Tickets to a Labor budget night fundraiser have sold out. The Liberals,meanwhile,can’t fill their tables.
Australia’s housing crisis will worsen in coming years. Independent MP Allegra Spender has a simple plan to help fix it.
After three decades of high-octane fandom,the Project host wants to run Melbourne’s grand prix out of town.
Budget week isn’t just about spinning the state of the nation’s coffers – it’s an ideal opportunity for political parties to boost their own.
If the Liberal Party wants any hope of winning back seats like Wentworth – and government – it’ll need new policies,not just the odd fresh candidate.
People who publish identifying information with malicious intent could face jail under proposed changes to the federal Criminal Code.
If we were to alter our taxation to gain more revenue from high-earning fossil fuel industries and resource and mining profits,with appropriate resource rental taxes,we could lower the income tax level and provide more services for people.
The project was supposed to be finished last year,but is yet to start,as politicians and locals join forces against a development they say will disturb the natural environment and threaten endangered species.
Independent MPs have proposed a small tax concession for landlords that could slash renters’ energy bills and cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Independent MPs Allegra Spender and Andrew Wilkie said Qantas was welcome to revoke their privileges. Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather refused membership.
The prime minister is confident of securing pledges from state premiers to tackle what he sees as the key obstacles to new housing projects.