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Treasurer offers more detail on forthcoming Future Made in Australia plan after concerns raised by productivity commissionerGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTax breaks and subsidies may be offered to industry as part of the government’s yet-to-be-detailed Future Made in Australia plan – but Jim Chalmers says there will be “strict tests” on public funding for the green...

Dozens of flights cancelled at Sydney airport and drivers told to avoid non-essential travel as inland low and coastal trough combine. This blog is now closedBruce Lehrmann defamation trial live: watch and follow the latest newsBoM weather radar: track the path of the storms and latest updates and warnings for NSW and QueenslandGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news...

This blog is now closed.Descendant of Victorian colonial family calls for removal of monuments to her ancestorsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLocal MP says government ‘had to do something’ about ‘weeks of unrest’ in Alice SpringsMP for Lingiari, Marion Scrymgour, says the government “had to do something” when asked if a youth curfew, imposed for Alice Springs...

This blog is now closed.Fifty people treated after ‘technical problem’ caused ‘strong movement’ on Latam flight from SydneyGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastOuter suburban drivers overtake inner-city drivers in EV uptakeNew data from the Electric Vehicle Council shows that outer suburban drivers have overtaken inner-city drivers in their EV uptake.I think some tired stereotypes about EVs in...

More workers are taking on multiple jobs as they grapple with higher interest rates, inflation and underemploymentFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAlmost 1 million Australians are working at least two jobs as many workers struggle to meet cost-of-living pressures amid rising underemployment.The latest figures from the Australian Bureau of...

Banks say tax tweaks approved by Anthony Albanese’s cabinet may slow pace of RBA interest rate cuts and further reforms are needed to fill budget shortfallsStage-three tax cuts: cabinet approves new cost-of-living relief for workers on less than $150,000Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government’s changes to the...

PM says Labor government will receive advice by Wednesday’s caucus meeting on how best to assist Australians struggling with rising costsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese has continued to raise expectations of further cost-of-living relief as some backbench MPs debate the possibility Labor could modify stage-three income tax...

Australian Retail Association predicts $23.9bn in spending for sales period ending on 15 JanuaryRetailers are expecting Boxing Day shoppers to spend $1.25bn on Tuesday as the sector hopes for relief from a drop in discretionary spending.Retail sales have been sluggish throughout 2023 as cost-of-living pressures bite. Continue reading...