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Energy price rule changes to limit unfair bill hikes
Vulnerable energy customers will be afforded extra protections from price gouging by electricity retailers in rule changes set to come into effect in 2026. Energy retailers will be barred from …
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Low-paid workers receive ‘catch-up’ real wage boost
Minimum wage earners will take home an extra $32 a week in pay after the industrial umpire handed nearly three million low-paid workers a wage rise above inflation. The Fair …
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Egg, housing costs might fry hopes of earlier rate cut
A jump in the cost of building and renovating homes is not helping the case for more rate cuts. Headline inflation remained steady at 2.4 per cent in the 12 …
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‘Devastated’, rudderless Liberals mourn historic defeat
Peter Dutton has been booted out of parliament in a bloodbath for the coalition, becoming the first opposition leader to lose his seat in a federal election. As it became …
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Leadership options emerge for decimated Liberals
Early contenders for the Liberal leadership are emerging after Peter Dutton’s shock defeat left a vacuum at the head of the party. Dutton became the first opposition leader to lose …
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‘Liberation Day’ overshadows Reserve Bank’s rate call
US President Donald Trump’s promised “liberation day” is coming, but Australian mortgage holders hoping to be freed from high interest rates might have to wait a while longer. The Reserve …
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Labor gets tick on tax cut, Liberal fuel plan sputters
Voters can expect a tax cut regardless of who wins the federal election, but while both boost Australians’ hip-pocket, economists say Labor’s plan will make the nation better off than …
BUDGET25: Higher deficit locked in as storms cloud budget outlook
Australia is on track for structural deficits as far as the government can see, clouding the economy’s final approach to a soft landing. The federal budget, unveiled by Treasurer Jim …
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Labor pains as Dutton rides high in polls
Peter Dutton appears to be kicking with the wind behind his back, with multiple opinion polls showing the Albanese government could be on the nose with voters as an election …
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Poll places coalition in election pole position
Labor has a mountain to climb to prevent Peter Dutton from forming government at the next election, with polling predicting a coalition wave in outer suburbs. The coalition will be …