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Dutton signals support for Labor's changes to tax cuts

Australians in need of greater assistance are soon expected to get some relief, with signs the coalition is unlikely to oppose reworked tax cuts.

AAP · Feb 2, 2024

To assert Western Australian public schools will be fully funded by 2026 is simply not true

Accounting tricks allow the WA government to claim non-school expenditures under its funding share, meaning public schools will actually be under-funded

The Guardian - AU · Feb 1, 2024

Home lending sinks but a stronger 2024 on the horizon

New home loan activity has dipped after a promising few months but improving economic conditions should pave the way for a better 2024.

AAP · Feb 1, 2024

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Morning Mail: $57m of ‘dark money’ in political donations, Biden sanctions Israeli settlers, new funds for Ukraine

Donations data shows we don’t know the source of around 25% of funding

The Guardian - AU · Feb 1, 2024

‘Dark money’: $57m of donations to major Australian parties in 2022-23 of unknown origin

Analysis of AEC’s annual political returns show one quarter of major parties’ funding comes from unnamed sources

The Guardian - AU · Feb 1, 2024

Jim Chalmers hints Labor will never abolish 37% tax bracket as planned under stage-three cuts

The treasurer indicates the government is unlikely to revive the Coalition’s plan even when economic circumstances improve

The Guardian - AU · Feb 1, 2024

Australia ‘on track’ with climate targets needed to protect Great Barrier Reef, Labor tells Unesco

Federal and Queensland governments are trying to convince UN body not to add the reef to list of world heritage sites in danger

The Guardian - AU · Feb 1, 2024

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Australian political donations: here’s who gave the most in 2022-23

Latest Australian Electoral Commission figures give voters insights into how much each party, or candidate, is getting and who they’re receiving it from

The Guardian - AU · Feb 1, 2024

‘Deliberate lie’: education lobby group says ‘landmark’ school agreement falls short of 100% funding

Federal and WA state governments’ public school funding deal dismissed as ‘not good enough’ by Australian Education Union

The Guardian - AU · Feb 1, 2024

UN aid agency's importance noted after funding stripped

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has reaffirmed the importance of the UN's humanitarian body in Palestine, days after Australia stripped its funding.

AAP · Feb 1, 2024

Business council slams reforms designed to help workers

The government is facing pressure from big business groups who say it should amend workplace reforms intended to protect Australian workers from exploitation.

AAP · Feb 1, 2024

Ex-NT chief Michael Gunner resigns from Fortescue role

Former Northern Territory chief minister Michael Gunner has resigned from his job leading the Andrew Forrest-led Fortescue Future Industries.

AAP · Feb 1, 2024

Tax talk turns negative as Labor gears for relief

Changes to tax cuts that increase the returns of lower to middle-income earners have spurred speculation about whether negative gearing changes are next.

AAP · Feb 1, 2024

Clive Palmer’s mining company tops political donors list again as Liberals beat Labor on receipts

Political donations for previous financial year, released by the AEC, show major parties received $210.7m in donations and other receipts

The Guardian - AU · Feb 1, 2024

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AAP · Feb 1, 2024

Labor luminary and longest-serving NSW treasurer dies

Michael Egan, who held the purse strings in NSW longer than anyone else and paved a controversial path to privatisation of public assets, has died aged 75.

The Guardian - AU · Jan 31, 2024

Morning Mail: Jim Chalmers fires tax salvo, Georgie Purcell speaks out, Mark Zuckerberg’s apology

Treasurer say Coalition idea would ‘smash the budget’ with $40bn hit; Victorian MP vows to ‘keep fighting’ for women and animal rights

The Guardian - AU · Jan 31, 2024

Jim Chalmers warns restoring tax cuts to high earners would ‘smash’ budget by almost $40bn

Treasurer’s data estimates reimposing old stage-three cuts while retaining Labor’s plan for low and middle earners would cost $39bn over four years

AAP · Jan 30, 2024

Tax changes spark calls for complete system redesign

Half of the nation's high-income earners back Labor's proposed tax changes as analysis shows most of the benefits will still flow to the rich.

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The Guardian - AU · Jan 30, 2024

Dutton under pressure to back stage-three tax changes as analysis shows big benefit to Coalition electorates

About 85% of taxpayers in Liberal and National seats will be better off under Labor’s plan

The Guardian - AU · Jan 30, 2024

‘Shock and disappointment’ among some Labor MPs over Victorian government’s decision on duck hunting ban

‘Baffled’ MPs express alarm at ‘captain’s call’ while premier Jacinta Allan says cabinet followed ‘normal process’ in a ‘consensus decision’

AAP · Jan 30, 2024

Prospect of major China-PNG security pact hosed down

Papua New Guinea is unlikely to ink a major policing deal with China similar to the Solomon Islands after nascent security talks were revealed, one expert says.

AAP · Jan 29, 2024

Alarm sounded over long-term effects of tax cuts

Concerns are being raised new tax cuts will put a dent in the pocket of Australians in the long-term as the issue of bracket creep remains.

The Guardian - AU · Jan 29, 2024

Guardian Essential poll: one in two voters back stage-three tax cuts changes

Labor’s bid to skew package towards low- and middle-income earners given boost, as only 22% say it should go ahead unchanged

The Guardian - AU · Jan 29, 2024

Booing the PM: did Anthony Albanese fall victim to an Australian sporting ‘tradition’?

Prime minister is the latest to cop jeers at a major event, this time the Australian Open. History suggests he won’t be the last

The Guardian - AU · Jan 29, 2024

David Littleproud accuses Labor of ‘class warfare’ over stage-three tax changes, saying $190,000 is ‘not a lot’

Nationals leader says tax cuts were about ‘giving everyone a fair go’ and Labor is ‘pitting one Australian against the other’

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