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Chalmers said while he received free advice to either provide much more cost-of-living relief or “slash and burn” the budget and provide less assistance, he would be looking to strike a “series of correct balances”. One area in which consumers have felt the most price pain over the past three years has been in supermarkets. […]
Albanese was in Samoa for a Commonwealth meeting on Saturday and took questions on international matters, but ended a press conference before he could be asked about Qantas. Joyce also declined to comment. “This is on a scale that I think bears much further scrutiny, and I think there are deep questions for the prime […]
Albanese was in Samoa for a Commonwealth meeting on Saturday and took questions on international matters, but ended a press conference before he could be asked about Qantas. Joyce also declined to comment. “This is on a scale that I think bears much further scrutiny, and I think there are deep questions for the prime […]
While higher interest rates have hurt the bank’s finances, it made $1.6 billion from the global lift in gold prices over the past year. The bank holds about 6400 bars of the precious metal, now worth $9 billion, in the vaults of the Bank of England in London. Before the pandemic, the federal government received […]
“And it is up to countries like Australia to show leadership. We have done that, which is one of the ways that we have restored our credibility in international forums such as this.” The Tuvalu prime minister spoke to journalists after launching a report by the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative that blames Australia, Canada […]
Best of cartoons, October 23, 2024 Best of cartoons, October 23, 2024 We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. Dismiss Skip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer 10 ImagesOctober 23, 2024 — 12.22am 1/10 Credit:Simon Letch 2/10 Credit:Simon Letch 3/10 Credit:Simon Letch 4/10 Credit:Aresna Villanueva […]
China views democratically governed Taiwan as its territory and conducts regular military drills around the island. Experts differ on the likelihood and timing of any invasion, with US intelligence officials testifying last year that China did not want a military conflict. Ferguson said the weak links in the AUKUS defence pact between Australia, the United […]
For example, the council says the Commonwealth would receive $19 billion more in tax revenue over a decade if the states and territories replaced stamp duty with a land tax. An annual land tax would add to economic growth, it says, and the federal government could share those gains with the states and territories to […]
Late-term abortions are extremely rare, accounting for about 1 per cent of terminations. As my colleague Natassia Chrysanthos has reported, the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists says they are typically only sought for serious medical reasons or very difficult personal circumstances. Examples include major foetal abnormalities, or cases where it […]
Anti-Israel protesters have cost taxpayers at least $118,000 by vandalising federal offices over the war in the Middle East, with a single Jewish MP suffering an overwhelming share of the damage. Labor MP Josh Burns, whose grandmother fled Nazi Germany, was targeted by attacks that cost at least $89,300. Vandals lit fires, smashed windows and […]