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Westpac chief economist Luci Ellis says increasing personal income tax thresholds 2.5 per cent a year would prevent the government tax take increasing “forever”.
Income tax

End the creep: Former RBA expert backs annual tax relief for millions

Luci Ellis, Westpac’s chief economist, says there’s a big case for increasing tax thresholds each year. Without end, taxes will keep rising forever.

  • by Shane Wright
ROM gas
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Political leadership

Australian voters back plans to keep gas on tap

  • by James Massola
Feral horses in Kosciuszko National park.
Brumby cull

Aerial shooting culls thousands of horses in Kosciuszko

  • by Mike Foley
Angus Taylor says boosting productivity across workplaces will help deliver growth to all Australians.
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Population

Shadow treasurer says working smarter will make up for deep migration cuts

  • by Shane Wright
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
Cost of living

Albanese to voters: I feel your cost-of-living pain

  • by James Massola

Opinion & Perspectives

Immigration cuts only work if women have more babies. Dutton knows they won’t

Our real population problem is not one of excess. Birth rates are declining.

Jacqueline Maley
Jacqueline Maley

Columnist and senior journalist

The Eraring bill will max out at $450 million. It’ll be much worse if the lights go out

The deal struck with Origin Energy is far more palatable than most expected. But it is not without risk.

Alexandra Smith
Alexandra Smith

State Political Editor

Want MPs to support abuse victims? Maybe don’t threaten them with jail time

If we want to make the silence of Parliament House bystanders a prosecutable offence, we must also ask: who are we at risk of silencing in the process?

Madison Griffiths
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Federal

Communications Minister Michelle Rowland said the rise in antisemitism was “completely unacceptable”.
Social media

Antisemitic chants could be banned under new hate speech laws

Communications Minister Michelle Rowland said the government was also weighing whether people should face jail time for hate speech.

  • by Matthew Knott
Birth rates are declining.
Opinion
Immigration

Immigration cuts only work if women have more babies. Dutton knows they won’t

Our real population problem is not one of excess. Birth rates are declining.

  • by Jacqueline Maley
An image from the federal government’s consent campaign.
Consent crisis

‘What if we’ve been drinking?’: New campaign aims to improve what you know about consent

  • by Natassia Chrysanthos
Exclusive polling from the Resolve Political Monitor shows about half of Australians firmly back the case for stronger hate speech laws to protect people of faith.
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Discrimination

Labor’s hate speech bill to outlaw vilification

  • by Natassia Chrysanthos
Hollie Hughes has been turfed from a winnable spot on the Liberals’ NSW Senate ticket at the next election.
Liberal Party

Hollie Hughes turfed from winnable Senate spot in NSW Liberal preselection

  • by James Massola and Natassia Chrysanthos

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