Politics

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher said the government’s audit of department spending and grants programs is continuing in the May 14 budget.

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Federal budget

$50b clawed back from waste and rorts not enough to solve ‘truly wicked problem’

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher’s spending audit has found $50 billion in savings and redirected spending over the last two budgets. Economists say more needs to be done.

by Rachel Clun

Reserve Bank interest rate increases are fuelling cost-of-living pressures.

Inflation

Home buyers’ inflation pain almost double the official rate

by Shane Wright

Domestic violence

Albanese’s $925m escape money pledge just ‘one piece of the puzzle’

by Natassia Chrysanthos

Social media

‘A welcome backflip’: Porn passport trial to keep kids off adult websites

2 hours ago
by Paul Sakkal

Pollution

More than 170 countries want to reduce plastic globally. A handful are stalling

by Mike Foley

Opinion & Perspectives

Lou’s Place saves women every day – without a cent from Macquarie Street

Successive NSW governments have underfunded services for domestic violence victims. It now falls to Chris Minns to step up.

Alexandra Smith

State Political Editor

The narratives cloaking ‘weak’ Albanese and ‘nasty’ Dutton are setting like cement

Sensible women and men have had more than enough. They also have plenty of alternatives come the next election if they still feel that the current crop of national leaders is failing them.

Niki Savva

Award-winning political commentator and author

Young voters aren’t disengaged by choice, we’re missing in parliament

There are more than three million Australians in their 20s, yet no one in the House of Representatives is under 30. The party that can fix this stands to win a large tract of voters.

Daniel Cash

Contributor

Federal

Social media

‘A welcome backflip’: Porn passport trial to keep kids off adult websites

Children will be blocked from watching explicit content online under a $6.5 million federal trial as governments attempt to counter the rising rate of violence against women.

2 hours ago
by Paul Sakkal

Opinion

Political leadership

The narratives cloaking ‘weak’ Albanese and ‘nasty’ Dutton are setting like cement

Sensible women and men have had more than enough. They also have plenty of alternatives come the next election if they still feel that the current crop of national leaders is failing them.