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Inside Labor’s drastic cap on overseas students – and the urgent meeting it’s triggered
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Inside Labor’s drastic cap on overseas students – and the urgent meeting it’s triggered

Universities will be forced to stop a surge in overseas students, sparking fears about the impact on the $48 billion industry.

  • by David Crowe

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Jim Chalmers’ Sunday run finishes at 3.46am. This is his warm-up for the budget

Jim Chalmers’ Sunday run finishes at 3.46am. This is his warm-up for the budget

Two days out from Labor’s third federal budget, this masthead was granted behind the scenes access to observe Jim Chalmers preparing to hand down what could be his last budget before the election.

  • by James Massola
A lesson from the van Gogh of treasurers

A lesson from the van Gogh of treasurers

This column by former SMH journalist and columnist Alan Ramsey about former Treasurer Paul Keating was first published on December 26, 1987.

  • by Alan Ramsey
The five key pressures on the budget – and how they’ve blown out over time

The five key pressures on the budget – and how they’ve blown out over time

Jim Chalmers and Katy Gallagher promised to rein in the five fiscal horsemen of the budget apocalypse. But have they?

  • by Shane Wright
International students are trying to stay on in record numbers
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International students are trying to stay on in record numbers

Coalition sources said immigration and homeownership would be central to Peter Dutton’s budget-in-reply speech as he develops an anti-“Big Australia” election narrative.

  • by Paul Sakkal
Weapons conviction piles pressure on Dutton over released detainee

Weapons conviction piles pressure on Dutton over released detainee

While the Coalition has called on Labor to “take responsibility” for released detainees, Dutton would not comment on a decision made when he was home affairs minister.

  • by David Crowe, Jesinta Burton and Rebecca Peppiatt
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More free urgent care clinics part of $8.5 billion health commitment

More free urgent care clinics part of $8.5 billion health commitment

Health Minister Mark Butler said the 58 existing urgent care clinics were already making a difference for patients needing walk-in medical treatment.

  • by Rachel Clun
Why petrol prices are rising – and risk keeping inflation and rates high

Why petrol prices are rising – and risk keeping inflation and rates high

Petrol has hit new highs in Sydney and Melbourne recently and the NRMA says oil prices aren’t to blame.

  • by Rachel Clun
‘We did not reward Hamas’: Penny Wong defends United Nations vote backing Palestinian statehood

‘We did not reward Hamas’: Penny Wong defends United Nations vote backing Palestinian statehood

In a rare public display of disunity on foreign affairs, Labor MP Josh Burns said Jewish Australians would feel more isolated as a result of the vote.

  • by Matthew Knott and Rachel Clun
What we know about the budget so far

What we know about the budget so far

The government has already made plenty of budget announcements worth billions, covering everything from income tax cuts to manufacturing, housing and defence.

  • by Rachel Clun
So what is Albonomics, and what will it mean for Australia?

So what is Albonomics, and what will it mean for Australia?

When he came to power, the prime minister’s economic priorities were hard to discern. Two years on, his vision is clear.

  • by Shane Wright