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Friday, October 18

Richardson: Let he who is without spin cast the first stone

There’s always a fair bit of spin around budget week, but Tom Richardson can’t recall a previous occasion when the media celebrated a budget that wasn’t actually delivered. And Josh Frydenberg wasn’t the only one selling us a line this week…

Labor to target tax cuts for working mums in Budget reply

Working mums on low incomes will get bigger tax cuts if Labor wins the next election, as Bill Shorten gears up to fight an election campaign on fairness and Medicare.

The ABC's Adelaide headquarters at Collinswood. Photo: Tony Lewis/InDaily

ABC backers cry foul on Budget

Supporters of the ABC are determined to help kick Scott Morrison’s government out of power at the upcoming federal election after it failed to restore funding cuts from the national broadcaster.

More billions promised for North-South Corridor, but two federal elections away

The Federal Government has again declined to fund the North-South Corridor in the budget’s forward estimates, undermining Premier Steven Marshall’s infrastructure pitch for a second year in a row.

An awkward truth: Why the 2019 budget isn’t really ‘back in black’ yet

No, the budget isn’t in surplus – yet.

Budget backflip on support for Newstart recipients

Unemployed Australians have belatedly been offered one-off payments of at least $75 to help pay for their power bills, after a spectacular government backflip.