
Chalmers considers taking on Albanese for Labor leader
Anthony Albanese will soon learn whether his Labor colleague Jim Chalmers will join him in vying to become the party’s leader.
Anthony Albanese will soon learn whether his Labor colleague Jim Chalmers will join him in vying to become the party’s leader.
Labor frontbencher Penny Wong has confirmed she is backing Anthony Albanese to become the party’s next national leader.
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Labor says it will deliver bigger budget surpluses than the coalition over the next four years, while putting extra money into health and education and tucking some away for further tax cuts down the track.
Labor has pledged to match the Coalition’s target for a balanced budget but flagged bigger deficits between now and 2021.
Parents won’t be getting a schoolkids bonus after July, no matter who wins the federal election.
UPDATED: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has lauded the performance of his immigration minister as he insisted Australia’s migrant policy was built on a “pillar of compassion”.