Latest federal budget News | Page 5

Lyne’s Biggest Survey launched to put local voices front and centre
Halving the fuel excise is smart politics, but flawed policy
Good News On Energy Prices
New documents reveal $202 million paid in housing debt interest while waitlists grow and crisis deepens
Wage review needs to be conscious of current global economic shocks
Joint Statement – Independent Economic Modelling Cautions Against More Tax on Housing in Federal Budget
Still time to apply for energy bill relief under Commonwealth initiative
Australians Paying Price For Labor’s Inflation Failure
Chalmers’ inflation denial has turned the trajectory to higher interest rates
New poll: Mental health crisis demands urgent action as voters highlight access gap
Oxfam Australia reaction to Senate Inquiry into the Capital Gains Tax discount report
AusBiotech welcomes recommendations to build an Ambitious Australia 
‘Alarming’: CPSU fires a warning shot at Albanese govt over APS cuts
NSA’s Federal Budget 2026 Submission
Australian economy picks up speed, but managing inflation and rates is getting harder
Economic recovery is welcome but rebalancing still needed
Renewed calls for climate resilience funding on Alfred anniversary
Canada’s new open banking legislation could help women experiencing economic abuse
Cardinia Shire calls for government support to deliver critical projects
Australian Industry Group welcomes Opposition Leader Angus Taylor
What exactly is inflation, and are interest rates the only option for dealing with it?
24,000 millionaires pocket half of capital gains tax break: Oxfam Australia
How cutting the capital gains tax discount could help rebalance the housing market
Frontline services stretched to breaking point as housing crisis deepens
Targeted Funding Required to Address Gaps Affecting People with Disability
Controlling inflation must be a top government priority again
Our STEM sector is under unsustainable strain – the time to act is now
Federal Budget must mark turning point for Australian R&D investment
The government has promised a $25 billion boost to hospital funding – but only hints at real reform
Campaign to scrap fuel tax credit an attack on regional Australia and jobs
Go8 warns Budget failure to fix research funding will ‘hold Australia back’
Coast calls for commitment on regional priorities tourCoast calls for commitment on regional priorities tour
GPs commend training boost and equitable ECG funding
EV Sales Hit Record Highs in 2025 with 38% Rise and New Monthly Record in December
ACOSS welcomes domestic gas reserve and urges immediate action to help people with the least
Latrobe City Council advocating for immediate and long-term economic benefits
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers on the Bondi terror attack and the mid-year budget update
Council Sets Agenda For Advocacy Priorities
The budget update shows a slight improvement in the federal deficit, but it’s mostly due to good luck
Treasurer must levy big coal and gas corporations to fund climate disasters Make Big Polluters Pay
How one Florida program reduced preterm births – and how it could serve as a model for other communities
Australia can relieve hospital ‘bed block’ with palliative care investment
ACOSS supports end of energy rebate, need urgent measures to help those with the least
To end domestic violence, Labor must stop rising poverty
Labor Must Scrap 70 Km Speed Limit Plan
Budget 2025 ignores the looming succession crisis facing Canada’s family businesses
In response to Climate Risk Assessment, alliance of 80 organisations launch Climate Safety Plan in Melbourne’s West
Crimes against children in conflict surged 30% in 2024 to worst ever level