What Australians plan to do with their $300 energy bill subsidy

What Australians plan to do with their $300 energy bill subsidy

Most Australians say they will use it to increase savings or pay down loans,countering fears of a spending splurge that would fuel inflation.

  • byDavid Crowe

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Crisafulli’s LNP climbs higher against Miles’ Labor leadership

Crisafulli’s LNP climbs higher against Miles’ Labor leadership

Steven Miles took the top job in December,pitching himself as Labor’s best chance for the October election. New polling for Brisbane Times details what’s changed.

  • byMatt Dennien
Why Labor’s budget is not enough to reverse its two-year slump
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Why Labor’s budget is not enough to reverse its two-year slump

It is not unusual for governments to suffer a slump after two years in power – it happened to John Howard in 1998 and he recovered. But there are danger signs for Labor.

  • byDavid Crowe
Dutton’s grim picture is close to reality,but his migration schtick isn’t the solution

Dutton’s grim picture is close to reality,but his migration schtick isn’t the solution

In treating migration as his golden leadership goose,Peter Dutton is making a classic political mistake,which is to identify your strength and then over-emphasise it.

  • bySean Kelly
MPs,staffers could face hefty fines,jail for not reporting assaults,harassment

MPs,staffers could face hefty fines,jail for not reporting assaults,harassment

Individuals could be jailed for up to 15 years or fined up to $3 million if they don’t act on a parliamentary employee’s complaint.

  • byOlivia Ireland
Voters favour deeper cuts to migration as Labor misses budget boost

Voters favour deeper cuts to migration as Labor misses budget boost

As a bruising political fight over housing and congestion continues,polling shows half of all voters want more done to curb immigration.

  • byDavid Crowe
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Bet your house on it:The issues Dutton wants as election battlegrounds

Bet your house on it:The issues Dutton wants as election battlegrounds

The opposition leader seems utterly sure of his power to drive Albanese out of office. Too sure,perhaps.

  • byDavid Crowe
Labor senators condemn ‘river to the sea’ chant in Fatima Payman rebuke

Labor senators condemn ‘river to the sea’ chant in Fatima Payman rebuke

Senior Labor figures,including the prime minister,also distanced themselves from Senator Fatima Payman who accused Israel of conducting a genocide in Gaza.

  • byMatthew Knott
Five things Jim Chalmers didn’t tell you in his budget speech

Five things Jim Chalmers didn’t tell you in his budget speech

We pick apart an abridged version of Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ third budget speech – and explain five key points.

  • byShane Wright andNatassia Chrysanthos
The Minns government’s worst budget fears have been realised

The Minns government’s worst budget fears have been realised

The Albanese government’s budget has delivered a $1.9 billion blow to NSW,putting the state’s finances under further pressure.

  • byAlexandra Smith
Labor’s promised subsidies for everyone. They’re not guaranteed votes in return

Labor’s promised subsidies for everyone. They’re not guaranteed votes in return

The political message in this budget is breathtakingly simple. The broader policy plan is fiendishly complex.

  • byDavid Crowe