Cost of Living

The treasurer is moving the changes as more Australians prepare to retire and draw from their super accounts.

The Royal Australian College of GPs revealed that 1,504 junior doctors have taken up places in its training program, an increase of 19.8 percent.

Some of the benefits of BPIC include 300 percent hourly rates during Christmas, and stopping work when temperatures reached 35 degrees Celsius.

Aurora Energy Metals has entered into an option to take over a number of uranium exploration licenses and applications in Western Australia.

The number of public servants in every state has increased between 2023 and 2024.

Australians’ high quality of life is at risk if the country fails to address its productivity issues.

Governments can choose not to act on bracket creep because it brings them extra revenue without having to announce unpopular tax increases.

While employment grew by a modest 15,900 jobs in October, it still fell short of the predicted 25,000 new job vacancies.

Treasury Secretary Steven Kennedy rejected Greens’ proposal of changing negative gearing and capital gain tax discounts to address the housing crisis.

The collapse of Rex Airlines has seen contributed to the soaring price of airfares in recent months.

Treasury Secretary Steven Kennedy said Australia had absorbed a large number of new workers, who were less productive, in a short amount of time.

Rex Airlines will continue to fly across multiple remote, and regional routes.

The push comes as the government looks to revamp the airport management system amid the collapse of regional airline Rex.

Energy expert Sarah Lawley said the oversupply of energy during solar hours resulted in curtailment with commercial implications for investors.

The opposition has described this move as ‘death taxes by stealth’ while noting concerns with elder abuse.

Littleproud’s Bill aims to boost consumer protections and divestiture powers, while Taylor proposes amendments to the Competition and Consumer Act.