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

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will have to balance competing priorities when he delivers the federal budget on Tuesday.

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

Opinion
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

Winners and losers Fed budget 2024

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 three-minute budget:Everything you need to know

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Labor has unveiled its economic plan for the next four years and beyond. Here is a quick rundown of the essentials.

Analysis
Federal

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.

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

Models backstage at Mastani.

Golden goals at Fashion Week as designers switch it up to chase customers

On the second day of Australian Fashion Week,the Matildas’ favourite off-pitch brand stepped out of its comfort zone.

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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

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?

Jim Chalmers in Parliament House on Sunday ahead of this week’s federal budget which will show inflation lower than expected.

The budget promises good news on inflation and interest rates – but there’s a flipside

Inflation has not been within the Reserve Bank’s target band for a decade. Tuesday’s budget will forecast it slipping below 3 per cent by year’s end.

Sydney

Sydney solicitor Abdul Saddik

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

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

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.

Updated
Coal

End to a secret deal that locked in coal exports and Sydney truck traffic

Members of School Strike 4 Climate and Rising Tide blockading the Port of Newcastle last year.

The Port of Newcastle has paid $13m so that it is no longer prohibited from competing with Port Botany and can diversify away from coal.

No timeframe for rollout of ankle bracelets for DV accused

NSW Premier Chris Minns announced tough new bail laws after Molly Ticehurst death

Chris Minns repeatedly declined to put a timeline on law changes that will see men who are released on bail after being accused of a serious DV offence required to wear an ankle bracelet.

‘Fat bike’ riders are plaguing Manly. Police and the mayor are determined to stop it

Dawn in Manly saw hundreds of residents on the promenade exercising and walking dogs. Coronavirus Photo Nick Moir 27 March 2020

More than 200 people have been booked for “fat bike” offences in the past year in one council area alone. In Manly,they’ve had enough.

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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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