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Over 10,000 Australians flee the Middle East

More than 10,000 Australians have returned from the Middle East since the outbreak of war in the region. Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong thanked regional partners

Fuel excise temporarily halved to stifle fuel price hikes

The Federal Government will halve the fuel excise on petrol and diesel for three months in an effort to take the edge of rising fuel prices. The $2.55 billion move was

Dominant millennials driving city change as boomers bale

The so-called millennial generation is driving a big change agenda in Brisbane as baby boomers drift to surrounding cities in search of housing choice. Brisbane Lord

Big crackdown on e-scooters in Queensland

E-scooter riders will be subject to speed limits and random breath testing, and will need to be over 16 and licensed under new laws announced by the Queensland

PM says the stable world of growing free trade is ‘gone’

By Anthony Albanese “Even if we were to wake up tomorrow to the welcome news that this conflict was over, there would still be a long economic tail to reckon

Tectonic shifts emerge in nature of Australian politics

The tectonic plates of South Australian politics have fundamentally shifted. Peter Malinauskas’s Labor government has won a second term with a landslide win. The final

Queensland seeks reforms to ‘unfair’ GST carve-up

The Queensland Government has released a plan it says would stop the state being “short-changed” in the carve-up of national GST revenue. The plan is contained in a

Chalmers using uncertainty as air cover for reform

By Michelle Grattan When he talks about the May 12 budget, Treasurer Jim Chalmers always stresses that what’s done on things like the capital gains tax discount will

State rubbish volume and facilities to be reviewed

Queensland’s waste management ecosystem will be reviewed to identify volumes, gaps and capacity issues. The waste “roadmap” will bring together local councils,

Treasurer warns inflation could reach 5% this year

By Michelle Grattan Australia’s inflation rate could peak in “the high 4s or even higher” this year, according to Treasury modelling, Treasurer Jim Chalmers

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