Opinion

At the end of Budget week in Canberra something missing from Federal politics for some time has re-emerged. A contest.

BEN HARVEY: How will the gas reservation scheme work? No one seems to know.

The key is recognising and understanding people are unhappy with the policies of the major parties, they want their views to be heard and their concerns to be addressed.

There are no shortage of choices, but the Blues face a tough decision in who they go after to lead the team in its time of need.

MARK RILEY: Anthony Albanese told disenchanted voters he would be a prime minister who kept his promises. With that now exposed as a lie, what does he have to offer them?

Albanese’s Labor has demonstrated it has placed its naked pursuit of power above principle, honesty and accountability.

AARON PATRICK: Voters can forgive politicians for lying. But the taxation changes could trigger big falls in property prices that hurt millions.

Once again, the Labor Government is gaslighting us by claiming their investment tax reforms are motivated by ‘intergenerational fairness’.

JENI O’DOWD: Tuesday’s Federal Budget confirmed what many Australians already suspected: despite mounting pressure on housing, infrastructure and the cost of living, Labor has no intention of slowing migration.

With Jim Chalmers taking from cashed-up Baby Boomers and giving to Millennials and Gen Z, Ben Harvey points out why the Treasurer’s latest ‘fairer’ budget is another ‘fool me once, fool me twice’ moment.

What this Budget actually amounts to is nothing much other than the official documentation of the most egregious election broken promise we have seen in quite some time.

Confused about the tax changes revealed in Tuesday night’s Federal Budget? Finance expert Nick Bruining explains everything you need to know about how investment properties will be affected.

Gus Gould is not afraid to act ruthlessly when things are not going well at Belmore, something the coach would know all too well.

The Treasurer argued that breaking an election promise ‘for the right reason’ is a way to build trust. Bizarre.

While complete honesty is an unrealistic expectation in politics, the Budget’s increases to property taxes may prompt voters to ask if they can believe anything politicians say.