Labor and the Coalition have put housing affordability at the heart of their official campaign launches, both held on April 13.

Emily Minson15 April 2025Lunik

TRUMP GLOBAL TARIFF STRIKE; LNP PORT VOW

US President Donald Trump has kept his vow to introduce wide-ranging tariffs on imports into the United States, with Australian exports to the US to be slugged with a 10 per cent tariff.

Emily Minson8 April 2025Lunik

PM BID TO TIP POLL TREND; LNP GAS PUSH

Australia’s 18 million voters will go to the polls on May 3, with sitting Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese seeking to become the first PM since 2004 to win successive elections.

Emily Minson1 April 2025Lunik

BUDGET OUTLAY PRIMED FOR POLL POSITION

After two successive years of budget surpluses, Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has delivered a pre-election Budget that forecasts a string of deficits in the years ahead.

Emily Minson25 March 2025Lunik

VICTORIA’S WIN ON GST; NO RETURN TARIFF

Victoria is the major winner from the projected carve-up of revenue collected from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in 2025-26.

Emily Minson18 March 2025Lunik

AUKUS: PUSH TO LIFT SPEND; WA LABOR WIN

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has sidestepped US demands that Australia raise its level of defence spending by up to $50 billion.

Emily Minson11 March 2025Lunik

TARIFFS THREAT TO ECONOMY; USA SUPER TILT

Federal Treasury Head Dr Steven Kennedy has warned of the economic damage to Australia that would be caused by the extended imposition of tariffs.

Emily Minson4 March 2025Lunik

FIRST-TERM PM FACES OMENS OF HISTORY

If Anthony Albanese wants to find positive omens for his re-election bid, he might want to avert his eyes from the history of first-term governments in Australia.

Emily Minson27 February 2025Lunik

ASIO WARNS ON AUKUS THREAT; RATES CAUTION

Australia’s leading security official has warned that the nation’s defence is facing escalated threats from espionage, foreign interference and potential sabotage as the AUKUS project develops.

Emily Minson25 February 2025Lunik

US STEEL CURB; CLAMPS ON POLL FINANCING

President Donald Trump has made good on his threat to impose a 25 per cent tariff on steel and aluminium imported into the US.

Emily Minson18 February 2025Lunik

US THUMBS-UP FOR AUKUS; TARIFF SALVO

New US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has affirmed the support of the Trump Administration for the AUKUS defence partnership, during talks in Washington DC with his Australian counterpart Richard Marles.

Emily Minson11 February 2025Lunik

WA ALP SEEKS THIRD TERM; US TARIFF HIT

Voters in Western Australia will go to the polls on March 8, with Premier Roger Cook seeking a third term for his Labor government.

Emily Minson4 February 2025Lunik

INFLATION DIPS; US GETS TOUGH ON TAX, TRADE

Australian consumer price rises eased in the December quarter, with lower food prices and electricity subsidies contributing to a headline annual inflation rate of 2.4 per cent – the lowest rate since early 2021.

Emily Minson29 January 2025Lunik

TRADE SURPLUS NATIONS FACE US TARIFF HIT

Returning US President Donald Trump has wasted little time in nominating the primary targets of his economic and trade agenda.

Emily Minson21 January 2025Lunik

NARROW COURSE FOR FEDERAL POLL OPTIONS

Sometime in the next four months, Australians will go to the polls to cast their verdict on the Labor Government’s first term.

Emily Minson9 January 2025Lunik

CORPORATE TAX HIT TO BUDGET; DUTTON N-PLAN

Australia is on course to deliver a marginally smaller budget deficit in 2024-25 than forecast in the May Budget, but with rising shortfalls in coming years.

Emily Minson18 December 2024Lunik

PUBLIC PROP-UP FOR GDP; FARMING FILLIP

Australia’s economy has continued its pattern of weak economic growth, with gross domestic product (GDP) rising by a slender 0.3 per cent seasonally adjusted in the September quarter and by 0.8 per cent for the year.

Emily Minson10 December 2024Lunik

CORE INFLATION ON THE RISE; NEW TAX CURB

Headline annual inflation remained steady at 2.1 per cent in October, assisted by lower electricity and automotive fuel prices, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Emily Minson3 December 2024Lunik

WEALTH FUND’S NEW GOALS; NT TOPS TABLE

Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher have announced a major shake-up of Australia’s sovereign wealth fund, with a new investment mandate to focus on government-directed national priorities.

Emily Minson26 November 2024Lunik

PM DISPELS US TRADE RISK; WAGES COOL

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has played down fears that Australian exports will suffer under the trade agenda of US President-elect Donald Trump.

Emily Minson19 November 2024Lunik