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The federal budget deficit forecast for this financial year has been slashed to just $1.1bn, all but guaranteeing Jim Chalmers will deliver back-to-back surpluses.In a move designed to ease inflationary pressures, the Mid-Year Economic and…

A federal levy which could allow people to continue banking at post offices could be a solution to an ongoing branch closure crisis as banks desert cities and regional hubs across Australia.A Senate inquiry examining bank closures across…

Smirking and laughing while taking a dig at a devastated small business owner was likely not the response Australians expected from the boss of Optus on the day its network collapsed.But that’s precisely what chief executive officer Kelly…

A few short weeks later financial markets are fast reappraising the appointment. Market pricing and scuttlebutt are concerned that Bullock’s promotion was political and Treasurer Jim Chalmers has an undue influence over monetary policy.Bad…

Trade Minister Don Farrell has warned the state of a proposed trade agreement between Australia and the European Union “isn’t good enough” ahead of a final round of negotiations to clinch the $100bn deal. With both sides warning that a…

One group of Australians has been targeted in a tough new legislation change which could see them fined up to $50,000 or put behind bars for months. On Thursday, South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas and Attorney-General Kyam Maher…

Devastated customers of a collapsed building firm are calling out the state government for being “unfair” because other victims of the construction industry crisis have been compensated, but not them.In March this year, Australia’s 13th…

Politicians are split on whether the wording of the proposed constitutional amendment to enshrine the Indigenous Voice should be changed before the referendum.The parliamentary committee investigating the Voice to parliament and the…

An adorable moment between Jim Chalmers and his young daughter has been captured during budget night. The Treasurer was under immense pressure on Tuesday as he handed down the government’s second budget in under a year. The budget will see…

Millions of Australians will receive a boost from the federal government toward medical care, bills and welfare payments after Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down his first budget. Amid the forecast that the budget will be back in the black…