This bold budget has grasped the nettle of tax and housing – but it may not be enough to move the needle for younger Australians | Tom McIlroy
Jim Chalmers, determined not to miss his reform moment more than four years into government, has backed the largest change to Australia’s sclerotic tax system since the Howard era Federal…
Budget 2026: Labor’s ambitious and politically risky changes, explained by Matilda Boseley – video
Abolishing negative gearing for new investors, overhauling the capital gains tax discount and major cuts to the NDIS were were all expected in Tuesday night’s budget. But what else was…
The 100 best novels of all time
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What the budget means for your generation – gen Z, millennial, gen X or boomer
Jim Chalmers has sold the budget as a historic shift in favour of intergenerational fairness. Four Guardian Australia staff members assess what it means for their age group Federal budget…
Commonwealth Bank’s quarterly profit dips to $2.7b
Commonwealth Bank turned a $2.7 billion cash profit in the March quarter, up four per cent from a year ago but down one per cent from its first-half quarterly average.…
Trump hoping to seal trade deals in Beijing with Xi
President Donald Trump is set to arrive in Beijing for a state visit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a restless moment for a world worried about war, trade and…
Trump dismisses Americans’ economic pain over war
US President Donald Trump says Americans’ financial struggles are not a factor in his decision-making as he seeks to negotiate an end to the Iran war, saying that preventing Tehran…
OpenAI chief Altman denies betraying Elon Musk
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has rejected Elon Musk’s claim he betrayed the ChatGPT maker’s founding mission to serve the public good, saying it was Musk who was interested in…
Business sector urges Canberra to tackle red-tape cuts
The federal government must crack on with harmonising regulations so that businesses like retailers, airports and farmers can avoid costly red tape, a major business lobby says. The Alliance of…
Pauline Hanson refuses to condemn Dezi Freeman defender
A One Nation volunteer who stood beside Pauline Hanson as the party celebrated winning its first lower house seat has shared social media posts supporting cop-killer Dezi Freeman and neo-Nazi…