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Health spending on the agenda: Treasurer

More drugs will be listed on the pharmaceutical benefits scheme as part of the federal government's budget for 2022, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says.

AAP · Mar 18, 2022

Farmers welcome provision of extra flood relief funding in NSW – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 17, 2022

Cost of living relief to feature in budget

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says there will be targeted relief from the rising cost of living in the budget, but warned high support levels could not continue.

AAP · Mar 17, 2022

Josh Frydenberg says Omicron is 75 per cent less severe than Delta and other COVID variants. Is that correct?

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says the Omicron variant is 75 per cent less severe than other novel coronavirus variants. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

ABC News · Mar 9, 2022

Morrison says Qld premier ‘consulted’ on emergency; Rio Tinto ditching Russia; 21 Covid deaths – As it happened

All the day’s news as it unfolded

The Guardian - AU · Mar 9, 2022

Canada eyes Australia's media code to pay for news but wants more 'transparency'

Google and Meta have reportedly paid more than A$200 million to Australian news outlets since the Morrison government introduced the groundbreaking News Media Bargaining Code a year ago. Yet Canada boasts that its own version of the code will do better.

The Conversation · Mar 9, 2022

Petrol bowser pain flows for some time yet

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has warned petrol prices could remain elevated for some time yet as a result of the war in eastern Europe.

AAP · Mar 9, 2022

Michael Pascoe: Get set for Frydenberg infrastructure spinning

The press gallery naively swallowed Josh Frydenberg’s pre-budget infrastructure spin last year, so there’s every reason to expect he’ll repeat the trick.

The New Daily · Mar 7, 2022

Cost of Scott Morrison’s car park backdowns tops $100 million

The government has now dumped more than $100 million from a national car park scheme already marred by allegations of mismanagement.

The New Daily · Mar 3, 2022

Grattan on Friday: Morrison's COVID bout a reminder the virus could disrupt election campaign

If Scott Morrison had contracted COVID two months ago, it would have been a big story. Instead, when the PM fell victim this week, it was also-ran news.

The Conversation · Mar 3, 2022