Just over two weeks before the federal budget,the Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee has again urged the government to provide more help to those struggling the most.
A Senate committee has called for work on the $2.7 billion Gabba rebuild to be halted,as the Queensland government sounds out the construction market.
The opposition and Greens accused the government of being too close to the national carrier after Qatar Airways lost its bid to add flights to Australia.
The Greens will force Labor to negotiate over its promised $15 billion national reconstruction fund after the Coalition refused to back it in the Senate.