The budget in charts.

How exactly is your money being spent? Five charts that really explain the budget

Here are the charts that tell you the budget’s outlook for households and the economy.

  • Clancy Yeates andCraig Butt

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Kevin Warsh was on the Fed’s board when its first bout of quantitative easing began in response to the 2008 financial crisis,but has been a QE critic since leaving the board in 2011.

Trump’s man is set to make the president very angry

Kevin Warsh is getting ready to sit on one of the hottest seats in America. He just found out he won’t be able to deliver what Donald Trump expects from him.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
The federal government has been forced to spend billions due to the fallout of the war.

Trump’s war is costing the budget billions – and counting

The federal government has been forced to spend billions to deal with the fallout from the war in the Middle East.

  • Matthew Knott andMike Foley
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Energy Minister Chris Bowen.

Australia to boost fuel stockpile to 50 days under $10b package as oil crisis worsens

The new fuel-security package marks a major policy shift as the government seeks to tackle the impacts of the Iran war.

  • Mike Foley,Brittany Busch andNick Toscano
Anthony Albanese last week touring Jurong Island,Singapore’s oil hub.

Warnings over Russian ‘blood oil’ as Asian fuel imports increase

Labor’s diplomatic mission to shore up Australia’s supply is under fire,with warnings the dash for fuel is funnelling billions into Russia’s “war machine”.

  • Angus Delaney
Land at the Port of Brisbane will be opened up for a potential fuel storage facility.

Queensland to open up land at six ports for fuel storage facilities

The premier announced a plan on Sunday to hand government-owned land to private companies to build tanks – and even new refineries.

  • Julius Dennis
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Fuel prices are set to rise.

Fuel spike is coming:Relief at bowser not tipped to last

Australians enjoyed a respite from soaring fuel prices,but global markets will bring bad news to service stations in coming weeks.

  • Mike Foley andNick Toscano
Donald Trump’s war against Iran has pushed inflation to a three-year high.

Many have asked if Trump is gaining financially from the Iran war. Peter Hartcher answers

Our readers asked some very interesting questions,and our international and political editor replied.

High-priced petrol in March contributed to three quarters of the rise in overall inflation.

Chalmers warns inflation will only get worse after prices hit three-year high

Inflation hit 4.6 per cent in March,intensifying pressure on the Reserve Bank to inflict a third consecutive rate rise on mortgage holders on Tuesday next week.

  • Shane Wright
Viva Energy chief executive Scott Wyatt speaks about what happened on the night of the Geelong refinery fire.

Scott was already working late on fuel supply when a call stopped him cold

The chief executive of Viva Energy raced to the Geelong plant and arrived at 3am to find the sky glowing orange.

  • Nick Toscano