Peter Dutton confirms he will back electricity rebate but joins chorus of criticism saying $3.5bn cost-of-living measure is not means testedFederal budget 2024 reaction – live updates$300 energy rebates, cheaper medicines and rent relief in Jim Chalmers’ cost-of-living budgetGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPeter...

Australia’s financials have generally improved compared with forecasts made a year ago but there are threats to the country’s outlook lurkingFederal budget 2024 reaction – live updatesExplore all of our 2024 budget coverageBudget: the six graphs you need to seeGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFinancial forecasting...

Regional publisher Australian Community Media’s in-house counsel James Raptis says sites were ‘operated by another person without any involvement or oversight from me’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralian Community Media will take no action against its in-house lawyer who has been implicated in the creation...

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...