Labor is offering another $150 power bill rebate as a sweetener in tomorrow night’s budget, but Barnaby Joyce is reminding voters that’s your money.
Jim Chalmers
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Federal Politics
Budget forecast may offer pre-election ‘reality check’
Short-term budget relief could hurt Australians in the long haul, economists warn, as politicians prepare to open their chequebooks ahead of the election.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Health
More Urgent Care Clinics pledged
Labor has pledged to build 50 more urgent care clinics should it win a second term, with polls showing the gap between major parties narrowing.
Posted inMoney, National News
Mortgage relief on the way after RBA cuts rates
Australia’s big four banks are already promising to pass interest rate cuts on in full after the Reserve Bank lowered the cash rate by 25 basis points.
Posted inLocal News
‘Alarming’ move by Meta raises misinformation fears
Meta’s decision to end its third-party fact checks could put Australian democracy at risk amid an explosion of misinformation and disinformation, leaders warn.
Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Money
Subscription traps, dodgy deals and hidden fees to go
Subscription traps, manipulative sales tactics and hidden fees could be banned under proposed federal laws.
Posted inFederal Politics, Money
Tax cuts kick in today
After a long wait and much political tussling, the stage three tax cuts are finally about to come into effect – and not a moment too soon.
Posted inEnergy, Local News
Any power cost reductions must flow to households: ACCC
We are still feeling the hit from whopping power bills, but it could be worse, an inquiry has found. Read more here.
Posted inNews
Households keep falling behind as rate increases bite
New England borrowers are feeling the squeeze with more mortgage-holders falling behind on their monthly repayments. When will it ease?
Posted inFederal Politics, Health
Rural health still on life support after modest budget
Rural healthcare has received only a modest lifeline in the federal budget, despite the government’s grand vision for the future of Australia’s regions.