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Auditor casts eye over 'devious' 40-year lottery deal

Auditor casts eye over 'devious' 40-year lottery deal

An independent auditor is probing whether a state government ran a competitive process before handing out a 40-year lottery deal after "exclusive" negotiations.

Land levy planned despite anti-'forever tax' pledge

Land levy planned despite anti-'forever tax' pledge

Land levy planned despite anti-'forever tax' pledge

Land levy planned despite anti-'forever tax' pledge

A bid to overhaul emergency services funding could result in property owners paying hundreds of dollars for a land tax in one state.

Wharf termite repairs worm way into budget

Wharf termite repairs worm way into budget

Wharf termite repairs worm way into budget

Wharf termite repairs worm way into budget

The federal budget has carved out $10 million to tackle 'termites of the sea', as the Australian National Maritime Museum grapples with shipworms.

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'Shocking' $506 million ferry budget bail-out

'Shocking' $506 million ferry budget bail-out

A massive government cash injection for a beleaguered state-owned Bass Strait ferry operator will be included in an upcoming budget.

Middle ring could be 'hollowed out' by tax overhaul

Middle ring could be 'hollowed out' by tax overhaul

Tax changes in the federal budget will likely shift property investors to new houses in the outer suburbs and inner-city apartments, economists say.

Tax relief for workers and pain for investors in budget

Tax relief for workers and pain for investors in budget

Australians who earn a wage will get $250 in tax relief as part of Labor's budget, but investors and wealthy families could be left worse off.

Botched Bass Strait ferries $717 million over budget

Botched Bass Strait ferries $717 million over budget

The total cost of the delayed and over-budget Spirit of Tasmania replacement project, which has made global headlines, has yet to be fully calculated.

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'Get back to work': backlash over bureaucrat job freeze

'Get back to work': backlash over bureaucrat job freeze

'Get back to work': backlash over bureaucrat job freeze

'Get back to work': backlash over bureaucrat job freeze

A would-be premier has chided public servants protesting her 10-year hiring freeze plan, insisting it won't lead to sackings or compromise service delivery.

Fuel bonus as WA posts eighth straight budget surplus

Fuel bonus as WA posts eighth straight budget surplus

Fuel bonus as WA posts eighth straight budget surplus

Fuel bonus as WA posts eighth straight budget surplus

More than $1 billion in cost-of-living relief will be shared in Western Australia as the state capitalises on an iron ore uplift to bank another budget surplus.

Gas tax hopes flicker as reservation scheme revealed

Gas tax hopes flicker as reservation scheme revealed

Gas tax hopes flicker as reservation scheme revealed

Gas tax hopes flicker as reservation scheme revealed

Big gas companies will need to inject more LNG into the Australian market under a plan aimed at bringing down prices and shoring up supply.

What Avril Lavigne can teach Chalmers ahead of budget

What Avril Lavigne can teach Chalmers ahead of budget

What Avril Lavigne can teach Chalmers ahead of budget

What Avril Lavigne can teach Chalmers ahead of budget

The best thing the federal government can do to boost productivity in the budget is to make things less complicated for businesses, a top economist says.

Oil crisis not over: warnings of diesel over $4 a litre

Oil crisis not over: warnings of diesel over $4 a litre

Oil crisis not over: warnings of diesel over $4 a litre

Oil crisis not over: warnings of diesel over $4 a litre

With the Strait of Hormuz still shut and stockpiles running down, economists warn fuel prices could spike above levels previously seen during this oil crisis.

'Living within our means': treasurer defiant on budget

'Living within our means': treasurer defiant on budget

'Living within our means': treasurer defiant on budget

'Living within our means': treasurer defiant on budget

The door has been left ajar for a COVID debt levy to be unwound early as business buckles under the weight of state tax and regulation.

'Downside risks': warning as state debt edges to $200b

'Downside risks': warning as state debt edges to $200b

'Downside risks': warning as state debt edges to $200b

'Downside risks': warning as state debt edges to $200b

A $200 billion state budget debt bomb remains live and ticking as a long-time Labor government favours cost-of-living measures for struggling families.

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Treasurer warned on household handouts ahead of budget

Millions of Australians could receive an income offset in the budget, but the Reserve Bank is cautioning against the federal government increasing spending.

More cops, jail guards as territory budget fights crime

The NT budget offers no "lollies and sweets" but it cements the government's tough-on-crime approach, its architects say.

Economic hawks eye restraint in pre-election budget

Business and economic leaders are warning against an election-year spendathon as a state treasurer prepares to hand down her second budget.

Thousands of homes promised in multibillion-dollar plan

Tens of thousands of new homes are expected to be built in one state under a $2 billion government investment that promises to give young buyers a leg up.

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Bootlegger boom: big excise fuels black market booze

The government is being urged to cut the alcohol excise before the horse has bolted and another black market like illicit tobacco becomes entrenched.

Potholes on political agenda but too late for some

More than $1 billion has been pledged to fix roads and potholes across Australia's second-most-populous state, but riders and advocates argue it's not enough.

Aussie manufacturing boost in $1.2b fleet upgrade

Australia is selling one of its most prized military vehicles to the Netherlands as the government also moves to shore up its own defence force.

More fuel on the way to bolster Australian reserves

An estimated 4.6 billion litres of fuel will come into the country during coming weeks, with 58 cargo ships due to arrive.

'Peddling lies': gas sector vents as tax pressure rises

The minister responsible for gas in Australia has poured cold water on calls for an export tax as industry figures insist they pay their fair share.

Battle lines harden as gas giants take on tax proposal

Gas producers have mounted a full-throated defence of their tax contributions in an inquiry exploring opportunities for higher export levies.

Crime fighting plan revealed as brawling teens charged

Police officers are set to be freed from their desks as a state pledges $80 million for new crime fighting measures while four brawling teens have been charged.

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