Katy Gallagher
- Editorial
- Federal budget
A budget that meets the moment but doesn’t yet prepare for the future
Long-awaited action on taxes producing perverse outcomes is to be welcomed but there is still much to be done to boost the economy and repair the budget.
- The Age's View
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- Exclusive
- Social services
Rampant fraud to be targeted in budget amid fears of ‘next NDIS’
Fraud poses a persistent problem for the government as Australians look to exploit generous programs after more than a decade of slow growth in living standards and declining trust.
- Paul Sakkal
Hundreds of Home Affairs jobs to be cut in budget squeeze
Home Affairs secretary Stephanie Foster announced to staff in a briefing that the department had opened calls for voluntary redundancies across the department.
- Matthew Knott
- Updated
- Political leadership
Labor offered Coalition more staff to support dead FOI bill, says Bragg
Liberal senator Andrew Bragg has revealed a negotiating tactic from the government in seeking support for the controversial bill that was shelved on Thursday.
- Nick Newling
Labor has put 169 issues in the ‘too hard basket’. This obscure rule may finally force them to act
From gambling harm to financial abuse, the government has failed to respond to 169 Senate reports on time. The opposition and independents are forcing the issue.
- Brittany Busch
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Running an Ozempic economy is fine, if you can stop gorging yourself
It’s time to stop temporary fixes and put on economic muscle, not fat.
- Parnell Palme McGuinness
- Editorial
- Property development
It’s well past time to put Defence’s surplus land to good use
Decades of reviews have produced little action. It is hoped this latest audit will prompt a response that will help ease the housing crisis.
- The Age's View
Cost of cigarette excise collapse passes $50 billion as income taxes prop up budget
The mid-year budget update confirms the nation’s finances are still a sea of red ink as the government relies on more taxes.
- Shane Wright
Budget bottom line improves but is still bright red
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will unveil a better-than-expected budget bottom line in his mid-year update on Wednesday. But the deficit will still be huge.
- Shane Wright
More cuts coming as Chalmers reveals $20 billion slice to budget
Jim Chalmers and Katy Gallagher will reveal $20 billion in new spending cuts and changes in the mid-year budget update as they try to bring the deficit under control.
- Shane Wright