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In a Budget-focused Q+A episode, host Patricia Karvelas asked the panel “what’s it going to take” for Australians to see cost of living changes. Supplied/ABC

NewsPremium‘We are being forced to lie on our CV’

A Melbourne woman has shared a horrifying job interview on national television, describing how she was advised to lie about her age on her CV.

Holly Truelove

Tuesday’s federal budget will reveal a $117bn improvement in gross debt since the pre-election financial outlook in 2022. NewsWire/ Martin Ollman

newsPremiumChalmers spruiks $177bn debt improvement

Labor is set to spruik its progress of lowering gross debt ahead of the federal budget, despite Australia’s bottom line set for a string of deficits over the next decade.

Jessica Wang

Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers (right) and Australian Finance Minister Katy Gallagher take a look at the Budget papers.

federal budgetCommentsJim Chalmers burnishes Labor’s credentials with Budget books

Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers want to use the Budget to polish their economic credentials ahead of the election and showcase the progress Labor has made throughout its whole term in power.

Katina Curtis

The T-shirt hangs in the Museums Victoria collection as an example of racist rhetoric. Museums Victoria

TechnologyLabor pulls ‘racist’ Medicare T-shirt post

Labor released a social media T-shirt meme to pump its Medicare credentials, only to quickly take it down after realising the meme’s ugly history.

Duncan Evans

Will Labor’s sweet talker Jim Chalmers be able to sell the Budget well enough for an election date to be called?

BudgetCommentsThe one thing in the Budget that will decide election date

The exact timing of the Federal election may hang on one specific aspect of the Albanese Government’s last-minute Budget on Tuesday.

Nicola Smith

Anthony Albanese described mascot Charlie Gallico as a ‘lovely fellow’. John Feder/The Australian.

UPDATEDPremiumAlbo defends Bunnies mascot over incident

The man behind Reggie the Rabbit has broken his silence, as the PM described the longtime Rabbitohs mascot as a “lovely fellow” following allegations he pushed a child.

Jessica Wang

Independent Kate Hulett.

PoliticsCommentsPremiumFreo teal who missed State seat sets sights on Canberra

The Climate-200 funded independent who came within 500 votes of ousting a State Government minister has now set her sights on Federal politics and come out as anti-AUKUS.

Jessica Page and Katina Curtis

Richard Marles has announce defence spending is getting a $1bn boost in the Budget.

Federal PoliticsCommentsLabor to speed up $1b in defence spending

The Government will bring forward $1 billion in defence spending to boost Australia’s military capability, amid growing calls by experts and the Trump Administration for a substantial boost.

Ellen Ransley

Mr Albanese said the funding was not a ‘blank cheque’ and would be tied to outcomes. NewsWire/ Pema Tamang Pakhrin

newsPremiumItem that clinched ‘historic’ schools deal

An olive branch in the form of a Sicilian favourite was the clincher in getting the final state to sign on to a “historic” schools funding agreement.

Jessica Wang

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UPDATEDPremiumTeal sign furore erupts on social media

The husband of a federal Teal politician has been filmed pulling down a rival candidate’s poster and the furore is trending on social media.

Blair Jackson and Duncan Evans

The husband of Teal MP Monique Ryan has apologised for removing a rival candidate’s sign from a busy street in Kooyong. 

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Teal MP and husband sorry for taking down Lib candidate sign

Teal MP Monique Ryan’s husband has apologised after being filmed removing a large campaign poster of Liberal challenger Amelia Hamer and being confronted by a Coalition supporter on camera.

Ellen Ransley and Katina Curtis

Health care is a major focus of Tuesday’s budget. NewsWire / Gary Ramage

newsPremiumKey groups to win big in federal budget

Battling Australians are set to win big on Tuesday night as the Albanese government hands down its fourth federal budget.

Blair Jackson

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newsPremium‘Intend to do’: Major vow on power prices

Nationals leader David Littleproud says the Coalition would bring down power bills after Labor failed to deliver on its 2022 promise.

Jessica Wang

Monique Ryan

AustraliaVideoCommentsAlbo responds to Teal MP’s husband’s campaign sign act

LIVE UPDATES: Anthony Albanese has responded to questions about the husband of Teal MP Monique Ryan allegedly removing a rival candidate’s sign from a busy street in Kooyong.

Elisia Seeber and Max Corstorphan

Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles died of Methanol poisoning in Laos. 60 Minutes

newsPremiumHuge move after tragic Laos poisonings

The tragic deaths of two Melbourne teens has sparked a new initiative aimed at protecting young Aussies and school leavers.

Jessica Wang

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton face a growing problem with young and female voters, as the final Newspoll State breakdown before the next election shows Australia is headed for a hung parliament. 

Federal PoliticsCommentsYoung & female voters an issue for both Albo and Dutton

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton face a growing problem with young and female voters, as the final Newspoll State breakdown before the next election shows Australia is headed for a hung parliament. 

Dylan Caporn

Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Australian Finance Minister Katy Gallagher.

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Gallagher says Government needs private sector to step up

Australians will get more help with the cost of living in next week’s Budget but the Government is looking for when it can ‘lean out’ and leave the task of driving economic growth to the private sector.

Katina Curtis

Treasurer Rita Saffioti says WA wants its fair share of road funding from the Federal Budget, but admits she’s ‘not hopeful’ the State will see all its wishes fulfilled. 

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Saffioti ‘not hopeful’ for more WA road funding in Budget

Treasurer Rita Saffioti says WA wants its fair share of road funding from the Federal Budget, but admits she’s ‘not hopeful’ the State will see all its wishes fulfilled. 

Dylan Caporn

Two Australian Army High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems are delivered by a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster to Avalon Airport, 21 March 2025. LACW Maddison Scott

Federal PoliticsCommentsArmy receives first fleet of world-leading rocket launchers

Australia has taken delivery of its first two trucks for launching long-range missiles, giving the Defence Force access to the world-leading technology.

Katina Curtis

Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones have died in a suspected mass methanol poisoning.

Federal PoliticsCommentsAds target young Australians to warn of methanol risks

Young travelling Australians will be targeted on social media, podcasts, at airports and with text messages warning them of the dangers of methanol poisoning and urging them to keep an eye on their mates.

Katina Curtis

Liberal senator Jane Hume said a Coalition government would make further reductions to the growth of the NDIS, beyond the current 8 per cent target. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

newsPremium‘More can be done:’ Coalition eyes NDIS cuts

With the Coalition attacking Labor for increased spending, finance spokesman Jane Hume has eyed further cuts to stop the ballooning disability scheme.

Jessica Wang

The Coalition says they will be looking to reduce growth in spending for the NDIS if elected.

Federal PoliticsCommentsCoalition sees ‘more to do’ on reining in NDIS

A Coalition government could slash spending growth on the nation’s disability insurance scheme to a quarter of current levels with the shadow finance minister saying there was more to be done to rein it in.

Katina Curtis

Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor repeatedly declined to share the figure of the Coalition’s nuclear costing, despite the party releasing its costings in December. NewsWire/ Nikki Short

newsPremiumTaylor fumbles key Coalition promise

Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor appeared to repeatedly stumble over the cost of the Coalition’s flagship nuclear policy.

Jessica Wang

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has spent his weekend working on Tuesday’s Federal Budget — one that hold particular importance as Labor seeks re-election in the coming weeks.

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Budget must be balanced

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has spent his weekend working on Tuesday’s Federal Budget — one that hold particular importance as Labor seeks re-election in the coming weeks.