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From abc.net.au
Chalmers wants you to immediately forget this budget update ever happened
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The government's mid-year budget update is bereft of even the slightest whiff of pre-election razzamatazz — which makes it rather strange by the standards of budget politics.
#budget #economy #jacobgreber #federalgovernment #governmentandpolitics
3h ago
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From abc.net.au
From Friday, WA police can use this scanner on you 'anytime, anywhere'
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Western Australia's new knife laws, which the government says are the "toughest" in the country, are set to take effect on Friday. So what do they mean for you?
#laws #crime #keanebourke #crimeprevention #governmentandpolitics #stateandterritorygovernment #stateandterritoryparliament
12h ago
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From abc.net.au
Budget 'sunshine' turns cloudy as deficits return, mid-year update to show
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers will deliver the mid-year update this morning.
#tax #budget #jacobgreber #federalgovernment #governmentandpolitics #economictrendsandindicators
15h ago
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From abc.net.au
Live: Chalmers downplays reports of $5.5 billion election 'war chest'
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been grilled about the billions expected to be squirrelled away in the mid-year budget update. Follow live.
#parliament #courtneygould #federalgovernment #governmentandpolitics
13h ago
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From abc.net.au
Gloomier economy to shape election as government spends $19 billion
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The Albanese government has handed down its mid-year budget update.
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9h ago
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From abc.net.au
Migration balloons by 80,000 above expectations, adding to housing pressures
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A mid-year budget update reveals Australia's net migration will grow above the government's expectations this financial year by 80,000, for a total net migration figure of 340,000, further fuelling debate around the nation's tight housing and rental markets.
#auspol #budget #jakeevans #immigration #HousingPolicy #federalgovernment #immigrationpolicy #governmentandpolitics
8h ago
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From abc.net.au
National circular economy plan sets ambitious resource recovery target
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All industries in the economy would be subject to the plan, although how the framework's targets would be met is unclear.
#sdgs #auslaw #auspol #declanbowring #environmentalpolicy #governmentandpolitics #recyclingandwastemanagement
4h ago
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From abc.net.au
Faster and stealthier: Japan's pitch to clinch $10bn Australian warship prize
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Japanese officials claim their Mogami frigate is faster, stealthier and better suited to operate alongside the United States than a rival warship offering from Germany.
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From abc.net.au
New law stops High Court challenge to legality of encrypted message gathering
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Australia's peak legal body and prominent defence lawyers have questioned laws stopping a High Court challenge to evidence gathered in one of Australia's biggest organised crime busts, saying they establish a dangerous precedent.
#laws #crime #mahmoodfazal #davidestcourt #federalgovernment #governmentandpolitics
6h ago
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From abc.net.au
The death of a Russian general will trigger 'some soul-searching in the Kremlin'
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A top Russian military general and his assistant were taken out by a remote bomb detonated when they exited an apartment building in Moscow. But how significant is the killing and how could Putin respond?
#war #homicide #luciastein #worldpolitics #rebeccaarmitage #lawcrimeandjustice #governmentandpolitics #defenceandnationalsecurity
8h ago