Yesterday
The budget in five key charts
The five key graphs to understand the government’s latest federal budget.
- Edmund Tadros
- Opinion
- Federal budget
Chalmers’ Made in Australia is just a drop in the bucket
The new strategy is just a drop in the bucket compared with the US, and taxpayers can be relieved that the treasurer has been remarkably frugal in its funding.
- Karen Maley
From babies to Boomers: what’s in the budget for you
The 2024 federal budget includes power bill relief, more training places and additional rent assistance.
- Joanna Mather and Lucy Dean
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Why Andrew Forrest is a big budget winner
Jim Chalmers’ $23 billion bet on turning Australia into a green industry superpower ignores many of the issues on the top of the business sector’s wishlist.
- James Thomson
Deeming rate freeze extension keeps pensioners $3300 in the green
The figure used to estimate how much retirees’ investments are earning will remain well below where it would otherwise be, easing fears of an “income cliff”.
- Lucy Dean
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Where Australians are spending their larger pay packets
Australian household income is up, but so is spending on some undesirables. The result is what our retail CEOs are talking a lot about - shopping for value.
- Anthony Macdonald
- Opinion
- Opinion
Gas critics are signing up for coal and candles
The climate movement needs to ask itself what is worse: gas in the new energy mix, or coal that lingers for longer.
- Craig Emerson
Here’s what we know is in Tuesday’s federal budget
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will hand down the Labor government’s third federal budget this week. Here’s everything we know ahead of the announcement.
- Updated
- Tom McIlroy
This Month
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Lure global capital with internationally competitive tax reform
Rather than Jim Chalmers’ “new growth model”, the fair dinkum way to increase foreign investment would be to progress a genuine growth agenda.
- The AFR View
- Opinion
- Opinion
On his third budget, Chalmernomics has finally emerged
The Albanese-Chalmers government embodies a short-term and emotive response to wage stagnation, not a rational one.
- Stephen Anthony
- Opinion
- Opinion
The one standout success metric for the budget
More investment is required to drive productivity. We won’t get this without cutting red tape and making the things more business-friendly.
- Bran Black
- Exclusive
- Infrastructure
Labor warned of risk from Victoria’s $200b rail loop
Infrastructure Minister Catherine King is fighting to keep secret the details of 30 projects that her hand-picked review said should be scrapped, as well as warnings over Victoria’s controversial Suburban Rail Loop, which will cost more than $200 billion to build and operate.
- Ronald Mizen
- Opinion
- Opinion
Can Labor pick winners without being dudded? We have ideas
There needs to be a process of competitive public testing and discovery against a clear public interest standard so that government and taxpayers’ money don’t get skinned in a lopsided contest with investors and project promoters.
- John Wylie and Peter Harris
Justice Michael Lee rules Lehrmann to pay trial costs
Bruce Lehrmann has been ordered to pay the vast majority of Network Ten’s legal costs for his failed defamation case; Air Vanuatu enters liquidation; Wong undecided on UN Palestine vote. How the day unfolded.
- Updated
- Euan Black
Michele Bullock’s run of good news may be about to end
RBA governor Michele Bullock has proven a better communicator than her predecessor Philip Lowe. But her real test may still be yet to come.
- Ronald Mizen
Business loan demand spikes, keeping inflation fears alive
CBA, the country’s largest lender, says a strong labour market is driving “robust” demand from companies, which could push up prices, economists warn.
- James Eyers and Lucas Baird
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
What we learnt as CEOs meet capital markets kings, queens
It’s been three days of watching CEOs pitch to fund managers and hearing their off-record feedback at Macquarie’s annual conference. Both sides are more upbeat.
- Anthony Macdonald
Blackstone wants bigger Australia bet as brighter economy beckons
Jon Gray says the US private capital giant will look to increase its exposure to Australia ahead of what he expects will be an economic upswing.
- James Thomson
Transport costs up 10 per cent nationwide as petrol stokes inflation
The rising cost of diesel in the past three years has put a dent in Jesse Bradley’s removalist business based in Queensland.
- Gus McCubbing
Petrol, strong jobs market stoking inflation: RBA
The central bank on Tuesday upgraded its near-term forecasts for headline inflation and pushed back the likelihood of interest rate relief until mid-2025.
- Ronald Mizen
