The Albanese government says its budget strategy has taken pressure off the central bank’s need to hike interest rates. But the opposition says it could be doing more. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the last budget, handed down in May, was working for the Reserve Bank of...
Acting Treasurer Katy Gallagher has called on the states and territories to better “phase” their massive infrastructure projects, but stopped short of labelling them inflationary. Senator Gallagher said the federal government was working with the states on ways to “smooth” the pipeline. “All levels of government recognise...
The gender pay gap between women and men is lower in the federal arena than in the private sector, although it’s still a long way from wage parity. Women working in the commonwealth public sector are paid on average 88 cents in the dollar compared to...
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Australia’s oil and gas industry continues to help drive the national economy amid record export earnings, a new report says. Resources and Energy Quarterly shows LNG exports were revised upwards to a record $92 billion over the past financial year, as part of a $460 billion...
Australia’s minister for early education says she can’t just snap her fingers to create a universal childcare system, but her government does seek to relieve costs on families. The maximum childcare subsidy rate was lifted to 90 per cent on July 1, with 1.2 million families...