One Nation has cast a shadow over the federal budget and influenced decisions to reform negative gearing and taxes, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers admitting many Australians are experiencing economic anxieties that are 'driving them to consider' rightwing populist parties.
Budget and Housing Market Concerns
Chalmers and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have conceded that many people are locked out of the housing market and that the problem is worsening under Labor. With Pauline Hanson's party winning a historic byelection in Farrer—its first lower house seat win in its 30-year history—the government is aware of the threat of a populist wave of grievance similar to those in the US, UK, and Europe.
'I think the housing market and the tax system is not working for a lot of Australians, and tonight, we seek to address that,' Chalmers said on Tuesday morning, hours before delivering his fifth budget.
Broader News Highlights
- Canberra teenager charged over allegedly planning an ACT terror attack.
- 'Difficult' mission to repatriate Australian hantavirus cruise passengers en route to long Perth quarantine.
- Isla Bell: manslaughter charge dropped against man accused of killing Melbourne teen and hiding body in fridge.
- Mayor of California city resigns over charges of being a foreign agent of China.
- Macron at Africa summit seeking allies and a foreign policy less tied to France's colonial past.
- Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman … Gout Gout: Australian sprint star features on 60 Minutes in US.
Dingo Documentary Calls for Coexistence
Across Australia, dingoes were once widespread. Since colonisation, they have been shot, trapped, poisoned, and fenced out of pastoral regions, most visibly by the 5,614km dingo fence running through Queensland, New South Wales, and South Australia. As dingoes vanish from parts of Australia, a new documentary is urging governments to move away from eradication and towards solutions that benefit both farmers and animals.
Tribute to Fallen SAS Soldier
'The defence force trains as it fights, and necessarily there is risk in defence force training. And so, Lachlan Muddle's sacrifice is every bit as meaningful and significant as those we've lost on the battlefield,' said Defence Minister Richard Marles, paying tribute to the SAS soldier killed in a training exercise. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the 'tragic accident is a stark reminder that there are no easy days for those who defend our nation.'
Kyle and Jackie O Courtroom Drama
Bullying or entertainment? Kyle Sandilands and Jackie 'O' Henderson may have left the airwaves, but the former radio duo have now taken the show's drama into the courtroom as they battle in separate cases over the termination of their $100m contracts. Media correspondent Amanda Meade speaks to Reged Ahmad about what it is like inside the courtroom and whether the case could herald the end of the big-name radio star's career.
Transgender Festival in India
The annual gathering at Koovagam, described as 'like a trans-Barbie world,' is rooted in an ancient poem. Five trans attendees talk about what the event means to them in light of a controversial change to the country's gender recognition law that scrapped the right to self-identify gender and introduced medical scrutiny into the legal recognition process.
Daily Word Game
Today's starter word is: BRIN. You have five goes to get the longest word including the starter word. Play Wordiply.
