Today
Everything we know about the budget, so far
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will hand down Labor’s third budget on May 14. Here are all the spending measures we know about so far.
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Yesterday
Critical minerals boost from $566m plan to fully map Australia
Deposits of critical minerals and rare earths badly needed for the development of renewable energy technologies will be mapped, Anthony Albanese says.
Calls for power to break up Coles and Woolies split inquiry
The ACCC should get new legal powers to prosecute supermarkets found to be engaging in price gouging, a parliamentary inquiry has recommended.
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- Renewables
‘A big risk’: Voters wary of nuclear replacing coal-fired power
Voters in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley have raised the spectres of Chernobyl and Fukushima when asked about Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s plan to build large-scale reactors in their community.
This Month
Labor warned on overheating western Sydney road spend
Labor said on Monday that its spending in the population growth area was now more than $17.3 billion.
The taxman has a warning for property investors this year
As many as nine out of 10 landlords make mistakes or illegitimately claim extra rental deductions as part of their annual tax return.
Why Australia’s domestic violence problem is complicated
The hope is that targeted action, and policies to boost women’s economic security more broadly, can continue to deliver results.
Women to get $5000 in new emergency support payments
A snap meeting of national cabinet called after nearly 30 deaths of women at the hands of men this year – also agreed to trial new measures to extreme online misogyny.
April
Bail rules and offender tracking to lead national cabinet talks
High-risk violent offenders face closer tracking in the community, part of a push by state premiers for tough and immediate new responses to domestic violence.
ATO told scam victim he owed $46k tax refund sent to fraudster
The victim of the scam was told he had to repay the money paid out to someone who had stolen his identity online.
PM flags tougher treatment of men who harm women
Bail law reform and tougher penalties for men who engage in violence against women are set to be considered at this week’s national cabinet meeting.
Police killings spur $161m national register of firearms
More than 35 years after it was first proposed, a national database will be established to track millions of firearms around the country.
Chalmers cautions on calls for welfare cash splash
Releasing a new expert report, Treasurer Jim Chalmers cautions extra help for Australians doing it tough had to be weighed against other fiscal challenges.
Tax changes ‘turning investors off Australia’
Business groups react to new tax laws like they do to a horror movie, “with one eye closed and hands covering your face”.
Corporate directors warned over Musk behaviour
AFP boss Reece Kershaw says better corporate standards are needed to enable co-operation between social media giants and law enforcement.
‘Enemy of the people’: Musk lashes out at Lambie
X owner Elon Musk has continued his attacks on Australian politicians ahead of a Federal Court hearing on Wednesday about violent content on the platform.
Federal contract bidders will need to hit sustainability targets
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek said government departments would use their purchasing power to reduce waste and promote recycling, part of new reporting rules.
Musk’s lawyers to fight X take-down orders on two fronts
The billionaire tech owner says Australia’s eSafety regulator is trying to control the internet for users around the world.
Musk an ‘egotist’ out of touch on decency: Albanese
The escalating war of words between the tech billionaire and the Australian government follows a Federal Court ruling against X on Monday.
Limiting negative gearing to new builds would raise $16b in a decade
Jacqui Lambie and David Pocock will push for curb tax concessions for investment properties, in a plan that could raise as much as $6 billion for new supply.
