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Jim Chalmers says budget to address economic anxieties ‘driving’ Australians to One Nation

influenced decisions to reform negative gearing and taxes, with Jim Chalmers admitting many Australians are feeling economic anxieties that are “driving them to consider” rightwing populist parties. The treasurer and Anthony Albanese have conceded that

The ‘Oscars for political nerds’ or a threat to democracy? Grab a ticket, it’s Canberra’s budget fundraiser season

Nationals budget-in-reply dinner costs $3300. Publicity for the dinner promises a “great opportunity to hear directly from the leaders and to discuss … the Coalition’s plan for the future”. It will be held

Labor dropped their long-awaited gambling report on budget day. Were they betting no one would notice?

political journalists were trapped in budget lockup. Tuesday was the first parliament sitting day since the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, sketched out the rough shape of the government’s long-awaited response [in his National

Student’s alleged jailing in China over Australian pro-democracy protests sparks calls for inquiry

one should fear punishment abroad for exercising their lawful rights to free expression and peaceful protest here”. The University of Sydney student went missing in December 2024 after returning to [China](https://www.theguardian.com/world/china),

What is a radical? It's the question of M.I.A.'s vexing career

National Security Agency had direct access to user data on Google, Apple and Facebook, M.I.A. took the opportunity [to mock](https://www.spinmagazine.com/2013/06/mia-maya-the-message-tumblr-nsa-leaks/) the critics who had called her delusional years prior. On a song