Budget 2024

Angus Taylor fronted the National Press Club just as a major report questioned the viability of the Coalition's energy gamble.

There were hundreds of pre-budget submissions made to the federal Treasury. Not one requested energy bill relief be given to every household.

Everyone wants to know whether this budget will be the last before the next election.

Labor and the Coalition are fighting over who will be seen as the party for small business in Australia. If the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia is anything to go by, the pendulum is swinging towards the opposition.

Chief economist Sarah Hunter says she's still working through the impacts of the budget on inflation.

It's not yet clear whether there will be another budget before the next election. But a clear battleground has already been formed from this one - with the Coalition signalling it will fight Labor's Future Made in Australia policy.

Many economists are sceptical of Jim Chalmers' claim that budget cost-of-living measures will put downward pressure on inflation, but others say it could work. Either way, it's a risky game to play.

Critical minerals and green manufacturing were big winners in Tuesday’s budget, but policy experts warned rigorous selection frameworks were imperative to back the right companies.

Jim Chalmers' federal budget seeks to balance a longer-term economic vision with the more politically pressing need to address cost of living pressures. The Capital Brief team dissects what it means for the different sectors in Australia's new economy.

The government may have hoped to win the front pages with coverage of a budget that delivers cost-of-living relief and a new interventionist agenda. It got something else.

It's unclear whether this is an election budget, but Treasurer Jim Chalmers is setting up a stark choice for voters.

Jim Chalmers wants universities to dip into their coffers to build housing needed to absorb international students.

The stakes have never been higher for Treasurer Jim Chalmers, with his third budget containing cost of living measures that are far from certain to work.

Prime ministers don't do long-form interviews very often anymore. Which is why Anthony Albanese's first interview with Capital Brief was so illuminating.

The Prime Minister has confirmed his centrepiece policy will be a key theme of the next election, dismissing suggestions it will be a tough political sell on the hustings.

In an interview with Capital Brief, the treasurer says he's confident his spending decisions can both tackle inflation and offer cost-of-living relief.

Katy Gallagher tells Capital Brief this year’s budget has been the most difficult yet because of the competing challenges of inflation, cost of living and slowing growth.

The government's pre-budget merger and foreign investment updates weren't necessarily designed to work together, but lawyers say they could help speed up deal approvals.

The Reserve Bank has decided to stand still. But it's conscious the federal government is about to hand down its budget.

On any measure, this will be the treasurer’s first new economy-focused budget. But is the public ready for it?

No one really knows how people are going to use their extra cash — and what it will mean for interest rates.

Mark Wooden has spent decades deep in economic research. He is worried about where Australia is heading.