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Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the 32 cents-a-litre fuel excise and GST cuts to fuel would end by July.

Petrol could top $2 a litre after June as excise winds up

The Albanese government has confirmed it is removing a major saving for motorists in coming weeks.

  • Mike Foley

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Finance Minister Katy Gallagher.

Why a boom in public service jobs has economists worried

More than four out of five jobs filled in the past two years have been in public service, health and education.

  • Millie Muroi
The growth in electric vehicles will strip billions of dollars of revenue from the federal government’s fuel excise tax receipts.

EV tax ruling a multibillion-dollar headache for Albanese government

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is considering controversial reforms to replace lost revenue from fuel excise taxes as electric vehicle uptake accelerates.

  • Mike Foley

Chalmers warns of gas tax threat if Coalition ‘vacates the field’

The Coalition’s objections to proposed gas tax changes could force Labor to cut another deal with the Greens, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned.

  • Nick Toscano and Peter Milne
Scott Morrison addressed a campaign rally on Saturday, but didn’t face reporters.

Rallies roll on for Labor as Morrison fishes for votes

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Labor’s leadership team - minus Anthony Albanese who’s in COVID isolation - have fronted campaign rallies full of true believers.

  • Anthony Galloway and Lisa Visentin