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Outspoken tech executive Matt Barrie has blasted the Albanese government’s record high immigration intake as a “national disgrace” in a blistering speech to business leaders and bureaucrats.The Freelancer chief executive, speaking at The…

Jim Chalmers has accused Peter Dutton of playing divisive politics after the Opposition Leader aired concerns about the effect Australia’s short-term migration intake could have on the housing crisis.Speaking to reporters in Brisbane on…

A hidden detail in the federal budget will bring a sigh of relief to millions of homeowners.Aussie families have been hit hard by relentless interest rate hikes and the surging cost of living. However the budget outlook predicts rates will…

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has issued a sombre warning for all Australians, predicting years of struggle ahead.Addressing the nation in his budget speech on Tuesday night, Dr Chalmers made no secret of the fact that Australia was not immune to…

More than 700,000 people are expected to move to Australia by the end of next year, adding to the squeeze on the nation’s already very tight rental market.The Albanese government’s second budget handed down on Tuesday night is forecasting a…

High income workers earning $200,000 a year are set to score a $9,000 tax cut next year, but you wouldn’t know it if you read the budget papers.The giant secret in the budget was the $69 billion that Treasurer Jim Chalmers is set to shovel…

Millions of Australians are expected to be hit with hikes in their HECS repayments amid skyrocketing inflation. Student loans, known as HECS-Help, are not charged interest. Instead, the full amount is indexed to inflation each year. They…

NSW could have been up to $6.2B richer last year if it had adopted Queensland’s lucrative coal royalty system, a new report has found.The newly minted Labor government has not committed to whether they will adopt such a policy, insisting…

More than three million Australians with student loans are being warned to brace themselves for a super-sized increase to their debt in the coming months. The debt, known as HECS-HELP, is not charged interest. Instead, the full amount is…

The pharmaceutical firm behind a major Covid jab has claimed it has the ability to manufacture vaccines for cancer, heart conditions and auto-immune diseases by the end of the decade. Paul Burton, chief medical officer of Moderna, said on…