politics

Budget night features a lot of political talk and policy wonkiness, but the government’s plan will impact your financial situation in one way or another, so it’s quite important. Here’s what you need to know. Source link

Pauline Hanson says the major parties “will lose” because of an “arrogant” belief that One Nation is not able to become a mainstream force, following the party’s first lower house win this century. Source link

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the tax on offshore gas projects has raised more revenue than expected this year, as he prepares to hand down a budget focused on fixing a “broken” housing market and tax system. Source link

The result in Farrer has made One Nation’s attempts to become the natural home for conservative Australians look less like a protest and more like a genuine electoral threat.  Source link

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will reveal details of the $2 billion fund in Tuesday’s federal budget, declaring the cash injection will add an extra 65,000 homes over a decade. Source link

One Nation scores an historic win in the Farrer by-election, marking the first time the party has won a Lower House seat in federal parliament. Source link

The political energy spent on the “ISIS brides” has not been matched by serious attention to the deficiencies in Australia’s counterterrorism architecture. Source link

After three months of intense campaigning, voters in the NSW electorate say whoever wins today’s poll must act on the promise to make noise in Canberra. Source link

The climate war is being won quietly, with nearly three in four One Nation voters eager to buy an EV. Source link

For once, the budget won’t be a dull one. Jim Chalmers’s tax reforms will create a stir and some question whether they will close the generation gap, but the treasurer is projecting a relaxed figure. Source link