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Follow our live coverage of the 2026 budget The federal government has budgeted almost no extra funding for public sector wages in a move

Follow our live coverage of the 2026 budget Treasurer Jim Chalmers has unveiled a $3.5 billion tax support package and overhauled innovation

Follow our live coverage of the 2026 budget The country's top business groups say Treasurer Jim Chalmers' fifth budget locks in Australia's

Follow our live coverage of the 2026 budget Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has banned bureaucrats from charging taxpayers for membership

The booming illicit tobacco market has wiped $6 billion from the federal budget bottom line in just five months and revenue from tobacco excise is now forecast to plummet to just over $2 billion a year by 2030.

Former Jacqui Lambie senator Tammy Tyrrell has defected to Labor in a move that will give the Albanese government and the Greens the ability to block Coalition tactics in the Senate.

The rules governing politicians' travel have been ridiculed after the expenses watchdog conceded ministers could bill taxpayers for personal

The Albanese government will consider changes to calculations for how start-ups are charged capital gains tax rather than a full exemption, after

Opinion It's time for a thorough, independent investigation into how the government is administering Australia's freedom of information laws.

Experts at the forum warn Australia must pivot to custom, local AI products or risk becoming ‘permanent renters’ of US and Chinese tech.