas shortfall warnings yet the timeline has been pushed out by three years.

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Prescription Meds To Be Capped At $25 From Next Year — What You Need To Know

Australia's major parties have announced a significant $689 million commitment towards cheaper medication.

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Why shock drop in jobs won't shift RBA rate cut bets

Fewer older Australians returned to work in February, driving a surprise fall in jobs and workforce participation but the labour market remains tight overall.

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The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Labor to cut medicine costs, Bob Carr’s Aukus warning, Rowling sparks Harry Potter feud

Labor to cap PBS-listed prescription costs at $25 as Coalition searches for policy hit; former foreign affairs minister criticises Aukus

The Guardian - AU

Minns says alleged Islamophobic threats against Lakemba mosque ‘truly disgusting’ – as it happened

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AAP

Chronic patients get most relief in medicine cost cut

Patients could save almost $7 on each prescription as the government promises to make medicines cheaper in a move supported by the coalition.

The Guardian - AU

Youth crime prevention programs face axe as Victorian government funding dwindles

Exclusive: Labor criticised for failing to address root causes of young people’s offending amid deep cuts to spending

The Guardian - AU

The Perth tradie: ‘Do I keep grinding through 12-hour days?’

Brent Daylight works two jobs as he tries to establish his own business. He worries about climate change and rejects Peter Dutton’s stance on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags

The Guardian - AU

Albanese to rush through new laws to protect Tasmania’s salmon industry from legal challenge

Labor will push the contentious bill through parliament next week despite concerns about the extinction of the Maugean skate

AAP

Health portfolio quartet join nation's newest ministry

A third-time elected state government has backed splitting its health portfolio four ways as the ink dried at its swearing-in ceremony.

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