BIZARRE: 12 - What They Never Told You

Coalition and Greens gain in post-budget Newspoll as an Ipsos poll gives Labor a large lead

This week’s Newspoll, conducted March 31 to April 3 – the days following the March 29 budget –from a sample of 1,531, gave Labor a 54-46 lead, a one-point gain for the Coalition since the last Newspoll, three weeks ago.

The Conversation · Apr 4, 2022

Job ads suggest steady jobless rate drop

The unemployment rate could fall to the "low threes" by the end of this year, the latest ANZ job advertisements survey suggests.

AAP · Apr 3, 2022

Aged care bodies and unions demand Coalition match Labor’s pledge to fund potential wage rises

Federal opposition says it will pay any increase ordered by Fair Work Commission but Coalition has stopped short of such a guarantee

The Guardian - AU · Apr 3, 2022

The South Australian women who turned safe Liberal seats marginal in the 2022 state election

They might not have won, but these women have changed South Australia's political landscape.

ABC News · Apr 1, 2022

Poll: Voters want Josh Frydenberg to replace Scott Morrison as Coalition leader

With Australia just days away from a federal election campaign, new polling suggests Scott Morrison is losing support as the preferred Coalition leader.

The New Daily · Apr 1, 2022

Budget favours higher earners as homelessness services slashed by nearly $40m

ANU modelling shows 56% of dollar value of cost-of-living measures goes to Australia’s middle and higher income earners

The Guardian - AU · Apr 1, 2022

More permanent skilled visas are a big deal. The government is heading in the right direction

Migration didn’t rate a mention in Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s budget speech. But the increase in Australia’s permanent skilled intake that Home Affairs Minister Alex Hawke announced on budget night is a big deal, and one that will leave Australians better off.

The Conversation · Apr 1, 2022

A viral meme claims 35.5 per cent of Australian seniors live in relative poverty. Here's why it's bunkum

A years-old meme comparing the poverty rate for Australians aged over 65 to rates in other OECD countries has resurfaced, as cost of living concerns dominate federal election coverage. But its data is out-of-date, and its methodology is lacking.

ABC News · Mar 31, 2022

When will petrol prices fall? Servos are yet to pass on the fuel tax cuts

Motorists are being urged to delay filling up their tanks until the 22 cent per litre cut to fuel taxes flows through to bowsers across the country.

The New Daily · Mar 31, 2022

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Josh Frydenberg is optimistic about wage growth

The tax offset for low and middle income earners (LMITO) will not be extended beyond this financial year, so does this amount to a tax increase for these people?

The Conversation · Mar 31, 2022