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The Guardian — 23 May 2026

Jim Chalmers is talkin’ ’bout generations – but is the message resonating with Australians? | Julianne Schultz

Tackling ‘intergenerational equity’ is laudable but surveys show young and old alike fear the economic future will not be as good as the past Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A political slogan where the key word...

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The biggest budget myths: why claims of ‘massive tax bills’ and an investor exodus fall short

In the backlash to changes to capital gains tax, many claims have been made and not all of them stack up Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The budget announced some of the most consequential tax reform measures in...

Albanese has been defensive and irritable at times – it's not helping to sell a difficult budget | Tom McIlroy

British MP Wes Streeting has given a simple and arresting explanation of the need for tax reform – something that continues to elude the Labor government Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A few years before he wou...

If Australia is home to an AI gold rush, let’s not squander it. Let’s fjord a different path | Peter Lewis

Tech titans appear to be cosying up to Canberra with an eye to training data models here. An AI wealth fund could share in the profits Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The CEOs of AI titans Microsoft and Anthropi...

MPs urged to ignore fearmongering and pass Labor’s ‘long overdue’ negative gearing and CGT changes

Exclusive: Any attempt to use the budget measures as an excuse to raise rent is opportunistic profiteering, housing advocates say Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news po...

One Nation reveals gas policy – as it happened

This blog is now closed Pauline Hanson announces Norway-inspired gas policy as she decries 25% export tax as ‘economic vandalism’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Albanese leaves door open to extending fuel excis...

Australia’s unemployment rate jumps to 4.5% with markets slashing chance of more interest rate hikes

Surprise rise in jobless rate will give Reserve Bank more reason to delay another interest rate hike at June meeting Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Austral...

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Geriatric media searches for young investors to prop up boomer privilege

The media's campaign against the government's tax changes relies heavily on anecdotes. And there's no better source of anecdotes than young investors whingeing about change. The post Geriatric media searches for young investors to prop up b...

Death, taxes and scare campaigns: here’s the truth about Labor’s budget changes | Greg Jericho

Conservative media is stoking unfounded fears on reform. If Albanese wants an easy win, he should prioritise a popular tax on gas exports Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily...

Yes, the AFR is desperate to bag the budget — but this desperate?

According to the AFR, Australian bond yields have soared because investors hate the budget. Or, also per the AFR, it's entirely about foreign factors. Whom to believe? The post Yes, the AFR is desperate to bag the budget — but this desperat...

‘Death tax’, startups and a rent spike: it’s time to correct misleading claims about Labor’s budget | Saul Eslake

Jim Chalmers’ budget has proved controversial. But who will really be affected and how? Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The changes to Australia’s taxation ...

Who is afraid of the tax reforms in the budget? | Fiona Katauskas

There’s certainly a scare campaign going on See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading...

RBA and DFCRC Release Findings From Project Acacia

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) today released a report detailing the findings of Project Acacia – a joint initiative examining how innovations in digital money and settlement ...

Two high-profile Liberals defect to One Nation – as it happened

This blog is now closed. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Jim Chalmers says the opposition’s policy to index tax brackets would cost the budget a quarter of a trillion dollars over 10 years, while claiming that t...

What secret budget items are ‘not for publication’?

Want to know certain dollar figures behind the government’s response to the Bondi attack, Defence’s sale of its estate, or an AUKUS equity injection? Too bad. The post What secret budget items are ‘not for publication’? appeared first on Cr...

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Big business is poised to use higher inflation to gouge consumers. The ACCC may be our only hope

The Reserve Bank may or may not lift rates in May but it will be concerned that the US-inflicted fuel price shock doesn't become entrenched. Meanwhile, corporations could exploit inflation yet again. The post Big business is poised to use h...

Is this Australias dumbest policy? Labors tariffs are killing construction — and its own housing goals

At a time when the construction industry is facing a crisis caused by energy prices, Labor is imposing tariffs to make inputs more expensive. The post Is this Australias dumbest policy? Labors tariffs are killing construction — and its own ...

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