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Treasurer delivers budget speech – as it happened

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Millions of Australians to get extra tax relief in pre-election federal budget sweetener

Australian low-to-middle-income earners will get additional tax relief worth $420 this financial year in a pre-election federal budget sweetener to counter surging cost-of-living concerns.

ABC News

Budget 2022: Paid parental leave boost and cash payments for pensioners while climate change spending to fall

Federal government spending on climate change will be cut by 35 per cent over the next four years. Look back on 2022 budget night in our live blog.

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House bids farewell to Kimberley Kitching

The prime minister and opposition leader have led House tributes to the late Labor senator Kimberley Kitching who recently died from a suspected heart attack.

AAP

First Nations languages must be taught alongside 'truthful' history in schools, advocates say

When Yorta Yorta and Gunditjmara singer Isaiah Firebrace started a petition for First Nations history and culture to be included in the Australian school curriculum he expected no more than 2,000 signatures. It now has 300,000 and has been tabled in Parliament.

ABC News

Paul Bongiorno: Morrison and Frydenberg’s best last chance looms

The expectations of Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg repeating their escape from the political pickle they are in with the budget are low.

The New Daily

Disillusionment grows within Labor about the party’s commitment to cultural diversity

Just months after Labor committed to increase cultural diversity, it is set to bypass three people of colour in the seat of Parramatta

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Budget 2022: analysis reveals Morrison government funnelling billions into must-win marginal seats

Just one-third of Coalition’s $16bn spending spree has been endorsed by Infrastructure Australia

The Guardian - AU

Cost-of-living package the centrepiece of Josh Frydenberg's fourth budget

Josh Frydenberg's fourth federal budget will forecast an improved bottom line, with deficits expected to shrink by tens of billions of dollars, and unemployment predicted to reach 50-year lows.

ABC News

Budget to give $49.5 million boost for aged care training, but what about wages?

Tuesday’s budget will provide $49.5 million for aged care training for existing workers and people who want to work in the sector.

The Conversation

Labor finalises candidates in crucial seats ahead of election

Jana Stewart to take Kimberly Kitching’s Senate spot amid factional in-fighting in Victoria over federal intervention

The Guardian - AU

One Nation tight-lipped on mystery South Australian candidate Sarah Game

The ABC can reveal details about the identity of a mystery One Nation candidate who, while likely to win a seat in the South Australian parliament, appears to have little online footprint, and does not appear in the party's campaign material or website.

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ABC funding should be safeguarded against government influence, Rod Sims says

Former competition watchdog also calls for five-year budget guarantees, as pledged by Labor, and stronger ABC governance

The Guardian - AU

Voters in Eden-Monaro ask where their Liberal candidate is weeks out from federal election

Voters in the seat of Eden-Monaro are asking what is taking the Liberal Party so long to announce a candidate for the federal election due in the first three weeks of May.

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The Guardian - AU

Government plan to let renewable agency fund fossil fuels blocked after Liberal-led committee’s motion

Committee says changes should be made through legislation, not regulation, as energy minister says they will be revisited at a later date

ABC News

Will the first home buyer deposit scheme drive up house prices? What if you cannot find an affordable home?

Both the government and Labor agree that expanding the first home loan deposit scheme is one way to help people buy their own home, but some experts are worried it might address a symptom, not the cause, of soaring house prices.

The Guardian - AU

Concetta Fierravanti-Wells criticises ‘Liberal sisterhood’ for staying quiet on toxic culture in parliament

Senator shares tribute to Kimberley Kitching in upper house, saying she believes Labor factional in-fighting contributed to her death

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s lost influence in Pacific on display in Solomon Islands-China deal, Anthony Albanese says

Labor leader says poor emissions reductions targets and cuts to foreign aid have broken trust with Pacific countries

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AAP

Labor to boost regional internet speeds

A Labor government would drive fibre deeper into regional areas, giving millions more homes and businesses internet speeds of up to 100mbps.

ABC News

Labor senator Kimberley Kitching remembered in teary parliamentary tribute

The life and legacy of late Labor senator Kimberley Kitching is remembered by politicians across the divide in a special parliamentary tribute, with tearful colleagues describing her as a friend, patriot and warrior.

AAP

New home buyers get deposit assistance

The housing industry has welcomed the federal government's announcement of an extension and broadening of its home guarantee scheme.

AAP

Canberra MP seeks protection after threats

Labor MP Andrew Leigh has been granted a personal protection order and says the nature of debate in the political environment is changing.

The Conversation

What if the 2022 federal election gives us a hung parliament, but those with the balance of power want Morrison gone?

Most commentators on the coming federal election probably see a hung parliament and a minority government as one possible outcome. There is already a crossbench of seven, with five independents plus Liberal defector Craig Kelly for the United Australia Party and Greens leader Adam Bandt.

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Kimberley Kitching farewelled by Senate

The late Kimberley Kitching is being farewelled by parliamentary colleagues in a special sitting of the Senate on Monday.

The Guardian - AU

Australian budget 2022: Coalition unveils $17.9bn pre-election cash splash on road and rail projects

Largest new spending is $3.1bn for Melbourne Intermodal Terminal with package also allocating $140m for a regional road safety program

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