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My husband and I are both 65. I no longer work but he still wants to work until age 67, when we can both get the age pension. Our combined super is...
The trick at the heart of Angus Taylor’s budget reply is that it punishes a group that cannot vote. Strip the NDIS, Jobseeker, Youth Allowance and...
There was a marked shift in Australian media in the past week, after Pauline Hanson released One Nation’s new gas policy. The headlines were all...
The next federal election in 2028 looks set to be a battle of the tax plans. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has dropped hints Labor may deliver more tax cuts...
One way the Albanese government has recently tapped into social media audiences for its budgets is by inviting “influencers” to Canberra for the...
Diphtheria was once one of Australia’s most feared childhood infections, killing thousands of children before vaccines were available. Then for...
One of the more hilarious aspects of the federal budget is that conservative newspapers have discovered that young people exist. Not all young people,...
I recently watched Interview with the Vampire – the TV Show based on Anne Rice’s novels – and absolutely loved it. While the storytelling was...
There is a running theme among Anthony Albanese’s missteps. His latest, appearing in an interview on Hobart radio to dismiss calls for a royal...
There is a deeper discontent in Australian society than the version One Nation is currently exploiting. What we might call an egalitarian anger exists...
With this year’s budget, the Albanese government has delivered a suite of bold tax reforms aimed at improving Australia’s “intergenerational...
In her 1984 book Missile Envy , Helen Caldicott identified the Freudian motivations behind the impetus of ‘Cold War Warriors’ to build bigger...
In three credible post-budget polls, One Nation is up one to three points, with its victory at the May 9 Farrer byelection probably also contributing....
Hi, my wife and I are both 72 (73 early next year) and have super balances of $160,000 and $250,000 respectively. We pay ourselves $1000 a fortnight...
The Albanese government has broken an election promise. The Prime Minister ruled out changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax before the...
Last week’s budget showed AUKUS is getting bigger. The government is putting more money into the agencies, workforce and infrastructure needed for...
There has been a lot said about trust and honesty in politics in the days since Labor handed down its budget, but not a lot has had to do with...
Among the most controversial measures in Tuesday’s budget were the changes to negative gearing, family trusts and capital gains tax. They were a...
Being the land of a fair go has long been a source of Australian pride and identity. But in the past two decades, generous tax concessions have made...
Coles has been found to have misled its supermarket customers over discounts – and could now face hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties. In a...
As the Treasurer acknowledged on Budget night, “the world is throwing a lot at us”. Jim Chalmers is certainly right about that. As he said: “War...
Former MP Peta Murphy, a Labor hero to many, died in December 2023 from cancer that recurred shortly after the 2019 federal election. Despite this...
Let’s think through the role that superannuation plays in Australia. Super was introduced because a few smart folks realised in the 1980s that...
There has been a viral question racing around social media lately, which has become known as the “red/blue button dilemma”. The thought experiment...
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has called his budget “ambitious in the face of adversity”. Speaking to reporters in the lockup on Tuesday night, he...
I have been writing about budgets for 12 years and for almost all that time the government has been claiming that it wants to do something about...
When One Nation won the Farrer byelection, it signalled a profound shift in support away from major parties, particularly the Liberals and Nationals....
Crafting a federal budget is never easy. Tonight’s budget is harder than most. The government faces irreconcilable pressures: Spend more to meet...
Pauline Hanson has spent thirty years warning that foreign workers threaten Australian jobs. She now leads a party polling at historic highs, with One...
No wonder Jim Chalmers was anxious to use every opportunity on Sunday to weigh in on the Liberals’ “bloodbath” in Farrer. It was extremely good...
Anger is one of our foundational emotions. We can instantly recognise it in another human. And in politics we love to let it drive the drama of...
The Australian government has to manage the return of its citizens, except in very particular circumstances when citizenship can be cancelled, a...
The seat of Farrer in NSW has been empty since the resignation of former Liberal leader Sussan Ley. Today, a new member will be elected, and while the...
Australia has long been one of America’s closest and most reliable friends. That means we can see the Trump administration for what it is. More than...
The Coalition’s path back to government runs through roughly 25 seats. The overwhelming majority of them sit in greater Sydney and greater...
An Indigenous woman gave birth to twins in a tent last week. She and her partner had been living in a makeshift tent on the banks of the Murrumbidgee...
Last week I fantasised in this column about what I’d do as treasurer. I spoke about reforms that I would confront the Australian public with. This...
Our media has been full of praise for the King and his handling of US President Donald Trump on the recent state visit. His mention of AUKUS has been...
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s visit to Australia this week comes against a turbulent geopolitical backdrop. The war launched by the...
Since returning to office a little more than a year ago, US President Donald Trump has nearly tripled his net worth, driven in large part by...
The inflation figures released last week confirm what we already know: Inflation is up, and it’s all because of higher fuel costs. The March figures...
The market and financial traders are fairly confident the RBA will raise interest rates again at its meeting on Tuesday, meaning workers are about to...
With conflict again sending shockwaves through global oil and energy markets, and increasing our prices for everyday goods, Australia is being...
The interim report from the royal commission on antisemitism, set up after the Bondi massacre, leaves hanging more questions than it answers. Perhaps...
Australia’s reliance on imported fuel, declining reserves and road-heavy transport system have created vulnerabilities that require urgent policy...
Since 2025, the radical-right One Nation party has experienced a polling surge – regularly polling ahead of the Coalition. In the midst of this...
Australia’s inflation rate surged 1.1 per cent in March, driven by a record jump in fuel prices and making an interest rate hike next Tuesday more...
“The only thing I am concentrating on when it comes to fuel is supply,” said Anthony Albanese when pushed on gas taxes at a mining breakfast on...
The attempted shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner last Saturday night shouldn’t surprise us. Not only does America...
Imagine being treasurer on budget night. Every colleague arrives with a worthy cause and an open palm. Defence wants submarines. Health wants...
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