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Australia politics live: budget funds to speed up environmental approvals; Coalition deals with Farrer loss

reforms to capital gains tax, negative gearing and trusts, have already been out for weeks. Saturday’s byelection has (as many have commented) created huge waves across Canberra, and there will be plenty of reaction

With food benefit cuts looming in the US, Californians eye billionaire tax

2026, according to analysis by the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, a Washington, DC-based think tank. This reduction in rolls happened even before the OBBBA cuts began. Brooke Rollins, the agriculture secretary, wrote

Changing tax rules for investors won’t shrink housing supply or raise rents. Just look at Victoria

budget night are set to be exempt from the tax changes, any warnings about impacts on supply are largely moot. If anything, investors may be more enthused to support new builds than they were previously

Federal budget 2026 summary – winners and losers

impacting fuel supplies globally, including Australia. Inflation is still causing havoc on household budgets. Government programs are costing more than ever. We’ve read hundreds of budget paper pages so you don’t have

Welsh NHS likely to miss waiting lists target ahead of crucial election

2026 and bring it back towards pre-pandemic levels. The targets were backed up by £120m of extra funding which he said would be targeted at providing more outpatient appointments, diagnostic tests and treatments, including

Lawsuits accuse State Farm of secretly working to cut insurance payouts

2026. Altadena was hardest hit by the fires that ravaged parts of the sprawling US metropolis in January 2025. Thousands of homes were destroyed and 19 people died in the town -- compared to 12 killed