Treasurer accused of ignoring inflation threat after giveaway measures aim to soothe cost-of-living pressures while shoring up votes. Follow the day’s news liveFind our full coverage of the 2024 budget hereGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastJim Chalmers said the government didn’t create a new system for the energy...

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterMorning everyone. Jim Chalmers will be touring the TV studios today to defend his textbook budget bet that a giveaway for households will shore up votes. But will it affect inflation? And what does it mean for your...

Rejig is more radical than anything Anglo has tried in recent past but Australian miner could make fresh bidGet rid of the bad bits, keep the good ones. Anglo American’s defence strategy cannot be called original – especially as half of it is borrowed from the approach of the would-be bidder, BHP. One could also ask why, since Anglo has been simplifying...

What was in the budget for you and everyone around the country doing it tough? Guardian Australia's Matilda Boseley explains the winners and losers out of treasurer Jim Chalmers' 2024 federal budget2024 budget delivers minor surplus but deficits loom over economy as Australia’s spending ramps upAustralia federal budget 2024: latest news, updates, opinion...

Shires in state’s west the last to have drought declarations revoked after heavy rain earlier this yearSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the communityQueensland has been declared completely free of drought for the first time in 11 years.Months of flooding rains have transformed much...

Plans by MPs to host drinks event are criticised as ‘bad form’, while Labor holds events at Realm Hotel and National Press ClubFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFederal Liberal MPs are charging between $1,000 and $2,000 for a ticket to budget-reply fundraising...