Public service job cuts are among the topics dominating the leaders’ agendas as the federal election campaign enters its sixth day.
The opposition leader’s question is so seductive to people who don’t follow politics and the economy,and don’t want to use their grey matter.
An exclusive survey has shown support for the Victorian Labor Party has collapsed to crisis levels that will have a huge influence on the federal political contest.
Just 7000 new public service jobs have been created in Canberra under Labor,forcing the Coalition to cut 34,000 jobs from the rest of Australia or gut the capital.
Labor will urge the workplace regulator to order a real increase in pay for 2.6 million workers after the RBA chose to keep interest rates on hold.
Every campaign is marked by surprise visits across the country and spending promises. Here’s what Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have been up to.
The opposition leader arrived in Victoria with his game face on,and a determination not to veer off message,regardless of the questions he was asked.
Millions of parents are under intense pressure. But plenty are in cruise mode – financially chastened,but hardly on the bones of their bums. So why are we all getting free money?
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