Morrison declares an end to class warfare
James Massola, Mark Kenny 10:01 PM Treasurer Scott Morrison says voters are "over the us and them" approach to governing, dismissing claims the budget had created winners and losers.
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The Pulse live from Parliament House
Stephanie Peatling 10:12 AM Speaking of the budget Opposition Leader Bill Shorten will give his formal reply tonight. Having spent much of the week congratulating the government for adopting some of his policies what else will Mr Shorten have to say?
'In the bag' Turnbull explains Trump's rise
Michael Koziol 10:31 AM Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says income inequality in the US is responsible for the rise of Donald Trump, acknowledging the outlandish billionaire has the Republican nomination "in the bag".
Turnbull defends 'shell out' comments
Latika Bourke 7:06 AM Joe Hockey's advice for buying a good home was regarded as an insult. Is Malcolm Turnbull's any better?
Bishop fires final shot at Abbott
Fergus Hunter 8:20 AM Bronwyn Bishop has formally farewelled Parliament and fired a warning shot at former prime minister Tony Abbott over his role in her demise.
Tax crackdown shows cuts cost millions: Labor
Heath Aston 5:40 PM The Turnbull Government's $4 billion raid on tax-dodging multinationals appears to amount to little more than the natural dividend of hiring extra staff to the depleted ranks of the Australian Tax Office, according to tax transparency campaigners and Labor.
The end of the one-size-fits-all university
Matthew Knott, Henrietta Cook 5:51 PM Universities could charge as much as they like for courses they specialise in under a bold new proposal by the Turnbull government.
Skip airport queues - if you are willing to pay
Nicole Hasham 5:48 PM A plan to allow wealthy airline passengers to avoid long airport queues will bring more visitors to Australia, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says.
Buried in the budget: $1.6b election war chest
Michael Koziol 6:00 PM Buried deep in Treasurer Scott Morrison's first budget are the keys to eight weeks of so-called election announceables.
Rosie Batty to launch Family Court campaign
Jane Lee 12:15 AM Rosie Batty will front a campaign to overhaul the family law system throughout the federal election campaign, which could raise pressure on both major parties to beef up their family violence pledges.
Court bid to move asylum seekers to Australia
Michael Gordon 6:59 PM A legal challenge seeking the transfer of asylum seekers from Manus Island to Australia will be heard in the third week of the election campaign.
Comment & Analysis
The more I look at the budget, the more I like it
Peter Martin 7:13 AM This type of federal budget is rare. The Turnbull government sought and adopted best practice. You can’t argue with that.
Optimism v pessimism at centre stage
Julie Szego 12:00 AM As Turnbull and Shorten deliver their competing messages, the one that speaks to fear and anxiety rings true.
Little in budget to counter family violence
The priority given to terrorism over violent crimes against women caused one detective to observe, "we are ignoring known threats to investigate potential ones".
Gen Y voters miss out again in this budget
Jasper Lindell 7:09 AM Scott Morrison's budget has given little thought to this election's new youth voter base.
Super crackdown could fuel housing fire
Sally Rose A crackdown on superannuation tax concessions for the rich, coupled with a budget day cut to interest rates, could increase the flow of funds into negatively geared investment property.
University plan is promising but still falls short
Tim Dodd 2:07 PM Simon Birmingham has tried his best to make university reforms under tight budget restrictions.
$1000 intern scheme worthy but risky
Matt Wade On the face of it, the government's internship program to assist young people on the path work is likley to be popular with voters. But there are risks.
Only smokers' hip pocket burned by budget
Matt Wade With revenue under great pressure in the wake of the mining boom, governments are in no position to fund handouts - even when a tight election looms.
Forget me, forget me not
Tony Wright There was the spooky feeling, listening to Treasurer Scott Morrison delivering his first budget, a suitably benign thing from beginning to end.
Pennies for the rich as smokers cough up
Jessica Irvine Tax cuts are targeted at the top end, but wealthy Australians are bigger losers than expected from this budget.
