Jim Chalmers

The government will provide financial support to Australian banks to help stamp out financial crime and help them remain in the Pacific Islands.

The federal government is pitching the bill as an attempt to deal with cost of living issues.

Labor introduces renewables bill to help Australia move towards net zero emissions by 2050.

The Reserve Bank of Australia will study a range of data as the nation waits to see if another interest rates rise will arrive in August.

The new entity must commit to keeping jobs, maintaining a strong Queensland presence, and supporting climate change initatives.

Critics, however, say that the recent figures reflect the Labor government policy inadequacies and failures.

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

A range of green energy initiatives will be funded followed the release of the official budget by Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

The process to map the entire continent will take 35 years.

A boost to aged care workers’ salaries is among the $2.2 billion in announcements made for the sector in the 2024 federal budget.

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

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.

The government also wants to pay superannuation guarantee on paid parental leave to help parents who choose to have more children.

The Commonwealth and Queensland governments have commited almost a billion dollars to quantum computing start-up PsiQuantum.

Net zero remains a key focus of the federal Labor government.

Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) is calling for pay rise based on gender for women in ‘key feminised industries.’

Students studying nursing and teaching are among those required to complete unpaid placements to finish their degrees.

Jim Chalmers says the May 14 budget will place a ’real emphasis on economic security' amidst multiple concerns about the global economy.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the current voluntary regime is ’too hit and miss’ and there’s no way of knowing if the right mergers are being scrutinised.