Jim Chalmers will deliver his third budget on May 14. Extra tax,which has bolstered the past two budgets,won’t be enough to offset extra spending.
Katy Gallagher has told former prime minister Julia Gillard she hit the “bottom of the bottom” after the tragic death of her fiance.
Finance Minister Katy Gallagher’s spending audit has found $50 billion in savings and redirected spending over the last two budgets. Economists say more needs to be done.
ABC footage shows the prime minister asking rally organiser Sarah Williams if she wanted him to speak just before his comments to the crowd prompted her furious outburst.
Scott Morrison must be feeling either empathy or schadenfreude as he watches Albanese cop bad press for his handling of a rally.
Minister for Women Katy Gallagher says the much-delayed parliamentary standards commission could punish MPs,senators,staffers and others in the building for serious breaches such as sexual assault.
‘Whatever,let the purge begin’. Some Coalition MPs think a new parliamentary watchdog would be used to pursue vendettas,but Lidia Thorpe says it should be a lot tougher.
Politicians who breach parliamentary workplace standards could be fined up to $10,853,according to a leaked draft of new laws.
Minister for Finance and Women Katy Gallagher said gender equality improvements will be important when it comes to winning government contracts.
A government minister has complained to Anthony Albanese about the influence of senior public servants,while the power of Penny Wong and Katy Gallagher has continued to grow.
The government will seek to close a gap in retirement savings between men and women by paying super on top of parental leave.