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Best of cartoons, July 4, 2020
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Coronavirus pandemic
Backbench MPs support modest increase in JobSeeker base rate
Any increase will have to be balanced against spiralling public debt, with one of the nation's top economists predicting the Morrison government faces a record budget deficit of $230 billion.
- by Shane Wright and Jennifer Duke
Exclusive
Coronavirus pandemic
Multibillion-dollar plan to help businesses survive or close
The Morrison government is working on a business survival package to help firms facing bankruptcy and deliver a boost to the economy into 2021.
- by Shane Wright
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Coronavirus pandemic
'Weekend at Bernie's effect': Reality to hit economy once support ends
September looms as the month from hell for businesses and workers propped up by government largesse.
- by Shane Wright
Closing the Gap
Historic new Closing the Gap targets aim at achieving parity for all Australians
Indigenous leaders say nothing less than reaching parity with other Australians in the new Closing the Gap targets will be satisfactory.
- by Rob Harris
Bushfires
Volunteer firies 'disenchanted' and 'disrespected' by bureaucracy
Volunteer firefighters are leaving the forces due to disrespect shown to them by city-based emergency managers, the bushfire royal commission has heard.
- by Mike Foley
Welfare
Robo-debt class action lawyers unhappy with government's instalment payment plan
The government has confirmed a small number of people owed large amounts because of the robo-debt scheme will be repaid over successive days.
- by Nick Bonyhady
Byelection
Albanese says he has best candidate as Eden-Monaro goes down to the wire
Labor leader Anthony Albanese says his party is coming from behind in Saturday's Eden-Monaro byelection.
- by Rob Harris
Analysis
Byelection
Eden-Monaro: the campaign that's had the lot, including a plague
Few pundits are prepared to predict the result of Saturday's byelection, even if Labor has history on its side. This is a poll unlike any other.
- by Tony Wright
Byelection
Man arrested over spam emails targeting Eden-Monaro candidate
A Sydney man has been arrested after targeting voters in the Eden-Monaro byelection with offensive spam emails.
- by Angus Livingston and Sally Rawsthorne