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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.

'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.

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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

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

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

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.

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'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.

Treasurer warned on household handouts ahead of budget

Treasurer warned on household handouts ahead of budget

Treasurer warned on household handouts ahead of budget

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

More cops, jail guards as territory budget fights crime

More cops, jail guards as territory budget fights crime

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

Economic hawks eye restraint in pre-election budget

Economic hawks eye restraint in pre-election budget

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

Thousands of homes promised in multibillion-dollar plan

Thousands of homes promised in multibillion-dollar plan

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.

Bootlegger boom: big excise fuels black market booze

Bootlegger boom: big excise fuels black market booze

Bootlegger boom: big excise fuels black market booze

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

Potholes on political agenda but too late for some

Potholes on political agenda but too late for some

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.

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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.

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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.

'Tiny' tax returns on gas has leading economist fuming

Australians have finite stocks of gas and other natural resources and deserve a fair return on them, an inquiry has been told as calls grow for tax reform.

Backbencher break ranks with call for gas export tax

A backbench Labor MP has urged his parliamentary colleagues to impose a new tax on gas exports despite opposition from the sector.

Resources minister defends gas companies amid tax push

The gas lobby says a new levy on LNG exports will make Australia "uninvestable", arguing comparisons to countries like Norway don't stack up.

There's a problem with making public transport free

Cutting public transport fares is great for people who already catch it but doesn't do much to help those for whom it is too inaccessible or infrequent.

Inquiry fires up chances of raising gas export taxes

A parliamentary committee will report into Australia's gas export regime before the budget, in a sign the government is warming to raising taxes on the sector.

Embattled motorists win bowser relief as taxes slashed

The government has moved to cut taxes on petrol and diesel, as the Middle East war sends global oil prices through the roof.

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