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Treasurer Jim Chalmers says any plan to dilute the 50 per cent capital gains tax discount will be about addressing intergenerational unfairness in housing.

Chalmers says CGT changes about ‘intergenerational fairness’

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says any plan to dilute the 50 per cent capital gains tax discount will be about addressing intergenerational unfairness in housing.

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Why Australia should scrap pricey, out-of-date AUKUS deal

Conflicts in Ukraine and Iran show why we should focus on on drones and other automated technologies, not lumbering subs and warships.

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ACT Greens leader Shane Rattenbury has announced his resignation.

Greens leader quits after controversial Liberal move

A 17-year-long career in politics has sensationally ended in a resignation after a controversial move to make a working agreement between the Greens and the Liberal Party.

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A US navy destroyer has fired on an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman. (AP PHOTO)

Iran vows swift response to US attack on cargo ship

US President Donald Trump says the military has taken control of an Iranian-flagged cargo ship by blowing ‌a hole in its engine room.

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Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the Albanese Government will shortly reveal a new approach to a key part of the superannuation system.

Chalmers set to announce huge changes to super laws

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the Albanese Government will shortly reveal a new approach to a key part of the superannuation system.

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Barnaby Joyce has warned of ‘big new tax’ in a heated Sunrise clash with Tanya Plibersek

Barnaby Joyce unleashes over budget rumour: ‘Walloped with a big new tax’

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will release his federal budget next month with taxes around housing a key issue.

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Barnaby Joyce has refused to draw a conclusion on Mr Trump’s actions.

‘Trainwreck’: Barnaby Joyce’s Iran warning

The One Nation MP has refused to make a character assessment of Donald Trump after the US leader once again threatened to blow up Iran’s civilian infrastructure.

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Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher are being urged to cut red tape. (Aap Image/AAP PHOTOS)

Red tape cull and tax tweaks: War-shaped Budget nears

Business groups and social advocates have put forward vastly different visions of what the Federal Government's next Budget should look like.

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Support for One Nation has dipped in a new poll.

Support dips for One Nation in new poll

One Nation’s primary vote has dropped slightly for the second time in two months, a new poll has found.

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Three national funding streams will be fast-tracked in a bid to get capital moving faster to Australian businesses and strengthen critical supply chains, as the status of the Strait of Hormuz remains volatile.

Multi-billion-dollar supply chain funding announced amid war

Three national funding streams will be fast-tracked in a bid to get capital moving faster to Australian businesses and strengthen critical supply chains, as the status of the Strait of Hormuz remains volatile.

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Ben Roberts-Smith is expected to make his first public statement since being charged with war crimes.

BRS vows to clear name in first statement since arrest

War hero Ben Roberts-Smith has made his first public statement since being charged with five counts of alleged war crimes, emphatically denying the allegations against him.

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The Strait of Hormuz is open to commercial shipping - at least for now.

Oil markets rattled as Hormuz instability deepens

Traders will be hoping US President Donald Trump strikes a permanent deal with Iran to keep the Strait of Hormuz open as the clock ticks on a fragile ceasefire.

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Australia’s housing crisis deepens as government falls 77,000 homes behind target

Housing crisis deepens as government falls behind on target

New figures reveal the government's ambitious housing plan is already failing, leaving millions wondering if they'll ever own a home.

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Richard Marles warned that the escalating Middle East tensions could disrupt critical energy supply chains.

Fuel supply fears grow as Marles responds to Hormuz crisis

Global fuel supply uncertainty has intensified after the Strait of Hormuz shut again, with Richard Marles warning tensions could disrupt energy markets.

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