Labor MPs endorse changes to stage-three tax cuts Move will spark fierce political battle for Albanese government as opposition vows to roll back changes if they win government The Guardian - AU · Jan 24, 2024
Afternoon Update: Trump wins New Hampshire primary; Labor to amend stage-three tax cuts; and former News Corp boss appointed ABC chair New Hampshire primary result suggests smooth path to GOP nomination for Donald Trump The Guardian - AU · Jan 24, 2024
Kim Williams is more than just a former Murdoch boss, but his new role does not make it his ABC The public broadcaster is under siege. Williams must focus on bringing staff and management together again The Guardian - AU · Jan 24, 2024
Albanese government under pressure to reveal next moves after failed referendum Exclusive: Indigenous representatives want the federal government to accelerate its plans on closing the gap, including delivering significant funding The Guardian - AU · Jan 23, 2024
Stage-three tax cuts: cabinet approves new cost-of-living relief for workers on less than $150,000 Taxpayers earning under $150,000 would be better off under a plan to retain the 37% tax bracket, unwinding the Morrison government’s stage-three tax cuts due to come into effect this year The Guardian - AU · Jan 23, 2024
Morning Mail: Labor heads for tax showdown, Oscar nominations revealed, Socceroos draw in Qatar Anthony Albanese looks set for a clash with the Coalition over stage-three cuts; Robbie misses out in Oscar shortlist The Guardian - AU · Jan 23, 2024
Middle income earners primed for extra tax relief The prime minister says middle income earners are at the centre of an income tax overhaul that he will flesh out in a speech on Thursday. AAP · Jan 23, 2024
Labor urged to recognise Palestinian state ‘without further delay’ after Israeli PM’s rejection of two-state solution Palestinian diplomat Izzat Abdulhadi says Australia must do more than express disappointment at Benjamin Netanyahu’s stance The Guardian - AU · Jan 23, 2024
Labor poised to alter stage-three tax cuts for cost-of-living relief as bitter stoush with Coalition looms Caucus meeting in Canberra on Wednesday to hammer out ‘substantial’ cost-of-living relief to low- and middle-income earners The Guardian - AU · Jan 23, 2024
‘I don’t hold a hose’: eight moments that define Scott Morrison’s legacy as prime minister From Aukus to the Covid response and the secret ministries scandal, Australia’s 30th PM leaves behind a complicated and controversial legacy The Guardian - AU · Jan 23, 2024
Spectre of irrelevance hangs over John Pesutto as backflip on treaty blind-sides Victorian Coalition MPs Shambolic media conference has Coalition members saying opposition leader has shown ‘an abject failure of leadership’ The Guardian - AU · Jan 23, 2024
43% Of Low Income Renters Are In ‘Severe’ Rental Stress & Are At Risk Of Homelessness Almost half of low income renters are at risk of being pushed into homelessness, a horrifying new government report has revealed. Pedestrian.tv · Jan 23, 2024
Scott Morrison to resign from politics for ‘new challenges in the global corporate sector’ Former prime minister quitting after 16 years in parliament to also ‘spend more time with my family’ The Guardian - AU · Jan 23, 2024
Anthony Albanese hoses down claims stage-three tax cuts will be changed to pay for cost of living relief Prime minister says ‘everyone will be getting a tax cut’ on KIIS FM after 2GB says government considering lifting tax-free threshold while retaining highest tax bracket at $180,000 The Guardian - AU · Jan 23, 2024
Roll Call · Jan 22, 2024 White House unveils policy push for Roe anniversary - Roll Call The actions include new guidance from HHS, Treasury, and Labor that would improve access to free contraception under the 2010 health law.
The Guardian - AU · Jan 22, 2024 Greens warn Labor stage-three tax cuts will add to inflation and bring little relief for most workers Party releases Parliamentary Budget Office estimates that the plan will cost $323.6bn over a decade
The Guardian - AU · Jan 22, 2024 Benjamin Netanyahu’s denial of Palestinian statehood undermines prospects for peace, Labor MP says Criticism from the assistant foreign minister, Tim Watts, comes as backbencher says Israeli prime minister ‘is not a partner for peace’
The Guardian - AU · Jan 22, 2024 Australian-first inquiry into women’s pain launched as Victoria seeks to tackle ‘shame and stigma’ Premier Jacinta Allan says ‘there is a gendered pain gap’, as survey of women finds two in five suffer from chronic pain
The Guardian - AU · Jan 22, 2024 Albanese fuels cost-of-living relief expectations as MPs debate sticking with stage-three tax cuts PM says Labor government will receive advice by Wednesday’s caucus meeting on how best to assist Australians struggling with rising costs
AAP · Jan 22, 2024 Golden ticket visa for big-spending investors shelved A visa scheme aimed at enticing big-spending investors to Australia has been scrapped amid fears it was exploited by corrupt foreign officials and criminals.
The Guardian - AU · Jan 21, 2024 Treaty could make people ‘feel more divided’, Victorian opposition leader says, as Coalition withdraws support The Coalition backed a bill in 2022 to start the treaty process with Indigenous people in Victoria but has now ended years of bipartisanship on the issue
The Guardian - AU · Jan 21, 2024 Child among asylum seekers returned to country of origin after being sent from Australia to Nauru Home affairs department confirms eight of the 11 people flown to island nation in September have since returned home
The Guardian - AU · Jan 19, 2024 Labor MP condemns Netanyahu’s rejection of Palestinian state as a step toward apartheid Julian Hill labels Israeli prime minister’s position ‘appalling’ as he calls for financial consequences for Israeli settlers
The Guardian - AU · Jan 19, 2024 No more coat hangers: Victoria’s Parliament House returned to full glory in 16-year restoration project Through leadership spills, protests and Covid, the stonemasons continued their ‘intricate’ work on Australia’s largest heritage restoration project
The Guardian - AU · Jan 19, 2024 As Gaza crisis worsens, the Albanese government is on the defensive Penny Wong engages in balancing act during trip to the Middle East while the political environment back home is fraught