Politics

The three-month cut to the fuel excise started in April in response to soaring prices caused by the war in Iran.

PAUL MURRAY: At a time of great political flux in conservative politics, this Labor Budget may turn out to be one of the most consequential ever – for all the wrong reasons.

The days of flipping houses could be dead, experts say, in the wake of major changes to investment property taxes.

One Nation has eclipsed Labor in opinion polling for the first time, with political analysts suggesting Australia could be headed for future hung parliaments.

MICHELLE GRATTAN: State elections in Victoria and New South Wales could prick One Nation’s very large political balloon. If they don’t, the Coalition will be terrified, and Labor will start to worry.

More so-called ‘ISIS brides’ could fly back to Australia within days, as tensions grow between the Albanese government and the country’s domestic spy agency over counter-terrorism funding levels.

The poor are terrified of inflation again spiralling out control. The rich are worried about taxes eating away at their wealth. Both are furious at Jim Chalmers.

The senior Liberal MP has played a role in the campaign to send fellow SAS veteran Ben Roberts-Smith to jail for allegedly executing prisoners.

Skewering the 2026 Budget has been as easy as shooting Pinocchio in a barrel; it’s so riddled with broken promises it could have been made in Geppetto’s workshop.

It comes after waves of small business owners used AI-generated images of Anthony Albanese to criticise CGT changes.

Residents were rattled awake by the early-morning tremor.

Pauline Hanson has been caught on a hot mic making a rude remark about a journalist following a tense exchange at a press conference.

Veteran compensation and treatment payments continue to grow as the Federal government makes cuts to other areas of the portfolio to balance the budget.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Democratic National Committee has released a nearly 200-page draft of an internal autopsy of what went wrong in the 2024 campaign. Here’s five key takeaways from the report.