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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has hosed down speculation that his upcoming Budget will score a big revenue boost from tax reform and the Middle East war.

Chalmers talks down hopes for war-driven boost to Budget

Jim Chalmers has hosed down speculation that his upcoming Budget will score a big revenue boost from tax reform and the Middle East war.

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A soaring in crude oil prices back to $US120 a barrel is now tipped to wipe out fuel excise tax relief and push up housing construction costs.

Crude oil surge ‘will push up fuel prices, building costs’

A soaring in crude oil prices back to $US120 a barrel is now tipped to wipe out fuel excise tax relief and push up housing construction costs.

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Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers will argue their broken Budget promises are for the greater good.

Albanese’s budget backflips will deepen trust deficit

MARK RILEY: Expect the May Budget to break previously inviolable commitments not to tinker with property taxes

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Virginia Bell submits anti-Semitism royal commission report.

Bondi terror royal commission hands down 14 recommendations

ASIO warned repeatedly about the increased risk of a terrorist attack and the rise of anti-Semitism in the year before the Bondi Beach shooting, the Bell royal commission has found.

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The Treasurer concedes the latest inflation figures are ‘confronting’.

Jim Chalmers insists Iran war to blame for inflation surge

The Treasurer concedes the latest inflation figures are ‘confronting’ and has used a string of media interviews to again pin the increase to soaring fuel and oil costs caused by the war in the Middle East.

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Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing.

China’s response to Penny Wong’s request for more fuel

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says countries need to work together ‘to keep fuel and goods ​flowing’ during a visit to China.

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Trump says he discussed a Ukraine ceasefire with Putin.

Trump claims Putin ‘may agree’ to Ukraine ceasefire

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have spoken on the phone as a Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil pumping station in Russia.

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James Comey’s lawyer says he will argue that the ex-FBI head is facing a vindictive prosecution.

Ex-FBI head appears in court over Instagram post

James Comey turned himself in on two charges, including threatening the life of the president and transmitting threats across state lines.

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Donald Trump issues warning to Iran.

‘No more Mr Nice Guy’: Trump ramps up pressure on Iran

US President Donald Trump issued a blunt warning as the US weighs a months-long blockade that could rattle global oil markets and deepen the crisis.

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Former mayor Michael Bloomberg has walked the King and Queen to a New York reflecting pool.

King Charles leaves flowers, touching note for 9/11 victims

King Charles and Queen Camilla have visited the site where 2800 people were killed in New York City, accompanied by former mayor.

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President Donald Trump is hosting the second state dinner of his second term on Tuesday evening, honouring the British monarch, King Charles III, and his wife, Queen Camilla.

See the menu for the British Royal State Dinner

President Donald Trump is hosting the second state dinner of his second term on Tuesday evening, honouring the British monarch, King Charles III, and his wife, Queen Camilla.

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Donald Trump has taken to social media to launch a fresh tirade against Iran, warning the pariah country there will be ‘No more Mr Nice Guy’.

‘No more Mr Nice Guy’: Trump’s chilling threat to Iran

Donald Trump has taken to social media to launch a fresh tirade against Iran, warning the pariah country there will be ‘No more Mr Nice Guy’.

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Jim Chalmers’ spending spree has pushed Australia almost to the top of an embarrassing list.

Jim Chalmers’ failure to control inflation is world class

AARON PATRICK: Australia’s prices breakout is worse than most other countries. Economists blame spending increases by the Labor government.

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Pauline Hanson with her ‘sexy’ new plane.

Gina Rinehart’s company donates ‘sexy’ plane to One Nation

Pauline Hanson has taken delivery of a ‘sexy’ plane, worth more than $2 million, donated to One Nation by Australia’s richest person to help the party’s campaigning.

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