Albanese has a vision splendid. Can Dutton the wrecker spoil it?

Albanese has a vision splendid. Can Dutton the wrecker spoil it?

The opposition leader’s catchy “billions for billionaires” has the potential to destroy the PM’s Future Made in Australia before it’s had a chance to begin.

  • byPeter Hartcher

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Chalmers’ budget is suffering from tobacco withdrawal

Chalmers’ budget is suffering from tobacco withdrawal

Big tobacco excise increases have been used to boost the budget bottom line. But fewer smokers,more vapers and a burgeoning black market are killing the tax cash cow.

  • byShane Wright andNatassia Chrysanthos
Budget’s unspoken message:Maybe we’ll pull off the softest of soft landings

Budget’s unspoken message:Maybe we’ll pull off the softest of soft landings

The rate of inflation will probably continue falling and should be back into the target range by this December.

  • byRoss Gittins
Mad about the bar
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Mad about the bar

The plain truth about chocolate.

Unemployment increase reduces chance of higher interest rates

Unemployment increase reduces chance of higher interest rates

Economists say the job market is cracking under the pressure of the Reserve Bank’s aggressive interest rate hikes.

  • byRachel Clun andShane Wright
How do I get the $300 energy bill rebate? Your top budget questions answered

How do I get the $300 energy bill rebate? Your top budget questions answered

From cost-of-living relief to inflation,our experts unpack your most pressing concerns from the federal budget.

  • byRachel Clun andRoss Gittins
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Chemists to lose dollar-discount option as government bows to Pharmacy Guild pressure

Chemists to lose dollar-discount option as government bows to Pharmacy Guild pressure

Chemist Warehouse will be stripped of its ability to give its customers $1 off their medicines under a change the Pharmacy Guild has been pushing for years.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
Stoush over $13.7b tax credits threatens to stall flagship budget policy

Stoush over $13.7b tax credits threatens to stall flagship budget policy

Labor will be forced into talks with the Greens over new curbs on coal and gas in a bid to salvage the $13.7 billion tax credits in its “made in Australia” budget plan,after the Coalition rubbished the new measure.

  • byDavid Crowe
Albanese’s GST mauling of NSW Labor mates invites blood at federal poll

Albanese’s GST mauling of NSW Labor mates invites blood at federal poll

Its treatment of the Minns Labor government in the GST carve-up could be costly for the federal ALP in critical NSW seats.

  • byAlexandra Smith
Multiple frock changes seal Julie Bishop’s role as style ambassador

Multiple frock changes seal Julie Bishop’s role as style ambassador

While her former political colleagues were trudging into freezing Canberra for a gruelling Budget week,Julie Bishop was stepping out in style.

  • byColin Kruger andNoel Towell
Australia’s $22.7 billion bet on the $US1.4 trillion fight with China

Australia’s $22.7 billion bet on the $US1.4 trillion fight with China

A Future Made in Australia is really about a global battle,led by the United States,against a rising China and a destabilising Russia.

  • byShane Wright