Politics
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Federal budget
Australia, let’s have more babies, says Jim Chalmers
Australians are having fewer children with the fertility rate tumbling. The treasurer says people should think about having more kids.
- by Shane Wright and David Crowe
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Immigration
Laws for immigration detainees only drafted after landmark High Court ruling
- by Angus Thompson
Sydney, Monash unis warn students as Dreyfus refuses legal advice
- by James Massola, David Crowe, Daniella White and Sherryn Groch
Opinion & Perspectives
Pallas says Labor’s promises have been delayed. Many would say they’ve been broken
Parents whose children will never attend promised childcare or see promised school upgrades are unlikely to be satisfied by the treasurer’s postponement of election pledges.
Annika Smethurst
State Political Editor
If Chalmers gets the budget wrong, interest rate rises may kill his government
For Treasurer Jim Chalmers, this budget is existential. Bad decisions could increase unemployment or provoke more interest rate rises. Both would be political nails in the government’s coffin.
Shane Wright
Senior economics correspondent
When uni students endorse terror, it’s time for political intervention
The university protests in Australia arising from the Israel-Gaza conflict have moved beyond a debate about free speech.
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
Federal
Opinion
Federal budget
If Chalmers gets the budget wrong, interest rate rises may kill his government
For Treasurer Jim Chalmers, this budget is existential. Bad decisions could increase unemployment or provoke more interest rate rises. Both would be political nails in the government’s coffin.
- by Shane Wright
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Federal budget
Australia, let’s have more babies, says Jim Chalmers
Australians are having fewer children with the fertility rate tumbling. The treasurer says people should think about having more kids.
- by Shane Wright and David Crowe
Victoria
Opinion
Victorian budget
Pallas says Labor’s promises have been delayed. Many would say they’ve been broken
- by Annika Smethurst
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Education
Police warn unis to break up protests as staffer threatens to burn camp
- by Sherryn Groch and Chris Vedelago
‘Bleakest budget’ for mental health didn’t fund promised new agency
- by Rachel Eddie and Broede Carmody
Editorial
Editorial
Victoria is driving towards a debt cliff. Here’s one way to hit the brakes
- The Age's View
New South Wales
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State Parliament
Paradise lost: Homeless spike in tourism hotspots prompts Airbnb crackdown warning
- by Michael McGowan
Queensland
Perspective
Government
The fork in Queensland’s path to treaty gets wider all the way to election day
- by Matt Dennien
Western Australia
