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Federal budget
‘Roaring back to life’: Treasurer delivers $74.6b spending spree in budget
Follow all the news and expert analysis as Treasurer Josh Frydenberg hands down the 2021 federal budget.
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LoadingFederal budget: The winners and losers
The government has splashed cash on aged care, childcare rebates and infrastructure, but we could all lose out in the long term.
A five-minute rundown of the federal budget
A summary of what you should know about this year’s federal budget.
Spending splurge to create 250,000 jobs in two years, more money for aged care and mental health
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is spending $74.6 billion in two years to create more than 250,000 jobs using income tax cuts, business tax breaks and a mammoth outlay on social services.
Two days to piece together Tiahleigh’s final two hours
The 12-year-old Queensland schoolgirl was murdered by her foster father Rick Thorburn in 2015.
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From hijackings to gunmen surrendering, late Qld newsreader Frank Warrick saw the whole world around us
Long-term Seven Brisbane newsreader Frank Warrick has died at 76, leading to tributes from former colleagues and from the floor of the Queensland Parliament.
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Healthcare
$100m cash splash for health system ‘under pressure’
Patients reportedly waited more than five hours for treatment at hospital emergency departments overnight.
Qld travellers to quarantine after man tests positive with COVID-19
Travellers who have visited exposure sites in Victoria will be forced to self-isolate, or enter into hotel quarantine if they return after 1am on Thursday.
Anyone entering NSW from Melbourne must complete declaration forms
NSW Health has introduced new rules for anyone entering the state that has been in Melbourne.
Hayne supporter fined by police after spitting outside court
A supporter of disgraced rugby league star Jarryd Hayne has been fined for spitting outside court.
Murderer sentenced over fatally stabbing wife’s new partner 86 times
A young boy rushed with a plastic sword into his mother’s bedroom in a bid to protect her and her partner, who died after he was stabbed in a “vengeful”, premeditated attack, a court has heard.
Women get $3.4b for jobs, domestic violence and sexual harassment
The new spending measures include $1.9 billion earmarked for economic security, $1.1 billion for safety initiatives tackling violence and harassment and $352 million for health and wellbeing.
Mental health services to get record investment
The funding is designed to help those who fall between the general primary care system and hospital services or intensive state-based community care.
Analysis
Gender
No game-changer: A gender audit of the federal budget
How does the budget rate when viewed through a gender lens?
Breaking
Mass shooting
Putin orders gun control review after students killed in Russian school shooting
The governor of the Tatarstan republic said that four boys and three girls in the eighth grade have died in the shooting, as Vladimir Putin orders a gun control review.
Pretty please: How a bias against ugly plants could spell their doom
A prejudice among botanists for the study of pretty plants with bold colours leaves the wallflowers at risk of being left behind in research and in conservation.
Boral urges rejection of $8b bid from Stokes-led Seven
The building materials supplier describes the bid by Seven Group Holdings as “opportunistic”.
Queensland
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From hijackings to gunmen surrendering: Frank Warrick saw the whole world around us
Long-term Seven Brisbane newsreader Frank Warrick has died at 76, leading to tributes from former colleagues and from the floor of the Queensland Parliament.
Distressing Content
Domestic violence
‘He intended to kill me’: How one woman broke free from coercive control
After living in fear for 40 years, Angie Jordan has spoken of her experiences to help “all the women who are struggling”.
Murderer sentenced over fatally stabbing wife’s new partner 86 times
A young boy rushed with a plastic sword into his mother’s bedroom in a bid to protect her and her partner (pictured) who stabbed 86 times.
Two days to piece together Tiahleigh’s final two hours
The 12-year-old Queensland schoolgirl was murdered by her foster father Rick Thorburn in 2015.
Updated
Healthcare
$100m cash splash for health system ‘under pressure’
Patients reportedly waited more than five hours for treatment at hospital emergency departments overnight.
Politics
Andrew Laming refuses to give up committee position despite vow to stand down
The embattled MP rejected Labor’s claim he had a “long history of trolling” constituents online and the Coalition voted to retain him as a parliamentary committee chair.
Business
‘Round pegs into square holes’: Stockbrokers still failing mandatory compliance test
Almost one third of participants who sat the mandatory compliance exam have failed but this figure is expected to be much higher among stockbrokers.
World
Hardliners and reformers jostle in Iran’s high-stakes presidential race
Whoever wins the June 18 vote will replace moderate Hassan Rouhani as nuclear pact talks resume and Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, now 82, battles ill-health rumours.
Opinion
Little has gone right for the Morrison, but it’s not clear much has gone badly wrong
Sean Kelly
Columnist and former adviser to Labor prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard.
Time to revisit Australia’s golden goose
Paul Cleary
Explore
Property bydomain
Why Australia's $30b home construction boom won't last
The take-up of HomeBuilder grants was four times more than what the government expected, but budget papers lay bare the challenge that lies ahead.
What’s missing for housing in this year’s federal budget
Analysis: There’s extra help to save a home deposit or to get into the market with a low deposit, but a big spending recovery Budget offered a chance to do more.
Life & Culture
Turning symptoms into songs, here comes COVID-19 the musical
The musical, created by bestselling novelist Jodi Picoult, includes scenes called Fever, Aches, Swelling and Irritation, Fatigue and Shortness of Breath.
Sport
Olympic heavyweight Huni to get just 15 per cent of cut in Gallen fight
Justis Huni knows a win over Paul Gallen could do as much for his profile as an Olympic medal. Which is why Gallen will take almost all the financial spoils.
World No.1 Barty declares she’s not the one to beat in France
Ashleigh Barty has been quick to downplay her chances for another Roland Garros title, despite enjoying a sizzling season on clay in her return to the tour.
Olyroos hoping to unearth hidden gems for Tokyo
Young Socceroos coach Gary van Egmond says he hasn’t seen a more talented crop of players since the “golden generation” of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Bennett’s Bunnies reject NRL fan-zone media plan for Magic Round
The NRL plans to conduct open-air joint press conferences.
IOC president postpones trip to Japan as cases spike
IOC president Thomas Bach has postponed a trip to Japan, site of the Olympics in a little over two months.
Sam’s bush push: Burgess plans to go rural to start coaching apprenticeship
Burgess has plans to head to the bush, according to his brother Tom.
‘I’m in, baby’: Liz Cambage will play at Olympics after boycott threat
Cambage had threatened to boycott over “whitewashing”.
Have Your Say
Has the Super Rugby final wrecked Suncorp Stadium before Magic Round?
The NRL maintains the venue will be in tip-top shape.
