After an interval of almost 24 years, Australians will soon again be asked to vote in a referendum to change the nation’s Constitution.
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Six weeks after the May Budget, the Federal Government has reported another surge in the budget surplus, thanks to higher corporate taxation and lower payments.
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Queensland’s Palaszczuk Government is on course to deliver a $12.3 billion budget surplus for 2022-23, thanks to a sharp uplift in coal and oil royalties for the state.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says further adoption of technology is critical in driving an improvement in Australia’s level of productivity.
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Surging commodity prices and continued low unemployment have contributed to the Federal Budget producing a surplus for the first time in 15 years.
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Annual inflation in Australia eased to seven per cent in the 12 months to the end of March, after reaching a 32-year high of 7.8 per cent in the December quarter.
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Australia will develop a longer-range strike capability for the Defence Force, with a greater focus on co-operation with the Pacific region, under the Federal Government’s response to the Defence Strategic Review.
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Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong says China’s economic growth has been a driver of Australian prosperity, but in its China relationship, the Albanese government would co-operate where it could and disagree where it must.
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Skills shortages remain a pressing issue for governments across Australia, as public and private sector employers struggle to fill critical roles.
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Australia’s annual inflation rate is trending down, falling to 6.8 per cent in the 12 months to the end of February, according to latest monthly figures.
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After 12 years in opposition, Labor has been returned to government in New South Wales.
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As history shows, the alternative – plummeting inflation under an economy in recession – might be too painful.
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A major report to the Federal Government has called for substantial reforms to improve productivity in Australia’s service sectors.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has unveiled Australia’s plan to develop and deliver nuclear submarine capacity over a two-decade timeframe, under the defence partnership with the US and the United Kingdom.
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Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has defended Australia’s level of security in working with US military technology, ahead of increased co-operation through the AUKUS partnership.
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Australia’s head security official has warned of the threat of dangers posed by Department of Defence insiders willing to sell their military training and expertise to foreign governments.
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Six months after it was commissioned, the report of the Defence Strategic Review has been handed to the Albanese Government.
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Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has flagged that the current Defence Strategic Review would address the ability of Australia to project its power against increased threats.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has veered around suggestions that a means test or co-payment should be introduced to help rein in the costs of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
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