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Watch live:Treasurer Jim Chalmers hands down the 2024 federal budget

Watch live:Treasurer Jim Chalmers hands down the 2024 federal budget

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is delivering his third federal budget. Follow our live coverage with all the news and analysis from our team of experts.

This budget will make us better off now,worse off later

It seems the top priority of Anthony Albanese’s government is not to have any priorities.

Ross Gittins
Ross Gittins

Economics Editor

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Federal

It’s not an election year,but this budget sure smells like a pitch for one

This budget taxes more,and spends more,than any of the others for at least a quarter-century,outside the pandemic years. And it conceals the pork better.

Peter Hartcher
Peter Hartcher

Political and international editor

Are you a winner or loser in this budget?

Your guide to who gained the most – and who missed out – in Jim Chalmers’ third federal budget.

The handout that could cruel your next pay rise

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers arrives at Parliament House in Canberra on budget day.

Just spending money on handouts to bring down inflation is not Jim Chalmers’ main game.

How the budget affects you – from students to retirees

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Young or old,single or married:this is how the 2024 budget will impact your life.

The Albanese government doesn’t just like women,it needs them

Women voters are growing increasingly progressive which makes them appetising prey not just for Labor but for the Greens and the teals.

Jacqueline Maley
Jacqueline Maley

Columnist and senior journalist

Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

Is this the budget we needed? Our experts deliver their verdicts

Jim Chalmers’ third budget sought to strike a balance between inflation and cost of living. Here’s what our experts thought.

Why you’ll have to wait for the government’s new mental health initiative

mental health

The announcement formed the centrepiece of the Albanese government’s long-awaited response to an evaluation of the under-strain mental health system.

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NRL 2024

Knights wary of Roosters raid as third party speaks out over Ponga deal

Kalyn Ponga

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.

Paul Kent seeks mental health,alcohol treatment after alleged brawl:court

Paul Kent leaves the Downing Centre in sunglasses on Tuesday alongside his lawyer,George Elias.

High-profile NRL journalist Paul Kent has asked a court to give him time to seek mental health and alcohol treatment.

DV bail changes make a big difference,but Minns missed one big red flag

The NSW government’s proposed laws will make it much harder for the most serious offenders to inflict harm. But there are other protections it can and must deploy.

Rosalind Dixon
Rosalind Dixon

Professor of law

Sydney restaurants Tequila Daisy (left) and Redbird are closing.

Tougher than the GFC:Duo shut their hatted Chinese and casual Mexican restaurants

Citing the toughest trading conditions they’ve experienced,Sydney hospitality veterans Rebecca Lines and Hamish Ingham have closed two eateries.

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Federal Budget 2024

Treasurer Jim Chalmers at a meeting of Labor MPs on Monday,ahead of delivering his third budget.

$9.3 billion:Chalmers lands the surplus double in third budget

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will attempt to reduce cost pressures on Australians while investing in a new manufacturing future in his third budget on Tuesday.

Metros only:How have Jim Chalmers and Labor addressed the five key budget pressures?

The five key pressures on the budget – and how they’ve blown out over time

Jim Chalmers and Katy Gallagher promised to rein in the five fiscal horsemen of the budget apocalypse. But have they?

Sydney

The 294 bus will no longer run when the Metro opens
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Sydney Metro

Revealed:The Sydney bus routes that will be axed and cut short when Metro opens

While there is bad news for some commuters,long-suffering Victoria Road bus passengers have had a win.

Man banned from Sydney’s eastern suburbs after alleged wharf incident

Jack Doyle allegedly confronted the three boys on Watsons Bay wharf.

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.

High-profile Sydney lawyer charged with sharing sex assault complainant details

Sydney solicitor Abdul Saddik

Abdul Saddik has represented several members of one of the main clans embroiled in Sydney’s drug war.

Judge takes aim at Dawson’s ‘convenient’ claim about wedding ring

Chris Dawson during his trial;Chris Dawson and Lynette Simms on their wedding day in 1970.

Convicted killer Chris Dawson,whose appeal is before the courts,claimed his wife never returned after he dropped her at a bus stop. A top judge has asked a pointed question.

Charlise Mutten asked if her alleged killer would make a good dad,jury told

Charlise Mutten was found dead in the Colo River in the Blue Mountains.

The nine-year-old girl was excited to visit her mother,Kallista Mutten,and her mother’s fiance,Justin Stein,before her alleged murder,her grandfather has said.

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NRL 2024

Connor Watson is in the mix for a Blues debut.

‘He’s a weapon’:Roosters utility emerges as Blues bolter

This time last year,Connor Watson wasn’t sure if he would ever play NRL again. Now he’s in the frame for an unlikely Origin debut.

Jack Wighton weill not make himself available for NSW
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‘Madge understands’:Why Wighton will not play for NSW

Jack Wighton will remain in representative retirement despite the NSW Blues facing a nightmare injury toll,but insists coach Michael Maguire still has plenty of talent to choose from.

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NRL 2024

Knights wary of Roosters raid as third party speaks out over Ponga deal

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.

Mitchell Moses was forced to watch the action in the second half last Friday.

‘He’s not ready’:Moses no certainty to return before Origin as Sharks name Trindall

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.

Connor Watson is in the mix for a Blues debut.

‘He’s a weapon’:Roosters utility emerges as Blues bolter

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.

Enrique Pieretto posing in his Argentinian kit at the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

Pass the bad luck repellent:The Argentinian flown in to solve NSW’s prop crisis

Argentinian Enrique Pieretto is the Waratahs’ newest starting prop after season-ending injuries to everyone else.

Jack Wighton weill not make himself available for NSW
Updated
NRL 2024

‘Madge understands’:Why Wighton will not play for NSW

Jack Wighton will remain in representative retirement despite the NSW Blues facing a nightmare injury toll,but insists coach Michael Maguire still has plenty of talent to choose from.

Angus Crichton’s future at the Roosters is up in the air after the signing of David Fifita.

Roosters rally around Angus Crichton after Fifita signing

Roosters players Terrell May and Victor Radley said they hope to have Angus Crichton at the club next year.

Ange Postecoglou at the end of the match against Liverpool.

Why some Spurs fans want Tottenham to lose to City … and what Ange thinks

Victory on Wednesday (AEST) would give Tottenham’s Champions League hopes a huge boost but would also gift their bitter rivals one hand on the Premier League trophy.

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