SHOCKING: Parliamentary budget office - What They Never Told You

Grattan on Friday: Labor will need yet another budget backtrack to resurrect some of its health rebate cut

The ins and outs of some of the seemingly endless fights over the Albanese government’s budget measures are often arcane or difficult for many people to easily understand.

The Conversation · 1h ago

Exit stage right: One Nation frontman's ambitious trial

One Nation's supposed charge into parliament has hit something of a snag - with one state leader booted from a chamber because he was not actually elected.

AAP · Oct 14

Newman challenges Minns to Hunter debate

One Nation's NSW leader, Mike Newman, challenges the Premier to debate in the heart of coal country.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 13

Greens warn Labor stage-three tax cuts will add to inflation and bring little relief for most workers

Party releases Parliamentary Budget Office estimates that the plan will cost $323.6bn over a decade

The Guardian - AU · Jan 22, 2024

Vic projects worth billions could face budget chop

Victoria's independent Parliamentary Budget Office has identified 372 programs at risk of being cut in the state budget unless extended by Treasurer Tim Pallas.

AAP · May 20, 2023

Can Labor solve the housing affordability crisis while lucrative property tax breaks exist?

The Parliamentary Budget Office warns phasing out property tax breaks may "trigger a significant economic shock". That's why next week's budget is more focused on increasing the supply of housing rather than trying to make housing affordable by reducing house prices.

ABC News · Apr 30, 2023

Changes to petroleum resource rent tax estimated to net Australian government $94.5bn

Greens to use Parliamentary Budget Office costing to push Labor to clamp down harder on tax concessions for gas producers

The Guardian - AU · Apr 15, 2023

A new ‘build your own budget’ tool reveals just how bad the stage-three tax cuts are

Parliamentary Budget Office tool shows how government could deliver tax cuts and also help those in much more need than people earning over $200,000

The Guardian - AU · Jan 11, 2023

Tax bracket creep could repair budget

Tax bracket creep can reduce government debt but comes at the expense of tax efficiency and fairness, the Parliamentary Budget Office says.

AAP · Nov 18, 2022

Government and opposition butt heads over $2 fare cap after new Department of Transport costing

The Victorian Department of Transport's impartiality has been called into question after it was asked by the Andrews government to cost the opposition's policy proposal.

ABC News · Nov 1, 2022