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We asked Australians what they thought of the budget. This is what they told us
We spoke to people about their thoughts and concerns ahead of, and immediately after, the budget. Here’s what they had to say.
Coalition budget response was ‘shambolic’: Chalmers
The treasurer has called on the Coalition to unveil the details of many of their policies, including their nuclear policy and increases to defence spending.
Analysis
Federal budget
Labor promised subsidies for everyone. They’re not guaranteed votes in return
This budget’s political message is breathtakingly simple. The broader policy plan is fiendishly complex.
Breaking
Domestic violence
‘Dereliction of duty’: Coalition tries to push through DV bail laws without reading them
The shadow attorney-general wanted to suspend standing orders to allow new domestic violence laws to pass without consultation.
Vulgar bumper sticker on car allegedly involved in fatal crash
A 17-year-old boy is in police custody after a pedestrian was killed in a crash in Sydney’s south. The car was found parked in a nearby street, sporting an offensive sticker.
‘Do it for the families’: Mother’s plea as fatal crash treated as homicide
Four victims, aged 24 to 50, were killed when a Mazda Ute hit a tree. Now, police believe a second car was chasing them.
Exclusive
Federal budget
Mothballing Nauru’s detention centre could save $250 million in a year
Home Affairs expects the centre to move from an “active state” to “enduring capability” – empty but operated by a skeleton staff.
Inside the $22 million facelift for Australia’s oldest parliament
Removing mould and termite damage was one thing, finding someone to manufacture 14,000 buttons was quite another.
Breaking
Winter Olympics
Three-time Olympic figure skater barred in US for sexual misconduct
Brendan Kerry, who was an Australian flag bearer at the Beijing Winter Olympics, has been barred from US figure skating after an investigation led by the country’s peak sports abuse authority.
Analysis
NRL 2024
Why the Roosters won’t lose any more sleep over Fifita
“No” is a word the Roosters have heard with unusual regularity. However, the club isn’t overly concerned about the David Fifita knockback.
Bennett agrees to $3m, three-year deal with South Sydney
South Sydney officials held a meeting with Wayne Bennett days out from Magic Round as they prepare to announce his return.
Opinion
US Votes 2024
If the US election were held today, Trump would win
Donald Trump’s many outrages are plain for all to see, yet thus far he is playing the winning hand against Joe Biden.
Bruce Wolpe
Senior fellow at the US Studies Centre and former political staffer
Opinion
Mergers & acquisitions
The $64 billion question: BHP’s prey has just shown its hand
Anglo American chief Duncan Wanblad’s “radical” Plan B looks a lot like BHP’s Plan A.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Schoolboys ranked this smart young woman. Her response is thrilling
As a student, Emmanuelle Mattana faced the kind of schoolboy misogyny that made headlines last week. Her play, Trophy Boys, might just make a difference.
Review
Sydney
Does Merivale magic strike again at Good Luck Restaurant Lounge?
Justin Hemmes’ latest venue is a high-energy rabbit warren of a space with a menu that’s just as super-charged.
The deadly price of a perfect strawberry
We’re running out of medicines that can treat deadly fungal infections. A new agricultural chemical could make things even worse.
Federal Budget 2024
The three-minute budget: Everything you need to know
Labor has unveiled its economic plan for the next four years and beyond. Here is a quick rundown.
Analysis
Are you a winner or loser in this budget?
Your guide to who gained the most – and who missed out – in Jim Chalmers’ third federal budget.
Sydney
‘I need to report my daughter missing’: Triple-zero call from Charlise Mutten’s mother
A jury has heard Kallista Mutten’s call on the morning of January 14, 2022, sobbing as she said she had last seen her nine-year-old daughter “two nights ago”.
Parents of allegedly murdered surfer plead for killer to come forward
The mother of a young surfer allegedly stabbed to death at a NSW beach said she has “lost faith in humanity” as the killer remains on the run.
Tom once sat at the back of his classroom and cried. He has a message for Australian teachers
If teachers are to win back control of classrooms, they will need more than a well-planned lesson.
