Treasurer Jim Chalmers has hit back at the business lobby over its push to reduce the size of this year’s increase to minimum and award wages in light of the relief workers will receive in the form of the stage 3 tax cuts.

Australia “ignored warnings” about the involvement of United Nations aid workers in Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel and should not restore funding until concerns are alleviated, the Coalition says.

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Shadow Home Affairs Minister James Paterson has reacted to Veteran Canberra journalist Katharine Murphy joining Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s communications team. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton took to the social media platform known as X following the news and took a swipe at “Murpharoo�...

Embattled Chinese property juggernaut Evergrande has plunged into liquidation years after it racked up debt in the hundreds of billions of dollars.