The Aussie dollar has hit a five-year low. Here’s what it means for you

The Aussie dollar has hit a five-year low. Here’s what it means for you

Why is the Australian dollar weakening,what does it mean for inflation,and how does it affect the government as it heads towards an election?

  • byMillie Muroi

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Chop from the top:The Perth private schools getting a funding haircut

Chop from the top:The Perth private schools getting a funding haircut

St Mary’s Anglican School,Hale School and Perth College are among many WA schools and hundreds nationwide found to have received up to 40 per cent above entitlements.

  • byClaire Ottaviano andAlex Crowe
He crushed Latham in 2004,but unlocked cabinet papers reveal the problems Howard could not fix

He crushed Latham in 2004,but unlocked cabinet papers reveal the problems Howard could not fix

John Howard’s victory at the 2004 election remains one of federal politics’ most remarkable achievements. But cabinet papers from that year show it was the start of the end.

  • byShane Wright
Cost of caring for veterans climbs to $13 billion
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Cost of caring for veterans climbs to $13 billion

A backlog of 60,000 unprocessed medical and compensation claims from veterans has been cleared – and has delivered a $13 billion hit to the budget.

  • byShane Wright
‘We’ve been vindicated’:Chalmers says government spending has saved the nation from recession

‘We’ve been vindicated’:Chalmers says government spending has saved the nation from recession

After coming under fire from for his mid-year budget update,Treasurer Jim Chalmers says:“We’ve rejected this free advice that says slash and burn in the budget”.

  • byShane Wright andDavid Crowe
Everything you need to know about MYEFO in five charts

Everything you need to know about MYEFO in five charts

Here’s a guide to help you see through the sea of red unveiled by the treasurer.

  • byMillie Muroi
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Might look like Chalmers is spending like a drunken sailor,but this is what’s really going on
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Jim Chalmers

Might look like Chalmers is spending like a drunken sailor,but this is what’s really going on

Both sides know the current system,reliant on the nation’s army of wage slaves,is failing the economy and future generations.

  • byShane Wright
Tax cut hopes crash after $22 billion blowout

Tax cut hopes crash after $22 billion blowout

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has revealed a big hit to the budget bottom line with the nation’s debt set to crash through $1 trillion in the coming year.

  • byShane Wright andMillie Muroi
Never mind negative gearing. Australians pushed $67b through this tax vehicle

Never mind negative gearing. Australians pushed $67b through this tax vehicle

The record amount has flowed through a growing number of trusts to help Australians,mostly high-income earners,reduce their tax bills.

  • byShane Wright
Coalition accuses Chalmers of reviving ‘Mediscare’

Coalition accuses Chalmers of reviving ‘Mediscare’

In 2016,Labor’s “Mediscare” campaign falsely suggested the Coalition wanted to privatise Medicare. The opposition is accusing the government of “reheating” the claim.

  • byMillie Muroi
NDIS gets $1b injection to slow growth even as budget slides into deficit
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Disability

NDIS gets $1b injection to slow growth even as budget slides into deficit

New ways of assessing people for NDIS support will add to a series of changes that are slowing growth of the $47 billion scheme but also revoking people’s plans at higher rates.

  • byDavid Crowe andNatassia Chrysanthos