Politics

MARK RILEY: Budgets usually disappear from the public consciousness and the news cycle after a few days. Not this one.

“I want to share a personal health update.”

Rising living costs and interest rates are hurting housing sales, and alarm is now growing after a controversial Labor Government tax change.

One Nation’s ‘orange tsunami’ is headed for an Australian State as former Coalition members flock to Pauline Hanson’s minor party as it surges in popularity nation-wide.

Market strategists tip house prices to stay under pressure as a top of the interest rate cycle may signal a rotation back into out of favour growth stocks.

US President Donald Trump says that he is ready to move ‘very quickly’, declaring Iran a defeated nation as he readies to get 1600 oil tankers out of the Strait of Hormuz.

The former defence minister and president of Cuba has been charged with murder by the US for his role in the downing of two planes in 1996.

The charges come with a maximum sentence of life in prison.

EDITORIAL: It is already clear that Dr Chalmers’ document is deeply flawed. And perhaps unsalvageable.

Australia is spending $11 billion to keep the old submarines afloat, but defence insiders fear they may not be able to perform key missions before AUKUS boats arrive.

Post-Budget Labor tensions are spilling into the open, with Chris Minns challenging Anthony Albanese over broken promises and rising tax burdens.

Australia is years behind in dealing with the cybersecurity risks from Chinese-made cars as they become some of the country’s most popular vehicles, an MP has warned.

Foreign investors will be further scared off Australian mining and energy — pushing up power prices and crippling the nascent critical minerals industry— by a retrospective change to capital gains tax rules.

AARON PATRICK: As the PM promotes Budget spending, Tim Wilson is promising to back entrepreneurs, small business people and ‘self starters’.