Infrastructure Minister Catherine King has released an Infrastructure Policy Statement that sets tougher criteria for Federal funding of transport projects.
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Public servant numbers across Australia’s three levels of government rose by 3.5 per cent over the year to June 2023, with the total wages bill up by almost seven per cent.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has opened his trip to China by promoting the potential for increased Sino-Australian trade, with lower import barriers.
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President Joe Biden is confident that US Congress will approve the AUKUS defence partnership, declaring the deal was overwhelmingly in the interest of the US.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet with US President Joe Biden this week as Australia seeks to advance legislation enabling the AUKUS defence partnership through the US Congress and Senate.
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A Federal Government proposal to formally insert an indigenous advocacy body within the Australian Constitution has been comprehensively rejected at a national referendum.
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Annual electricity bills rose between nine and 20 per cent across the national electricity market in 2022, according to estimates by the Australian Energy Regulator (AER).
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Victoria’s Labor Government has a new leader, after Jacinta Allan was elected by her party as Premier to replace the long-serving Daniel Andrews.
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Twelve months after its Jobs and Skills Summit, the Federal Government has released the Employment White Paper, recommitting to a goal of full employment and tackling underutilisation in the labour market.
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New South Wales Treasurer Daniel Mookhey has delivered the first state budget of the Minns Labor Government, projecting a $7.84 billion deficit for 2023-24 but a return to surplus in following years.
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Australia’s economy continues to grow, despite rising interest rates and cost of living pressures.
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Employment and Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke has announced the introduction of legislation this week to crack down on underpayment of wages and tighten the definition of employees in the gig economy.
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Australia faces 40 years of slower economic growth, rising spending pressures in welfare and defence, and sustained budget deficits, according to a major report by the Department of Treasury.
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Federal Labor has formally supported the Albanese Government’s commitment to the AUKUS defence partnership, after debate at the party’s national conference.
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Plans for a national radioactive waste management facility in South Australia have been abandoned, after the Federal Government declared it would not proceed.
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Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil has called on corporate Australia to share more information on the nature and level of cyber-attacks on business.
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A meeting of US and Australian foreign and defence ministers has reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen force posture co-operation across land, maritime, and air domains, with a special focus on northern Australia.
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Education Minister Jason Clare says the Federal Government will act on five immediate actions recommended by a major ongoing review into Australian universities.
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Reserve Bank of Australia veteran Michele Bullock has been appointed Governor of the RBA, replacing Dr Philip Lowe, whose seven-year tenure has not been renewed.
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A meeting of the nation’s education ministers has agreed in principle to major reforms of teacher training, in a bid to improve teacher recruitment and retention.
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