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A month out from polling day, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has committed to removing another 25 level crossing by 2030 under a re-elected Labor government.

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Anthony Albanese flags NDIS spending crackdown as federal budget forecasts cost blowout

There are growing concerns about the sustainability of a central Labor policy following new budget projections showing the extent of National Disability Insurance Scheme cost blowouts.

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What does the budget mean for Medicare, medicines, aged care and First Nations health?

Labor’s first health budget in almost a decade has few surprises – and that is a good thing.

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Federal budget sets up Murray-Darling Basin showdown

The government has announced a plan to buy back water from irrigators for the first time in a decade, setting up a showdown between stakeholders in the Murray-Darling Basin.

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Anthony Albanese considering electricity market intervention as federal budget forecasts surging prices

The federal budget is forecasting a 56 per cent increase in electricity prices and a 44 per cent increase in gas prices in the next 18 months, prompting Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to flag possible market intervention.

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Mixed response to $350m housing boost

While lobby groups are heartened by the government's plan to build a million houses across the next five years, critics have described it as a 'con job'.

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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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Middle Arm industrial precinct, remote homelands and Aboriginal art gallery funding confirmed for NT in federal budget

Funding for a billion-dollar industrial hub on Darwin Harbour and a national Aboriginal art gallery in Alice Springs are among the big-ticket items confirmed for the Northern Territory in Tuesday's federal budget.

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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

The Guardian - AU

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 good, but more needed: business

Treasurer Jim Chalmers' first budget has been welcomed by business chiefs, but they say more work is needed to get the economy on a stronger footing.

AAP

Budget breaks promise to families: Libs

The federal opposition has slammed the Albanese government's first budget for not addressing the rising cost of living in the short term.

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Prayer is 'absurd' in politics: Greens MP

The NSW Greens are renewing a push to scrap the reading of Christian prayers in the state's parliament, calling the tradition "absurd" and out of touch.

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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.

The New Daily

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.

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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.

The Guardian - AU

Budget cuts and Morrison’s pledges: where are the biggest savings coming from?

At least $9bn of regional, environmental and infrastructure spending has been slashed in Labor’s October budget – here are the projects that will miss out

The Guardian - AU

Government to crack down on NDIS provider fraud amid warning scheme will soon cost $50bn annually

Bill Shorten says $126m earmarked in Labor’s October budget will help protect national disability insurance scheme ‘from crooks’

The Guardian - AU

Labor pledges extra $200m in Australian aid for Ukraine and $500m for veterans in budget

Albanese government unveils big boost to Pacific aid partly offset by axing Coalition’s agriculture visa while sparing defence from major cuts

Newcastle Herald

Budget 2022: Hunter cash locked in for airport, hydrogen

The new government also met its commitment to restore funding to the GP Access After Hours service in the Hunter.

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

The Guardian - AU

Labor overhauls Australia’s climate spending in budget and sounds warning on future costs

Climate and environment programs in 2022-23 partly funded by redirecting $746.9m from those promised by Coalition

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