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Economists have warned that Labor’s budget spending could put pressure on the RBA to keep interest rates higher for longer. Follow our live coverage of the day’s news.
This budget’s political message is breathtakingly simple. The broader policy plan is fiendishly complex.
Just spending money on handouts to bring down inflation is not Chalmers’ main game.
We spoke to people about their thoughts and concerns ahead of,and immediately after,the budget. Here’s what they had to say.
Your guide to who gained the most – and who missed out – in Jim Chalmers’ third federal budget.
Economics Editor
Gold Coast star David Fifita will remain with the Titans after the Roosters sensationally withdrew a big-money offer to lure the in-demand forward to Bondi.
I’m guilty of taking a bit more than is strictly allowed in my carry-on but some people – there’s no polite way to say this – are absolute piss-takers.
Travel writer
Tottenham are out of the Champions League race in Ange Postecoglou’s first season in north London and Arsenal are all but out of the title race after City’s 2-0 win.
A mega-leak of property records reveals how suspected drug traffickers and other criminals call the UAE a safe haven as the Gulf state looks the other way.
The black vehicle could be seen ramming the police van carrying a prisoner,before hooded men with automatic weapons jumped from the car and attacked.
Parents of a young NSW surfer allegedly stabbed to death say they have lost their faith in humanity as the alleged killer remains on the run.
If teachers are to win back control of classrooms,they will need more than a well-planned lesson.
The Sydney council will probably overturn its controversial ban at a meeting on Wednesday night,as it is revealed the banned book was borrowed once in five years.
As a student,Emmanuelle Mattana faced the kind of schoolboy misogyny that made headlines last week. Her play,Trophy Boys,might just make a difference.
Are there two cameras,one for speeding and one for lights? Or just one camera? Voiced messages lack the punctuation to eliminate the doubt.
The government is attempting to tiptoe a tricky path out of strife. Here are seven charts that break everything down.
This budget taxes more,and spends more,than any of the others for at least a quarter-century.
Political and international editor
The Albanese government’s budget has delivered a $1.9 billion blow to NSW,putting the state’s finances under further pressure.
The high-profile NRL journalist has asked a court to give him time to seek mental health and alcohol treatment.
Meddling with bail laws is a balancing act state governments often get wrong. By taking his time,the premier has got it right.
Jack Doyle allegedly threatened to use a firearm on a group of teenagers fishing at Watsons Bay wharf before being pulled over by police hours later.
Abdul Saddik has represented several members of one of the main clans embroiled in Sydney’s drug war.
Harry Grant successfully appealed to have his dangerous contact charge overturned at the judiciary on Tuesday night.
Mitchell Moses is out of Magic Round – and no certainty to return for next week’s final Origin I audition – as Cronulla recall Braydon Trindall.
The government is betting big on green technologies and industry to grow local manufacturing.
Liquidators are questioning witnesses in the Federal Court about the finances of failed fintech venture Sargon,over allegations the company potentially traded while insolvent.
China’s ambassador has been summoned by the UK Foreign Office amid rapidly deteriorating diplomatic relations between the two nations after the arrests.
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A suburb’s wellbeing was measured on several indicators such as health,environment,jobs and income – but it comes at a price.
One in eight home sellers in the hardest-hit pocket of Sydney are motivated to get a deal done urgently as interest rates stay high.
Regardless of what you decide to do next,you need to know that this is unacceptable,writes Dr Kirstin Ferguson.
Writer and broadcaster
Knights officials fear an approach to the NRL by Andre Ponga to seek clarity on contractual issues could be the first steps in a plan to extract Kalyn from the club.
Argentinian Enrique Pieretto is the Waratahs’ newest starting prop after season-ending injuries to everyone else.
This time last year,Connor Watson wasn’t sure if he would ever play in the NRL again. Now he’s in the frame for an unlikely State of Origin debut.
Michael Maguire is trying to cultivate a next-man-up ethos for the Blues. He’ll have to start straight away.
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