Forget jobs and growth, this budget is political
Ross Gittins You get the feeling this budget was pulled together with the use of a checklist.
The do no harm budget
Mark Kenny Never before has a federal budget – especially one crafted in such tricky fiscal and economic circumstances - been called on to do so much of the political heavy lifting.
It's time for the great persuader to sell it
Michael Gordon Scott Morrison says this is not your average budget and he's dead right. It has all the wow factor of a lukewarm bath - and that's its strength.
Myths surface over new submarines deal
Euan Graham The true reasons for choosing the French bid are being ignored
An average budget is not enough
Peter Reith For this election the overarching issue will be Australia's rising debt. The Liberals need a fair dinkum plan.
$80,000 is anything but average, Teasurer
Peter Martin If Scott Morrison thinks that by offering tax cuts to Australians earning more than $80,000 he is helping average workers, he doesn't know much about what an average worker earns.
Love the budget. It's something to treasure
Peter Martin Most of us reporting the federal budget get little sleep the night after. We are busy "unwinding".
It's Scott Morrison's moment
Adam Gartrell If Treasurer Scott Morrison delivers a great budget this week, he'll cement his status as a potential future prime minister.
Behold Prime Minister Malcolm Abbott
Michael Gordon Malcolm Turnbull has no answer to the asylum seeker situation beyond inflicting more harm.
The return of climate scare campaigns
Peter Hartcher The Prime Minister has exhumed Tony Abbott's scare campaign against Labor's carbon tax, launching into electoral battle with the reflex action of ''oppose''.
Negative gearing put before good childcare
Anne Summers A forward-looking government would axe negative gearing and invest in an educated and socially skilled population.
Special features
Palmer slouches away
Tony Wright The Titanic never did get built. The man who said he was going to build it is sunk.
Pennies for the rich as smokers cough up
Tax cuts are targeted at the top end, but wealthy Australians are bigger losers than expected from this budget.
Now it's time for the great persuader to sell it
Scott Morrison says this is not your average budget and he's dead right. It has all the wow factor of a lukewarm bath - and that's its strength.
A Tony Abbott detox that holds the line
"Of all the manifestations of power, restraint impresses men the most," said Thucydides, and the Turnbull government is hoping he was right.
Forget jobs and growth, this budget is political
You get the feeling this budget was pulled together with the use of a checklist.
The do no harm budget
Never before has a federal budget – especially one crafted in such tricky fiscal and economic circumstances - been called on to do so much of the political heavy lifting.
A budget designed to be forgotten
There was the spooky feeling, listening to Treasurer Scott Morrison delivering his first budget, a suitably benign thing from beginning to end.
The unsung heroes of the budget lock-up
It's the one day of the year - the day when boffins emerge from their back rooms to bask in the limelight.
Nauru tragedies are a failure of policy and politics
Michael Gordon Just what will it take for the Coalition government to rethink a policy that relies on punishing more than 2000 damaged people.
It's all about fairness, nothing else matters
Mark Kenny For all its enormous complexities and competing demands, Scott Morrison's first, and potentially only, federal budget will sink or swim on one question alone.
Rich or poor, how do you stack up?
Are you as well off as you think you are, or are you just average? Compare yourself to the rest of Australia with our income calculator.
$80,000 is anything but average Scott Morrison
If Scott Morrison thinks that by offering tax cuts to Australians earning more than $80,000 he is helping average workers, he doesn't know much about what an average worker earns.
The Pulse: The day from Parliament House
Hello and welcome to budget eve. It's hard to get excited about a budget which seems to contain very few surprises. But let's try.
What not to believe in the budget
Expect plenty of crying poor and other nonsense in the budget.
A make-or-break budget
This week's budget will have a huge impact on the government's re-election chances, says James Massola.
Meet Scott Morrison
The mementos that populate Scott Morrison's desk and the personal connection he has with them.
Scott Morrison reads the politics on Chinese land grab
Mark Kenny If you wanted a window into the peculiar chemistry of Coalition politics, this marriage of convenience between liberal free marketeers and nostalgic agrarian socialists, this was it.
