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Cost-of-living help branded 'Band-Aid on bullet wound'

Cost-of-living help branded 'Band-Aid on bullet wound'

Cost-of-living budget measures have been branded inadequate by the coalition, with a manufacturing policy promising subsidies facing a significant hurdle.

No 'glamour' in Territory's crime-busting budget

No 'glamour' in Territory's crime-busting budget

No 'glamour' in Territory's crime-busting budget

No 'glamour' in Territory's crime-busting budget

The Northern Territory has unveiled a crime-fighting budget, with cash also splashed to improve schools before an election in August.

Elective surgery target slashed by Victorian government

Elective surgery target slashed by Victorian government

Elective surgery target slashed by Victorian government

Elective surgery target slashed by Victorian government

Workforce shortages and non-invasive technology is being blamed for the Victorian government lowering its target to deliver 240,000 elective surgeries a year.

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NZ boosts defence budget to upgrade equipment and pay

NZ boosts defence budget to upgrade equipment and pay

Defence equipment will be upgraded and salaries for personnel improved when the New Zealand government boosts its defence spending by half a billion dollars.

'Nation-leading' WA budget splurge fired by big surplus

'Nation-leading' WA budget splurge fired by big surplus

WA has rolled out a "nation-leading" state budget, with billions of dollars to help families, boost housing supply and diversify its mining-led economy.

Land for new industry to power the west's next bonanza

Land for new industry to power the west's next bonanza

Western Australia's budget has unlocked land and slashed green tape to win the lion's share of investment in new industry but iron ore is still top of the heap.

Vic toll road given $3.25b boost in federal cash top-up

Vic toll road given $3.25b boost in federal cash top-up

The federal government will tip $3.25 billion into Victoria's new North East Link toll road, taking its contribution to the overblown project to $5 billion.

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Project cuts and delays but Vic debt to soar higher

Project cuts and delays but Vic debt to soar higher

Project cuts and delays but Vic debt to soar higher

Project cuts and delays but Vic debt to soar higher

Melbourne Airport Rail has failed to take off, a medical precinct been abandoned and sick pay for casual workers dumped in a Victorian budget with few winners.

Few sweeteners but students to reap Vic budget windfall

Few sweeteners but students to reap Vic budget windfall

Few sweeteners but students to reap Vic budget windfall

Few sweeteners but students to reap Vic budget windfall

Victorian school students and would-be home owners are among the winners of the 2024/25 budget but they are few and far between as the state's belt tightens.

Interest bill piling up on Victoria, state budget shows

Interest bill piling up on Victoria, state budget shows

Interest bill piling up on Victoria, state budget shows

Interest bill piling up on Victoria, state budget shows

Treasurer Tim Pallas is playing down Victoria's skyrocketing interest bill, with $9.4 billion to be ripped from state coffers annually within four years.

Victorian budget a family affair, but details scant

Victorian budget a family affair, but details scant

Victorian budget a family affair, but details scant

Victorian budget a family affair, but details scant

The Victorian budget remains cloaked in secrecy but shapes as a no-frills affair as the government tries to combat rising debt and infrastructure blowouts.

No 'sugar-coating' Victorian budget, treasurer says

No 'sugar-coating' Victorian budget, treasurer says

No 'sugar-coating' Victorian budget, treasurer says

No 'sugar-coating' Victorian budget, treasurer says

Victorian families won't be asked to shoulder an "inordinate burden" in the state budget so the government can balance its books, Treasurer Tim Pallas says.

National gun register to be established by 2028

National gun register to be established by 2028

National gun register to be established by 2028

National gun register to be established by 2028

Some $160 million will be spent on creating a new national gun register aimed at increasing community and police safety.

Drop in GST revenue to cost NSW ‘more than COVID’

Drop in GST revenue to cost NSW ‘more than COVID’

Drop in GST revenue to cost NSW ‘more than COVID’

Drop in GST revenue to cost NSW ‘more than COVID’

NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey says his state will lose $12 billion in the latest GST carve-up, jeopardising major federal school and hospital funding agreements.

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Treasurer admits 'difficult' budget ahead for Qld

The Queensland government will maintain its commitment to cost-of-living relief for households despite the treasurer warning of a difficult budget ahead.

Higher taxes on foreigners pitched to free up homes

Overseas buyers could face higher state taxes to buy property in NSW as the government looks for ways to free up homes for local residents.

Under-pressure child health services get funding boost

Western Australia has announced a $39 million boost in funding for under-pressure child development services including pediatricians and nurse specialists.

Vic government admits to stamp duty hardship

Victoria's deputy premier has acknowledged stamp duty is an obstacle for first home buyers, amid signals the state government is open to major reform.

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Residential stamp duty overhaul back on the agenda

The Victorian government has signalled it is open to overhauling residential stamp duty, weeks after the treasurer warned it would cost $30 billion.

Victoria inches closer to scrapping business stamp duty

The Victorian government is moving to scrap stamp duty on commercial properties and replace it with an annual property tax.

States in harmony on GST forecasts, discord on carve-up

Several state treasurers are calling on commonwealth officials to tell them how much GST they can expect for the next four years.

$2b budget boost needed for hospitals in 'crisis': AMA

Australia's peak medical body has called for urgent steps to help reform the nation's public health system.

NSW ups fight for GST amid move to 'wellbeing' budget

Premier Chris Minns has vowed to push to overhaul a "broken" GST distribution system as his government prepares for a budget focusing on more than the economy.

'He is a tool': GST war escalates as states trade barbs

The Victorian and NSW treasurers have come face to face as the Labor-run states publicly butt heads over the latest controversial carve-up of GST.

PM denies 'favourites' in under-fire GST carve-up

A GST carve-up system lambasted by a state treasurer as "absurd" does not play favourites despite repeat claims of unfairness, the prime minister insists.

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