Tag: National
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Local shares rebound after wild Wall Street session
Australian shares have rebounded after a bloody start to the week, but a wild overnight session on Wall Street indicates the volatility has some way to run. The S&P/ASX200 was up 37.6 points, or 0.51 per cent in early trading, to 7380.9, on Tuesday as the broader All Ordinaries lifted 56.8 points, or 0.75 per…
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Take a road trip back in time with a stay at the coolest retro motels in Queensland and New South Wales
Queensland Sunshine Coast Surfside Motel, Yeppoon: Built in the late 1950s, Surfside Motel retains its old beachside holiday charm, even after a recent renovation that equipped all of its 13 rooms with all the modern conveniences and amenities one might desire, up to and including electric car chargers. Located across from the beachfront and a…
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Polls tilt towards Labor as campaign gets into full swing
Labor has surged ahead of the Coalition in polling, with primary support for the conservatives on a slump, as leaders begin crisscrossing the nation on the election campaign trail. A national Newspoll survey conducted for The Australian published on Sunday, has the Albanese government leading the Coalition 51 per cent to 49 per cent on…
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Albanese calls federal election for May 3
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has asked Governor-General Sam Mostyn to dissolve parliament and announced an election for May 3. Albanese visited Mostyn early on Friday, before announcing the election date at Parliament House. “In uncertain times, we cannot decide the challenges that we will face, but we can determine how we respond,” he said. “Our…
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The federal budget fails the millions of voters who want action on Australia’s struggling environment
Commentators have branded last night’s federal budget as an attempt to win over typical Australian voters concerned about the cost of living, ahead of what is expected to be a tightly fought federal election. The budget’s big-ticket items included tax cuts and energy bill relief, plus measures to make childcare and healthcare cheaper. There was…
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Dutton to pitch cheaper fuel plan in budget reply
Opposition leader Peter Dutton will deliver his reply to the federal budget on Thursday and flagged a major announcement on fuel prices, after Labor used it to announce a two-phase tax cut. Dutton is expected to promise the Coalition would halve the fuel excise for 12 months, lowering the rate on petrol and diesel from…
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What the election polls are – and aren’t – telling us
Political junkies and the media are obsessed with opinion polls on the relative standings of the political parties. Movements within standard statistical margins of error are treated with great respect. In between elections, it’s probably all irrelevant, but a significant turning point may have been reached in the forthcoming Australian election, which until very recently…
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An election-driven budget delivered against dark clouds of Trump uncertainty
The Albanese government’s fourth budget is a pitch for the votes of a sour and alienated electorate, framed against a background of extraordinary international uncertainty. US President Donald Trump isn’t mentioned by name, but he is the colossus in the background of this budget and indeed the imminent election campaign. While the opinion polls and…
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Debt nudges $1 trillion as budget returns to deficit
Australia will hit a record level of debt when the government unveils a federal budget that shows a structural worsening in the bottom line. Treasurer Jim Chalmers spruiked the government’s “responsible economic management” for limiting gross debt to $940 billion in 2024/25 as he prepares to unveil the budget on Tuesday night. While that’s a…
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Nurse wants alleged Israeli threat video tossed out
Key evidence allegedly showing two former nurses discussing killing Israeli patients will face a legal challenge, placing their prosecution in jeopardy. Sarah Abu Lebdeh and Ahmad Rashad Nadir sparked outrage after a video posted on social media by Israeli social media personality Max Veifer showed them saying they would refuse to treat Israelis and kill…