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Jim Chalmers wants to make Australia more fair – but is it enough to stave off the threat from One Nation?

Labor’s bid to tackle intergenerational equity and woo disenfranchised voters won’t land unless it’s the start of long-term action

The Guardian - AU

Fuel excise extension weighed as states look to supply

The prime minister has left the door open to more tax relief at the bowser as state governments attempt to shore up their own fuel supplies.

AAP

Extension on fuel excise relief kept in play by PM

Fuel excise relief appreciated by Australian motorists may not end in July, as the government promotes other tax cuts due to begin at the same time.

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China critic Matthew Wale elected Solomon Islands prime minister

Wale won a parliamentary ballot 26 votes to 22 and as PM is expected to strengthen ties with traditional allies Australia and the United States

The Guardian - AU

ABC ombudsman declares Laura Tingle’s Israel analysis ‘duly impartial’ as complaints campaigns gain traction

And veteran Nine journalist Laurie Oakes delivers a masterclass in political reporting at Old Parliament House

The Guardian - AU

'Where the bloody hell are ya?': NZ's budget sledge

New Zealand is campaigning for Australian talent off the back of major tax reforms in the budget, with the Kiwi government also whacking the broken promise.

AAP

Crossbench senator Tammy Tyrrell joins government ranks, declaring she’s ‘proud to be a Labor girl’

Senator Tammy Tyrrell, who started her parliamentary career as part of the Jacqui Lambie Network before turning independent, has now joined Labor.

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Taylor vows to run coal ‘long and hard’ and scrap EV concessions in budget reply – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

New revelations show WA is putting Australia’s climate targets at risk. Will Anthony Albanese do anything about it?

Premier Roger Cook has the prime minister’s implicit support but he’s making it harder for federal Labor to meet its much-vaunted climate targets

The Guardian - AU

'These geniuses': PM's generational housing gamble

A fight is brewing over housing policy and tax after the federal government handed down a controversial budget, paring back concessions for landlords.

AAP

Australian paratrooper killed in mid-air collision during training exercise

Second soldier survives fall with minor injuries as training is halted pending investigation

The Independent UK

Afternoon Update: One Nation casts shadow over budget; soldier dies in training incident; and coexisting with dingoes

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says ‘… the tax system is not working for a lot of Australians’ before handing down his fifth budget

The Guardian - AU

Mother of Kumanjayi Little Baby asks politicians not to leverage child’s death: ‘My heart is broken into a million pieces’

Labor introduced condolence motions in parliament on Tuesday to honour the five-year-old who was allegedly murdered in Alice Springs last month

The Guardian - AU

Jewish women felt 'trashed' by feminist movement

A survey of Jewish women revealed most had experienced anti-Semitism, while a Jewish community leader says some felt "trashed" by feminists in Australia.

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Chalmers delivers 2026 budget speech – as it happened

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Last-minute budget pitch to 'level field' for young

Labor has made a pre-budget pitch to young Australians on social media as the government shakes up the tax system to help more people buy homes.

AAP

'Time has come': Shorten backs budget's broken promise

After unsuccessfully campaigning on negative gearing changes while Labor leader, Bill Shorten says he would welcome a policy shift in the federal budget.

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Critics pay out on PM for 'cowardly' gambling reforms

The Albanese government has drawn scorn from political rivals after tabling its response to the Murphy report on gambling reform in the shadow of the budget.

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The Guardian - AU

Is the Howard era over? Albanese and Chalmers are betting the budget it is

With baby boomers outnumbered on the electoral roll, Labor are finally emerging from their shell to address intergenerational unfairness

The Guardian - AU

Budget contains $45bn bottom-line improvement over four years as Jim Chalmers promises ‘spending restraint’

Anthony Albanese says ‘very wide-ranging budget’ will have a focus on housing, productivity and fuel security

AAP

'Need to do more': Labor to lift lid on housing reform

Australians are under financial pressure and the government cannot "just sit back", the prime minister says, as his treasurer prepares to hand down the budget.

The Guardian - AU

Body ‘in decomposed state’ believed to be Julian Ingram – as it happened

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Coalition rejects rival camp after losing swag of votes

The Nationals leader is optimistic the Farrer by-election will be an anomaly and is his setting sights on the federal election to regain ground on One Nation.

The Guardian - AU

What we know so far about tax, housing, fuel and broken promises in the federal budget

The long sell for Labor’s budget package means we know a lot about what to expect on Tuesday night

AAP

Full steam ahead: billions more locked in for rail line

The federal taxpayer's stake in Victoria's massive Suburban Rail Loop public transport project has ballooned to $6 billion, as regional rail gets the axe.

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