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Labor MPs flag full support for tax cuts
Victorian Labor MP Peter Khalil is among those in his party urging colleagues to pass the federal government’s $158 billion tax plan...
Labor promises new anti-smoking campaign
Australian smokers would be targeted with a fresh campaign encouraging them to do away with the habit, under a federal Labor government....
Mortgage brokers in limbo, despite backdowns on commissions
Thousands of Australian mortgage brokers may continue receiving trail commissions beyond next year, following the federal government’s change-of-heart on getting rid of...
Treasurer says Australian economy is in good shape despite slowing growth
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says the Australian economy is in fundamentally good shape, despite expanding by a below expectation 0.2 per cent in the...
Last four refugee children leave Nauru for US
The last four children living in Australia’s asylum seeker processing centre on Nauru have been flown to the US for resettlement. The...
Immigration minister David Coleman stokes fear of fresh armadas of asylum seekers
Proposed changes to the way sick asylum seekers are transferred to Australia are designed to end the nation’s offshore processing system, according...
‘Mountain to climb’ for next NAB chief
The next chief executive of NAB has a “mountain to climb” to bring the bank into line with community expectations, its outgoing...
Aussie organ donor numbers double in a decade
The number of Australian organ donors has doubled in the past decade, with more than 1500 people receiving donations and transplants last year....
Revenue growth allows Treasurer to forecast bigger surplus
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg expects the federal government to deliver a budget surplus of $4.1 billion in mid-2020, almost double the $2.2 billion projected in...
Senate inquiry hears bad payday lending still rife
Most Australians who access payday loans are pushed further into financial hardship, a leading financial counselling group says. But an organisation representing...