Budget 2025
In a sit-down with Capital Brief, the Greens leader also warned that Donald Trump would “leave us in the lurch” as he renewed calls for AUKUS to be scrapped.
Peter Dutton’s decision to oppose the government’s $17 billion tax cuts package has led to speculation he'll make his own tax pledge in Thursday night's budget reply speech.
The RBA will hand down a rate decision on 1 April. The board will need to think about the federal budget and the deteriorating global environment.
Jim Chalmers has crafted a budget that feels a lot more suited to the times than last year’s effort.
As the treasurer began his budget sales pitch with one eye on an election, it wasn't the domestic economy that dominated. Instead, it was the darkening global outlook.
The first federal budget since the US election shows some signs Australia is ‘Trump-proofing’ its economic and international strategies.
Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has revealed Labor will respond to Trump's trade pressure by boosting its Future Made in Australia policy. But will it be enough?
Australia's small businesses are falling behind on digital adoption. The Albanese government has been asked to look at Singapore-style tech boosts.
Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has told Capital Brief that the government's key industrial policy is being recalibrated to respond to Donald Trump's tariffs.
The government has pre-announced plenty of its budget initiatives. Still, economists are alert for a pre-election spending splash.
All eyes will be on the election war chest Jim Chalmers sets aside in the budget as deficits loom. But his first task is to get the tone right.
Journalists in Tuesday's lockup will be forced to sign waivers and surrender their devices to get access to the budget papers. They hate it, but others are not so sure.
All the pressure is normally on the government a week out from the budget, but a peculiar set of circumstances has put the spotlight on Peter Dutton.
The government wasn’t expected to deliver a budget on 25 March. Now, voters will see whether its “protein, not carbs” approach has paid off.
A record-breaking number of budget submissions have landed on the Albanese government’s desk. Here's what is top of mind as an election looms.
Economists are turning their attention to the budget, with Deloitte Access Economics tipping a worsening fiscal hole starting with a $26 billion deficit next week.
In a pre-budget submission, the investment manager called for reforms to foreign investment rules, warning that regulatory hurdles deter global capital.
