Albanese government to raise tobacco tax by 5% a year to make smoking ‘more unattractive’
Author: Melissa Davey, Paul Karp and Adeshola Ore
Category: politics
Health minister announces new tax measures shortly after revealing sweeping reforms to crack down on vapingAustralia to ban non-prescription vapes in ...
No silver bullet for renters: housing minister
Author: Rachel Clun
Category: politics
The real estate industry says calls to control rent rises would force landlords out of the market and do nothing to address supply shortages....
Australians in ‘dehumanising’ poverty unable to afford pads or tampons, inquiry says
Author: Luke Henriques-Gomes Social affairs and inequality editor
Category: politics
Days out from the federal budget, a Senate inquiry releases evidence of welfare payments being insufficient to meet the cost of essential itemsFollow ...
Ivermectin ban ended by Australian regulator amid warning it should not be used as Covid treatment
Author: Josh Taylor
Category: politics
The TGA banned off-label prescriptions when floods of people sought out the drug in the mistaken belief it would treat Covid-19Follow our Australia ne...
Higher energy prices and rents adding to inflation and threat of rate rises
Author: Rachel Clun and Shane Wright
Category: politics
Economic growth will be slower this year but real wages will overtake inflation sooner than expected as the RBA’s interest rate rises take effect....
Best of cartoons, May 2, 2023
Author: Alice Anns
Category: politics
The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists....
Tobacco tax increase to raise $3.3b, more health spending in budget
Author: Natassia Chrysanthos
Category: politics
An average cigarette packet will cost about $10 more within four years and all GPs will be able to prescribe vapes under new measures to discourage sm...
Uber warns gig economy changes could backfire on workers and customers
Author: Angus Thompson
Category: politics
The tech giant says gig workers might be forced onto rostered shifts in predetermined locations and to work exclusively for one platform under the gov...
Jim Marchant, a Nevada Election Denier, Announces Senate Run
Author: Neil Vigdor
Category: politics
Mr. Marchant, who lost his bid for Nevada’s secretary of state last year, will now attempt to unseat Senator Jacky Rosen, the Democratic incumbent....
White House Unveils Initiatives to Reduce Risks of A.I.
Author: David McCabe
Category: politics
Vice President Kamala Harris also plans to meet with the chief executives of tech companies that are developing A.I. later on Thursday....
