Sarah Martin
The Guardian
Canberra, ACT, Australia
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Nearly 90% of Australians want government to step in on energy costs, poll finds
Survey shows strong support for lowering prices by limiting exports and imposing windfall profits tax on gas companies → Read More
Guardian Essential poll: two-thirds of voters back intervention in energy market as power prices soar
Survey after Jim Chalmers’ first budget suggests people pessimistic about economic outlook amid cost-of-living pressures → Read More
Interest in Melbourne Cup slips with more than half of Australians uninterested, poll suggests
Nearly half of those surveyed (45%) believe it promotes ‘unhealthy’ gambling and a third (34%) say it normalises animal cruelty → Read More
Federal budget: Jim Chalmers flags intervention in energy market as prices surge
ACCC to review gas industry as Labor’s budget forecasts point to a 56% rise in power prices over the next two years → Read More
Federal budget 2022: Jim Chalmers heralds budget of ‘restraint’ while warning of risks ahead for households
Treasurer flags need for tax reform to put economy on more sustainable path and further intervention in energy sector amid soaring prices → Read More
Australian budget 2022 preview: what we know so far
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is promising a ‘solid, simple and sensible’ federal budget for the times. Here’s a summary of what has already been flagged on spending, savings and tax → Read More
Push to scrap Australia privacy exemptions for political parties due to risk of data breaches
Digital Rights Watch says cyber-attacks on political parties in 2019 narrowly avoided a breach that would have caused ‘unimaginable damage’ → Read More
Albanese gives strongest indication yet stage-three tax cuts are here to stay
Prime minister says he’ll stick to election promise as Defence is told to tighten its belt ahead of looming budget → Read More
Labor attacked by former RBA governor Bernie Fraser for sticking to ‘dodgy’ stage-three tax cuts
Fraser says Albanese government should repeal stage three as the tax cuts are ‘even more unfair’ due to falling real wages → Read More
Liberal moderate Bridget Archer says Labor right to be questioning stage-three tax cuts
Archer tells Albanese government ‘it’s OK to change your mind’ as debate continues within ALP about future of Coalition tax package → Read More
‘Staggering’: Occupations facing skills shortages in Australia almost doubled in past year
Of the 20 largest employing occupations, more than half are having difficulties finding workers → Read More
‘Differences of opinion’ within Labor over stage-three tax cuts amid worsening economic outlook
Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones says government ‘not walking away’ from previous policy but framing budget in ‘difficult’ circumstances → Read More
Australia failing to make progress on literacy and numeracy despite investment, reports finds
Productivity commission says education sector must make improvements to meet future skills needs → Read More
Plibersek criticises scrapped UK tax cuts and says Labor’s budget will look at ‘tough’ conditions
Frontbencher Tanya Plibersek says any change to stage-three tax cuts would be based on the state of the economy → Read More
Australians’ confidence in government integrity has increased since election, study finds
Australian Leadership Index also shows boost in public perceptions of leadership and competence since Labor took power → Read More
Australia’s caring economy to face shortage of over 200,000 workers by 2050, study finds
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‘The prize is enormous’: can Australia achieve full gender equality?
Chief political correspondent Sarah Martin talks to the chair of the government’s Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce, Sam Mostyn, about the steps we need to take to ensure gender equality in the Australian economy → Read More
Australia urged to adopt 75% emissions reduction target by 2035 if it is to reach net zero
Investor Group on Climate Change says clear price on carbon needed and removal of all fossil fuel subsidies by 2050 → Read More
Federal community grants audit uncovers millions of dollars in projects now facing axe
More than 100 community development projects could be cut as government pledges to go through budget ‘line by line’ to find savings → Read More
Government flags new cybersecurity laws and increase in fines after Optus breach
Clare O’Neil says penalties for telcos are ‘totally inappropriate’ and data breach was ‘significant error’ → Read More