Real estate backlash on tax as Government on “a ride to hell”

Rents could rise for small businesses as a result of proposed land tax changes, Treasurer Rob Lucas has conceded, as the Marshall Government faced another day of backlash over the contentious budget saving and the Liberal Party was forced into an embarrassing apology.

Lucas warns of "urgent corrective action" for new health blowout

Treasurer Rob Lucas has thrown Labor a curveball on day one of budget estimates hearings, revealing an independent audit of the state’s largest health network predicts a budget blowout of more than $300 million in the current financial year – but he is refusing to release the report.