Category: News

21 April 2026

Parliamentary Budget Office analysis reveals Australia’s debt trajectory will defy Treasury predictions and continue rising into the next decade, contradicting the government’s fiscal strategy.

The $15bn National Reconstruction Fund can be unleashed to ­invest in Australia’s petrol and ­diesel capacity after the Albanese government amended its investment mandate, as Jim Chalmers prepares to unveil fuel security measures in next month’s budget.

West Australian Premier Roger Cook says he has directly warned Prime Minister Anthony Albanese against imposing a new tax on gas exports, as energy giant Woodside warned a future 25 per cent levy would kill its $30 billion Browse project.

After returning from talks with counterparts in Washington, Dr Chalmers on Monday bemoaned the impact of the war in the Middle East by saying Australia’s economy was being held hostage to “decisions taken in Washington and Tehran”.

The Queensland and Albanese federal governments are at loggerheads over who should make the next move to fast-track exploration of oil reserves west of Brisbane that proponents say could protect Australia from fuel shocks like the one caused by the war in Iran.

Export levy would hurt consumers already reeling from soaring electricity bills

The arrival of the No. 37 Squadron C-130J is the latest Air Force asset to visit Ginbata, further strengthening the relationship between two of Australia’s essential industries – mining and Defence.

The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has backed a call by industry groups to slash red tape by 25 per cent, warning slow and complex approvals are undermining the nation’s competitiveness for mining investment.

Panahi talks about how the NSW Government's flagship $1 billion renewable energy investment fund is yet to invest a single dollar.