Economists and financial markets believe a quarter percentage point cut in May,worth $100 a month to repayments on a $600,000 mortgage,is all but a done deal due to the latest ABS figures.
Labor released its costings on Monday,saying it would cut the use of consultants and increase visa fees to claw back improvements in the budget.
Whoever wins on Saturday faces budget deficits as far as the eye can see. Peter Dutton faces tough choices to meet his promises and cut spending.
Labor has been bleeding rusted-on,working-class voters in traditionally safe seats for years. What’s gone wrong,and can the party turn it around?
The US president had unsettled the election campaign from the outset. But in the past couple of weeks,the tangerine titan has become totally toxic.
The treasurer insisted he had asked for analysis,not modelling,which Peter Dutton used to claim Labor had a secret plan to change negative gearing rules.
Election results trigger,or subsequently lead to,leadership resets. Even in the turmoil of a campaign,players will also have their eyes on the future.
The first treasurers’ debate of the election campaign between Jim Chalmers and Angus Taylor was dominated by one man:Donald Trump.
Economic fallout from Donald Trump’s tariffs will hit whoever wins government,with Australia unable to escape the global economic slowdown.
The women entered a closed-off facility masquerading as journalists and peppered the treasurer with questions about his government’s support of gas and Israel.