Exclusive
Sydney councils
We asked every Cumberland councillor about the same-sex book ban. Here’s what they said
The Sydney council will probably overturn its controversial ban at a meeting on Wednesday night, as it is revealed the banned book was borrowed once in five years.
The Minns government’s worst budget fears have been realised
The Albanese government’s budget has delivered a $1.9 billion blow to NSW, putting the state’s finances under further pressure.
NRL 2024
Updated
Ricky Stuart extends as Raiders coach until 2029
The 500-game coach will be at the Canberra Raiders until the end of the decade after signing on with the club for another five years.
Exclusive
Knights wary of Roosters raid as third party speaks out over Ponga deal
Knights officials fear an approach to the NRL by Andre Ponga to seek clarity on contractual issues could be the first steps in a plan to extract Kalyn from the club.
Politics
Made in Australia: The $22.7 billion punt to rival China’s dominance
The government is betting big on green technologies and industry to grow local manufacturing.
Business
‘Capital raising is dead’: Failed fintech Sargon has its finances put under microscope
Liquidators are questioning witnesses in the Federal Court about the finances of failed fintech venture Sargon, over allegations the company potentially traded while insolvent.
World
CCTV captures deadly ambush on prison van as ‘France’s most wanted man’ escapes
The black vehicle could be seen ramming the police van carrying a prisoner, before hooded men with automatic weapons jumped from the car and attacked.
Opinion
Unwitting Australians are doing Putin’s dirty work for him
Matthew Sussex
Associate Professor
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Property
What it costs to live in the Sydney suburbs with the highest wellbeing
A suburb’s wellbeing was measured on several indicators such as health, environment, jobs and income – but it comes at a price.
Sydney suburbs with the most distressed property sales
One in eight home sellers in the hardest-hit pocket of Sydney are motivated to get a deal done urgently as interest rates stay high.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Despite my complaint, the person who sexually harassed me was made permanent. How do I cope?
Regardless of what you decide to do next, you need to know that this is unacceptable, writes Dr Kirstin Ferguson.
Opinion
Parenting
We should stop funding IVF and pay under-25s to have children
Ramona Koval
Writer and broadcaster
Culture
‘Red light and speed camera ahead’: The ambiguity of Google Maps
Are there two cameras, one for speeding and one for lights? Or just one camera? Voiced messages lack the punctuation to eliminate the doubt.
Traveller
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Sport
Wayne Bennett agrees to $3 million, three-year deal with South Sydney
South Sydney officials held a meeting with Bennett in Brisbane days out from Magic Round as they prepare to announce his return to the Rabbitohs.
Analysis
EPL
The Premier League has exposed Postecoglou as a purist in an impure world
The Australian is running Tottenham with principle. But English football is not always good and nourishing, and Postecoglou is not always patient with deviation.
Analysis
NRL 2024
Why the Roosters won’t lose any more sleep over Fifita flip
“No” is a word the Roosters have heard with unusual regularity in recent times. However, the club isn’t overly concerned about the David Fifita knockback.
Exclusive
NRL 2024
Knights wary of Roosters raid as third party speaks out over Ponga deal
Knights officials fear an approach to the NRL by Andre Ponga to seek clarity on contractual issues could be the first steps in a plan to extract Kalyn from the club.
Moses no certainty to return before Origin as Sharks name Trindall
Mitchell Moses is out of Magic Round – and no certainty to return for next week’s final Origin I audition – as Cronulla recall Braydon Trindall.
Pass the bad luck repellent: The Argentinian flown in to solve NSW’s prop crisis
Argentinian Enrique Pieretto is the Waratahs’ newest starting prop after season-ending injuries to everyone else.
Grant found not guilty of dangerous contact at judiciary
Harry Grant successfully appealed to have his dangerous contact charge overturned at the judiciary on Tuesday night.
Have Your Say
Why Nathan Cleary’s hamstring injury isn’t the end of the world for NSW
Michael Maguire is trying to cultivate a next-man-up ethos for the Blues. He’ll have to start straight away.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
