More migrants,fewer babies as population heads for 31.3 million

More migrants,fewer babies as population heads for 31.3 million

Australia is expected to be home to an extra 4.1 million people by the middle of the next decade,despite falling fertility and an increase in deaths.

  • byShane Wright

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Cash will remain king in the supermarket – but not at the bottle-o

Cash will remain king in the supermarket – but not at the bottle-o

The government is mandating cash for essential services across the country. Supermarkets and petrol stations are in – but bottle shops and cafes are out.

  • 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
Why my bosses are both out of a job. But spa builders are doing OK
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Why my bosses are both out of a job. But spa builders are doing OK

What’s in a job title? Everything,if your job just happened to disappear as part of a major revamp by the bureau of statistics of the nation’s thousands of occupations.

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

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
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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
Dutton says nuclear will cost $331 billion. Chalmers adds $4 trillion to that

Dutton says nuclear will cost $331 billion. Chalmers adds $4 trillion to that

The Coalition’s nuclear power plan forecasts much lower energy use than Labor’s renewables-focused policy. That could hit growth by up to 12 per cent annually.

  • byShane Wright andMike Foley
Meet the people setting your interest rates

Meet the people setting your interest rates

Six people have been appointed to help run the Reserve Bank and set interest rates as part of Jim Chalmers’ overhaul of the bank.

  • byShane Wright
Workers bear more budget burden as company revenues slip

Workers bear more budget burden as company revenues slip

A slowdown in China amid fears of the fallout from the Trump presidency will wipe $8.5 billion from a federal budget already bleeding red ink.

  • byShane Wright
Veterans’ claims add $1.8 billion,driving budget further into red

Veterans’ claims add $1.8 billion,driving budget further into red

After being left with a huge backlog in veterans’ financial assistance claims,the government is facing another $1.8 billion in payments.

  • byShane Wright