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Former PM Scott Morrison, whose government legislated original stage-three plan, spoke in favour of Coalition backing tax plan. This blog is now closedGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSchool funding data(continued from previous post) Continue reading...

Peter Dutton says opposition won’t stand in the way of Labor plan, but Greens still in negotiations over $359bn packageFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLabor’s changes to stage three tax cuts will pass parliament after the Coalition agreed to the reform that redistributes benefits to low- and middle-income earners.The...

This blog is now closedGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLabor tried to amend stage-three tax cuts, Albanese saysAnthony Albanese says Labor attempted to amend the stage-three tax cuts but its proposal failed by a single vote:What we did in the parliament in 2019 is two things. One, we tried to amend our the stage-three tax cuts. We...

Campaigner for no vote in voice referendum received $5.2m last financial year, 47% of it ‘dark money’ from sources not revealed publiclyGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAdvance Australia, the conservative lobby group that claimed success for defeating the voice referendum, more than doubled the amount of donations it received during the 2022-23 financial year.But the origin of...

This blog is now closed.Australian Sam Lee charged with conspiracy to commit fraud in US for role in $1.89bn ‘Ponzi scheme’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWe’ve just spoken to St Vincent’s hospital and confirmed that the woman bitten by a shark in Sydney Harbour last night remains in hospital in a stable condition.The woman, in her late...

This blog is now closedIta Buttrose backs David Anderson after ABC board passes unanimous vote of confidenceScott Morrison to resign from politics for ‘new challenges in the global corporate sector’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastHomelessness increasing across Australia, report findsIn January every year, the Productivity Commission releases its Report on Government Services, which “monitor[s] the performance of...