Victoria’s GST windfall could be short-lived

Victoria’s GST windfall could be short-lived

While billions of dollars will flow to infrastructure projects and bulk-billing clinics,the state’s GST take remains the same.

  • byAnnika Smethurst

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The Minns government’s worst budget fears have been realised

The Minns government’s worst budget fears have been realised

The Albanese government’s budget has delivered a $1.9 billion blow to NSW,putting the state’s finances under further pressure.

  • byAlexandra Smith
Made in Australia:The $22.7 billion punt to rival China’s dominance

Made in Australia:The $22.7 billion punt to rival China’s dominance

The government is betting big on green technologies and industry to grow local manufacturing.

  • byMike Foley
The Albanese government doesn’t just like women,it needs them

The Albanese government doesn’t just like women,it needs them

Women voters are growing increasingly progressive which makes them appetising prey not just for Labor but for the Greens and the teals.

  • byJacqueline Maley
Don’t be fooled:this is an election budget with plenty of pork-barrelling

Don’t be fooled:this is an election budget with plenty of pork-barrelling

This budget taxes more,and spends more,than any of the others for at least a quarter-century,outside the pandemic years. And it conceals the pork better.

  • byPeter Hartcher
Labor’s promised subsidies for everyone. They’re not guaranteed votes in return

Labor’s promised subsidies for everyone. They’re not guaranteed votes in return

The political message in this budget is breathtakingly simple. The broader policy plan is fiendishly complex.

  • byDavid Crowe
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The budget handout that could cruel your next pay rise

The budget handout that could cruel your next pay rise

Just spending money on handouts to bring down inflation is not Jim Chalmers’ main game.

  • byShane Wright
The three-minute budget:Everything you need to know

The three-minute budget:Everything you need to know

Labor has unveiled its economic plan for the next four years and beyond. Here is a quick rundown of the essentials.

  • byAngus Thompson
Why you’ll have to wait for the government’s new mental health initiative

Why you’ll have to wait for the government’s new mental health initiative

Australians will be able access a free digital mental health service whenever they need help under a federal response to demand for better mental health support.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
Compensation payments spike by $9b with PTSD affecting more young veterans

Compensation payments spike by $9b with PTSD affecting more young veterans

A surge in veterans’ payments represents one of the biggest budget blowouts,alongside unexpected increases in disaster relief payments and childcare subsidies.

  • byMatthew Knott
How the budget affects you – from students to retirees

How the budget affects you – from students to retirees

Young or old,single or married:this is how the 2024 budget will impact your life.

  • byRachel Clun andOlivia Ireland