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Australians expect their government to run budgets in a responsible way so that when there are shocks it can respond.
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Cycle of gloom exposes Labor’s failings

EDITORIAL: Australians expect their government to run budgets in a responsible way so that when there are shocks it can respond.

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers during Question Time on Wednesday.

‘Spin’ doctor Chalmers called out by economists

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Treasury secretary Jenny Wilkinson admitted in Estimates that government spending is contributing to demand.

Treasury chief admits government spending adding to demand

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Anthony Albanese is considering a roll out of duress alarms for MPs.

Labor considers MP duress alarms in wider security upgrade

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Jacinda Ardern is a professor of practice at the University of Sydney's school of public health. (

Former PM Jacinda Ardern lands new Australian gig

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers during Question Time on Wednesday.

‘Spin’ doctor Chalmers called out by economists

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Donald Trump launched a scathing attack on Norway at a campaign rally.

‘S..t house country’: Trump erupts after Nobel Peace Prize snub

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Donald Trump’s impact on the nation’s capital will last far longer than the results of any election - or his presidency - if he has his way.

Despite the lawsuits, Trump rushes to leave his mark on DC

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US President Donald Trump said Washington may carry out another military operation against Iran. (AP PHOTO)

Trump teases ‘another little Epic Fury’ on Iran

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Exit polls show a tight race in Israel's election with no clear winner emerging. (AP PHOTO)
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Netanyahu remains the great survivor of Israeli politics

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Benjamin Netanyahu told supporters his Likud party had emerged as "the largest party in Israel". (AP PHOTO)

Netanyahu’s defiant speech after deadlocked Israeli election

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Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro and his family will be granted US visas. (AP PHOTO)

Bolsonaro to receive US visa after leaving Brazil

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Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas represent two very different political realities.
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Israel’s election exposes a democracy divide

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