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Treasurer delivers budget speech – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 29, 2022

The 2018 childcare package was partly designed to help families work more. But the benefits were too modest to matter

The federal government introduced the Jobs for Families Child Care Package in July 2018. Then Education Minister Simon Birmingham had said the package would create a “simpler, more affordable, more accessible and more flexible early education and childcare system”.

The Conversation · Mar 29, 2022

Budget 2022: analysis reveals Morrison government funnelling billions into must-win marginal seats

Just one-third of Coalition’s $16bn spending spree has been endorsed by Infrastructure Australia

The Guardian - AU · Mar 28, 2022

Cruise ship ban to end; nation records 24 Covid deaths – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 14, 2022

Anthony Albanese tells PM he’s the real ‘Manchurian candidate’ for weaponising national security

Labor leader seizes on former spy boss’s claim that Scott Morrison is serving China’s interests by politicising critical issue

The Guardian - AU · Feb 17, 2022

Minister asked why refugees still stuck in Park hotel if not security risks – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Feb 16, 2022

'We're the government': Audit into safety grants shows Coalition skew

The Finance Minister has dismissed Labor's concerns it will use unallocated "war chest" of funds to deliver federal election promises.

The Canberra Times · Feb 15, 2022

Speculation on Tudge’s future; integrity commission plans shelved – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Feb 14, 2022

PM got copy of report into Tudge allegations on 28 January – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Feb 13, 2022

Brittany Higgins and Grace Tame to speak at National Press Club after PM's apology

A day after receiving a formal apology from the Prime Minister, former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins will address the National Press Club alongside her friend and former Australian of the Year, Grace Tame.

ABC News · Feb 8, 2022