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The Budget changed everything for Anthony Albanese

The Budget changed everything for Anthony Albanese

AARON PATRICK: A poll showing 57 per cent of voters believe the Labor Party does not deserve re-election illustrates the damage of the Budget’s broken promises.

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Housing Minister Clare O’Neil on Sunday became the latest from Canberra to offer an answer that actually answered little, other than showing the Government was never really ready to legislate the planned changes.

Controversial tax plan causing one headache after another

EDITORIAL: Another day, more contention in Canberra around who will and who won’t be eligible for carve outs from controversial changes to capital gains tax.

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Liverpool have sacked head coach Arne Slot after a disappointing defence of their Premier League title.

Liverpool sack manager one year after Premier League win

Just a year after delivering only Liverpool's second Premier League title, Dutch manager Arne Slot has been sacked by the Merseyside club.

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Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers are facing an uphill battle to sell the budget to voters.

No sign of end to Budget chaos and confusion

The fact the Government has no mandate for the tax changes will keep the matter live.

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Submitting a formal media enquiry about a controversial public policy initiative is an exercise in futility. You always get an answer; just never to the question you asked.

Budget Estimates hearings are the ultimate truth serum

BEN HARVEY: Submitting a formal media enquiry about a controversial public policy initiative is an exercise in futility. You always get an answer; just never to the question you asked.

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BP has become a very British shambles.

How BP became a shambles that cares too much about feelings

THE ECONOMIST: The ousting of its chairman Albert Manifold shows BP cares more about feelings and not enough about performance.

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A small step for man, a leap too far for Elon Musk

Why can’t Musk do for politics what he’s done for industry?

THE ECONOMIST: Where Elon Musk has done as much or more than any other human this century to advance the species, politics does not require much technical sophistication or even rigour. 

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The Albanese Government has made clear in its determination to push on with the deeply flawed Budget that it has reached this point.

Federal Budget push has put arrogance on display

The Albanese Government has made clear in its determination to push on with the deeply flawed Budget that it has reached this point.

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Kohli and Head

Nothing lower than trolling a star’s family

Virat Kohli should have known better before refusing to shake Travis Head’s hand after an IPL game.

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Ben Harvey examines the mind-bending scenario of a trans woman, born a man, being discriminated against for being ‘potentially pregnant’ – why it could happen but is a side issue the Senate should stop wasting its time on.

Why does trans debate get cornered by one percenter issues?

Ben Harvey examines the mind-bending scenario of a trans woman discriminated against for being ‘potentially pregnant’ – why it could happen but is a side issue the Senate should stop wasting its time on.

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James Hird wants to lead the Bombers again.

Will King James’ return to the throne usher in a new empire?

Brad Scott is the latest fall guy for the Bombers’ woes, but I do have concerns over James Hird coming back to the club.

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Small businesses that use family trusts will be forced to restructure.

Why the Budget’s hidden danger is trust issues

MARK RILEY: The biggest outrage was expected to be over investment properties, but the hidden issue will hurt small businesses.

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In tonight’s show, Ben Harvey gives a rundown of why Australia’s biggest ever drug operation almost didn’t happen.

Aussie cops in a jurisdictional contest over cocaine sting

Harvey gives a rundown of why Australia’s biggest ever drug operation almost didn’t happen, not because of faulty intelligence or clever cartels but because of a jurisdictional fight.

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Amid Budget chaos the inflation battle goes on

While the Government has had its hands full coping with a backlash to the Budget, the latest data is a reminder that the inflation battle and wider economy remain the major long-term issues.

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Housing Minister Clare O’Neil admitted Labor’s controversial tax plans aren’t about making housing more affordable for younger Australians.

Housing minister admits tax plans not about affordable homes

STEPHEN JOHNSON: Clare O’Neil has admitted Labor’s controversial tax plans aren’t about making housing more affordable for younger Australians.

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