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Federal budget tax windfall mostly pocketed to wipe out deficit, Treasurer says

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he has let most of the money from higher commodity prices and low unemployment "flow through" to the bottom line ahead of unveiling tomorrow's budget.

ABC News

Relief on the way from soaring power bills

Millions of people are in line for energy bill relief in the budget as the government promises hundreds of dollars in savings

The New Daily

Chalmers confirms millions to receive up to $500 in energy rebates in Tuesday budget

Amount received will depend on location, treasurer says, but no comment on calls to increase jobseeker base rate

The Guardian - AU

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Tasmania pushing to fast-track new AFL stadium; Chalmers slip hints at budget surplus – as it happened

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Grattan on Friday: The government invited ambit claims for the budget and now it will be judged against them

Budgets are for stakeholders and interest groups like Christmas is for kids. They’re preceded by a multitude of letters to “Santa”, aka the treasurer, in the run-up.

The Conversation

Treasurer appoints two new Reserve Bank board members

Former workplace umpire Iain Ross and corporate director Elana Rubin have been appointed to the board of the Reserve Bank of Australia.

AAP

RBA overhaul to put board members in spotlight

A major overhaul of the Reserve Bank will see a new board for setting interest rates that's more accountable and holds fewer meetings.

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ACTU will not push for spot on RBA board as review released – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Massive overhaul of Reserve Bank to change how rates are set

The Reserve Bank of Australia is facing a major overhaul that would change how interest rates are set after a review into its future.

The New Daily

Reserve Bank renovation to split responsibility

Two separate boards will be responsible for governance and interest rates in a major overhaul in response to a review of the Reserve Bank of Australia.

AAP

RBA to have separate rate-setting panel but inflation target expected to remain

First full review for decades recommends raft of changes including splitting the board into two to enable more focus on how interest rates are decided

The Guardian - AU

Reserve Bank to have two boards after overhaul by inquiry

The long-awaited independent review of the Reserve Bank commissioned by Treasurer Jim Chalmers will be released on Thursday, with the treasurer already flagging in-principle agreement with all its recommendations.

The Conversation

Treasurer calls for bipartisan support on RBA reform

The treasurer wants the opposition and crossbenchers to look "beyond party politics" on upcoming reforms to Australia's central bank.

AAP

Low-income tax offset to wind down as planned

The treasurer has defended the government's decision to push ahead with the phase-out of the tax offset for low- and middle-income earners.

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Super tax break reform could boost budget: report

A new report by the Grattan Institute says there is plenty of scope to overhaul superannuation tax concessions in the federal budget.

The Guardian - AU

Speaker calls out ‘disgusting’ behaviour by Coalition MPs that left parliament worker hurt

Politicians apologise for pushing past attendant to avoid a vote as she tried to lock a door

ABC News

Liberal MPs apologise for injuring attendant in rush to avoid vote, after being reprimanded

Speaker of the House Milton Dick reads the riot act to a group of Coalition MPs, saying he was "disgusted" after they injured a female parliamentary attendant while trying to avoid a vote on Tuesday afternoon.

The New Daily

‘It’s time for a change’: Anthony Albanese stumps for Minns and NSW Labor

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has made a string of NSW election day appearances as he tries to help secure Labor's supremacy

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PM puts final squeeze on NSW as Labor ascendancy looms

Anthony Albanese and other senior Labor figures have been on the hustings for the NSW state election as his Liberal rival Peter Dutton remains notably absent.

The Guardian - AU

Angus Taylor says Labor has breached trust with ‘reckless’ superannuation changes

Jim Chalmers has accused shadow treasurer of waging a ‘ridiculous scare campaign’ that doesn’t stand up to the facts

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: More rubbish about taxing super than you’ll find at the tip

In or out of superannuation, the serious money isn’t made by wages and salaries. It is made by capital gains on investments.

ABC News

Does Labor plan to use your super as a 'piggy bank' to fund its pet projects?

The Coalition says Labor plans to use your super as a 'piggy bank' to fund its pet projects. What are the facts?

The New Daily

Today show joins super wars with swipe at mega-rich battlers

A TV journo has poured fuel on the debate over super concessions with a brutal takedown in a ritzy Australian suburb.

The Guardian - AU

Albanese rejects changes to capital gains tax on the family home, ‘full stop, exclamation mark’

Prime minister says it’s a bad idea to change the capital gains tax concessions on family homes

ABC News

Superannuation taxation increase to accounts over $3m not a broken promise, prime minister says

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he has not broken an election promise not to make any changes to superannuation, saying the change for the largest super accounts will take effect after the next federal election.

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