Federal and state governments announce $2b bailout for Rio Tinto’s Boyne aluminium smelter
Rio Tinto, the federal and state governments, have struck a landmark partnership to secure the long-term future of…
Albanese convenes national cabinet over fuel shortage concerns as part of efforts to ‘shield the economy’
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will convene a National Cabinet meeting as the government scrambles to respond to mounting…
Victoria Barracks and HMAS Penguin are at the centre of a controversial proposed sell off of national defence assets
There is strident opposition to Commonwealth plans to sell some of the nation’s most valuable military land. At…
No longer true that the rich keep getting richer as the poor get poorer
Recent data confirms current policies are gradually reversing Australia’s chronic inequality, as Alan Austin reports. THE SALARY OF…
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says Australia has ‘big stockpiles of fuel’ but fails to rule out possibility of fuel shortages
The Albanese government has been accused of sending mixed messages about fuel scarcity, amid concerns Australia’s fuel supply…
Australia warned of food shortages ‘within weeks’ as fuel reserves run low, Albanese govt refuses to rule out supply running dry
Australia’s limited fuel reserves could cause food shortages within weeks due to the Middle East conflict, as the…
Labor ‘softening up’ Australians for tax hikes as lacklustre productivity hurting the nation, Peter Costello warns
Australia’s longest serving treasurer has warned that Labor is “softening up” Australians for tax increases to pay for…
Anthony Albanese dismisses immigration concerns about Islamic countries, amid surge in One Nation polling
Anthony Albanese has declared his government will “continue to work on social cohesion”, dismissing concerns there has been…
Labor and Reserve Bank of Australia blamed by voters in Sky News pulse as anger over interest rates grows
Voters have blamed the Albanese government for rising interest rates amid concerns about fiscal policy fuelling inflation. The…
The best and worst states as Australia faces inevitable housing fail: ‘Coming up short’
Australia is running 80,200 homes short of where it needs to be in order to be on track.…
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says politics, not spending driving inflation debate among economists
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has rejected claims that government spending has fuelled inflation, saying such criticism was “motivated by…
Overwhelming majority of Australians calling for big cuts to immigration levels, Sky News Pulse / YouGov poll reveals
Calls to cut immigration in Australia have become a unifying issue, with overwhelming support for dramatic reductions crossing…