An overhaul of the petroleum resource rent tax will make a meaningful contribution to the budget and help get Australia's finances back on track, Treasurer Jim Chalmers says.
Hard-nosed billionaires like green energy champion Andrew Forrest, and his former venture partner Mike Cannon-Brookes, know that Australia's future prosperity will come from sunshine and electrons.
Economic output and similar markers aren't the best measures of wellbeing but momentum is growing to tackle issues that fall between the pages of the budget.
There's still hope for a modest payment bump for job seekers as the federal government puts the finishing touches on its cost-of-living budget package.
The chair of the agency heading the NDIS has vowed to keep vulnerable people at the heart of the disability program despite funding pressures on the scheme.
The global economy is suffering the lowest growth rate in almost two decades and casting a shadow over the upcoming federal budget, the treasurer warns.
The federal opposition left behind a range of unfunded "zombie measures" that will pile more pressure on already-stretched finances, the treasurer says.
I’m proud that there is a lot in the Budget for our Nation’s Capital – investing in its people, our environment, infrastructure, and the public service which serves all Australians.
