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Monday, February 5, 2024 - 14:31
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Peter Martin Saturday, February 3, 2024 - 22:03 Source

Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

A panel of 31 leading economists assembled by The Conversation sees no cut in interest rates before the middle of this year, and only a slight cut by December, enough to trim just $55 per month off the cost of servicing a $600,000 variable-rate mortgage.

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Monday, January 29, 2024 - 12:01
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AustralianPolitics.com Monday, January 29, 2024 - 12:01 Source

Greg Combet, a former minister in the Rudd-Gillard governments, has been appointed Chairman of the Future Fund.

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Greg Combet, new Chairman of the Future Fund

The Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, made the announcement at a press conference today.

Combet replaces Peter Costello, the Future Fund’s founder and current Chairman.

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Saturday, January 27, 2024 - 20:44
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AustralianPolitics.com Saturday, January 27, 2024 - 20:44 Source

This is the video of Governor-General David Hurley’s 2024 Australia Day Address.

The Address was shown on ABC television at 6.55pm on Australia Day.

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Friday, January 26, 2024 - 12:32
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AustralianPolitics.com Friday, January 26, 2024 - 12:32 Source

Australia Day 1973 passed almost unnoticed, according to one radio news report, but Gough Whitlam used his 53rd day as prime minister to announce a search for a new national anthem.

Listen to a news report from radio 3DB in Melbourne on January 26, 1973, including a clip from Whitlam’s speech (1m)

Whitlam’s announcement of a replacement for God Save the Queen came in his Australia Day address. He said:

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Thursday, January 25, 2024 - 18:26
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Thursday, January 25, 2024 - 18:26
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AustralianPolitics.com Thursday, January 25, 2024 - 18:26 Source

The Opposition Leader, Peter Dutton, has responded to the Prime Minister’s Press Club appearance today.

The rhetoric could charitably be described as over-the-top:

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AustralianPolitics.com Thursday, January 25, 2024 - 15:08 Source

The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, has defended the changes the government has made to the Stage 3 tax cuts.

In an address to the National Press Club, Albanese confirmed that the tax system will remain progressive with the reintroduction of the 37% tax scale. Whereas the Stage 3 cuts excluded people on lower incomes, all taxpayers will now receive a tax cut from July 1, but those on higher incomes have had their cut reduced.

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Thursday, January 25, 2024 - 15:08
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Tuesday, January 23, 2024 - 14:59
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AustralianPolitics.com Tuesday, January 23, 2024 - 14:59 Source

The former prime minister, Scott Morrison, has announced that he will retire from parliament at the end of February.

Morrison made the announcement in a statement posted on Facebook. He said he would “take on new challenges in the global corporate sector and spend more time with my family.”

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Friday, January 19, 2024 - 14:55
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Monday, January 8, 2024 - 14:26
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AustralianPolitics.com Monday, January 8, 2024 - 14:26 Source

As 2024 starts, a reminder that across the nine federal, state and territory jurisdictions, there are eight Labor governments.

Current Australian Heads of Government & Opposition Leaders – from December 21, 2024

No.
Jurisdiction
PM/Premier/
Chief Minister
Age
Party
Since
Opposition Leader
Age
Party
Since

1.

AUSTRALIA

Anthony Albanese

63

ALP

23.05.2022

Peter Dutton

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Saturday, December 23, 2023 - 13:25
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Peter Martin Tuesday, November 14, 2023 - 12:36 Source

The Albanese government is about to have to make a really important decision.

It’s going to have to decide what’s more important: supporting Australians who are financially under water, or keeping an election promise.

And it’ll have to do it soon. It’s already working on its May budget, now just six months away.

That choice will affect almost every Australian, and it could shape whether you’re thousands of dollars a year better off – or not – from July next year.

Household budgets are shrinking

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