Cost of Living

His job in a budget-in-reply speech is to hold the government to account, not to govern himself. The time for detailed plans is much closer to the next election

The New Vehicle Efficiency Standards will add thousands of dollars to the cost of buying SUVs, utes and four-wheel drives, according to the Coalition.

The Institute of Public Accountants also said that the budget lacks genuine tax reform and targeted red tape reduction.

Sydney Councillor Steve Christou has said Peter Dutton’s plan to go lower than Labor on migration isn’t enough.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton played to the Coalition’s strengths in his reply to Tuesday’s Budget, emphasising issues such as crime and immigration.

A senior economist says the 2024 budget will do little, if anything, to address housing issues in Australia.

Queensland’s net interstate migration is forecasted to soar by 110,000 by 2027-28 at the expense of NSW and other states.

The opposition, however, argues the budget ‘does nothing to help Australians get ahead and to restore their standard of living.’

This year’s Budget paves the way for an earlier election, should its assumptions prove accurate.

The Labor government is set to spend $215 billion more than it earns over the next five years.

About $6.2 billion will go into the initiative.

While the figure is well below the $22.1 billion surplus in 2022-23, it marks the first back-to-back surplus in nearly two decades.

The digital ID system will make cybersecurity ’simpler, safer, and more secure,' says Finance Minister Katy Gallagher.

Six in 10 shoppers reported spending more on housing, insurance, and groceries compared to the same time last year.

The treasurer should have stayed the course. He needs to save every bit of money he can.

Western Australia has delivered its sixth budget surplus in a row and says there’s more to come.

Treasurer Tim Pallas says the budget is about helping families and address inflation.

The cash rate has been left at 4.35 percent again.

The government is under pressure to reel in Australia’s growing debt burden.

Families with children account for almost 44 percent of all resident living in apartments nationwide, according to the 2016 Census.