Anthony Albanese will outline his plan for a “Future Made in Australia Act” which will bring together in a whole package of new and existing initiatives to boost investment in Australia.
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In a speech to Committee for Economic Development of Australia Treasurer Jim Chalmers will say lower commodity prices and a softening labour market mean this year’s revenue upgrade will be modest.
If Jim Chalmers were in television, he’d be the presenter, key producer and the warm-up act. The Budget might be two months away, but Chalmers is preparing us for his night in the spotlight.
The Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) shows the federal budget is headed for a small $1.1 billion deficit this financial year, according to the update.
Hayden investigated floating the dollar a decade before Labor did it, and he cut taxes and slashed spending growth, putting Labor on a new course.
Once you appreciate that a budget can work for you, it can be a financially empowering exercise.
Shutting down the government won’t help reduce the deficit. Here’s what would.
In this podcast, @michellegrattan canvasses the budget with Treasurer @JEChalmers, Shadow Treasurer @AngusTaylorMP and The Conversation's politics + society editor @amandadunn10
A strong revenue flow, including from a pick-up in wages, appears to have made it possible for the government to do somewhat more on welfare payments than it originally intended
Tuesday’s budget will forecast a growth in real wages of three quarters of a percentage point over the year to June 2024. This is an upgrade of half of a percentage point since the October budget
While Albanese (who lands back in Australia on budget eve) basks in the international limelight, at home Treasurer Jim Chalmers this week has been feeling the heat of the spotlight.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said that “for too long, those working in aged care have been asked to work harder for longer without enough reward, but with this budget that changes”
Managing expectations before a budget is always tricky. Two committees are making this especially so for Treasurer Jim Chalmers ahead of his second budget.
The government also promises that beyond the four years, the institutions will get indexed funding
South Africa’s minister of finance should have used the bailout of Eskom to fast-track its split and introduce the private sector into the electricity sector.
Budgets are imperative for people to manage their resources and attain financial goals.
In our land of drought and flooding rains, better water management should feature in every federal budget. The new budget delivers it – but not everyone is happy.
The nature repair market is sold as a good news story: willing land managers benefiting nature with support from the private sector. But if offsets are part of it, the reality could be very different.
Arts Minister Tony Burke says the government is waiting for its new cultural policy. But artists are struggling now.
We sifted through the budget papers so you don’t have to. Here are the main takeaways at a glance.
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