The Guardian
Liberal MP Melissa McIntosh suggests a party rebrand might win back voters, while Treasurer Chalmers defends house price forecasts and blames Howard-era policies for housing market woes.
The Guardian
Australia's PM Albanese offers CGT exemptions to 2.7 million small businesses after backlash, costing $475 million but buying some peace.
The Guardian
Commonwealth Bank says the government's tax changes will hit house prices twice as hard as Treasury predicted, while Albanese and Chalmers spend the morning yelling at Trump's tariffs and the youngest murderer in Australian history gets sent back to…
The Guardian
Australia's economy slows to a crawl in early 2026, datacentres prop up GDP, and living standards go backwards - but hey, the annual growth rate looks okay if you squint.
The Guardian
Australia's minimum wage workers get a raise that might almost keep pace with inflation, if inflation stops running so fast.
The Guardian
Australia's property market is cooling after Labor's budget reforms, but decades of policy failure - not the new taxes - are the real culprit.
The Guardian
Former PM Paul Keating tells Labor not to flinch on capital gains tax changes, warning exemptions would create a new economic distortion - and probably a new meme too.
The Guardian
Jim Chalmers admits housing market is broken, opposition says build more houses, and everyone pretends this is new information.
The Guardian
Jim Chalmers says his fifth budget will be 'most responsible' - which means no fuel excise extension, no extra tax relief, and a healthy dose of broken promises about negative gearing.
The Guardian
Brisbane trains go missing, politicians go fundraising, activists go detaining, and a royal commission goes live - all in a day's work for Australia.
The Guardian
Treasurer Jim Chalmers hints existing property investors will dodge higher taxes in upcoming budget, because retroactive fairness is so last century.
The Guardian
Syria accuses Australia of snubbing families trying to leave a detention camp; Penny Wong secures Chinese jet fuel; Chalmers understands calls for gas tax but prefers keeping the economy running on imported optimism.
The Guardian
Australia's inflation hits 4.6% as Iran war fuel shock kicks in, with the RBA expected to hike rates again while the treasurer warns things will get worse before they get better.
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