Dutton is trying to do a John Howard in 1996. Could it work?
Having a plan was a line that worked for Labor in 2022. The concern this time is whether anyone is still listening.
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Australia’s road funding crisis worsens while EVs stay untaxed
There are costs for all of us when governments fall asleep at the wheel and one of those examples is hitting us already. Many ...
The business of hate: Importing & exporting the Invisible Empire through Shreveport
The Knights of the Ku Klux Klan formed a branch in Shreveport, Louisiana, in 1920 and nearly took control of the state in 1922.
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Help Debt No Longer a Hurdle? Government Move Boosts Mortgage Chances
The Australian government has moved to make it easier for first-home buyers with HELP debts to secure mortgages. In a policy ...
ASIC had raised ‘increasing concerns’ about Rex with the government
Hours after Rex went into administration, the watchdog told Treasurer Jim Chalmers it was probing the airline for deceiving ...
Banks could soon relax lending restrictions for Aussies with HECS debts following request from Jim Chalmers
Banks could soon relax lending restrictions for first home buyers with HECS debts in a move the Albanese government hopes will get more Australians on the housing ladder.
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Regional Australia responds to Jim Chalmers bank branch closure moratorium
Australia’s Big Four banks have agreed to no more branch closures until mid-2027 in a move described by a southern NSW farmer, who fronted a senate inquiry on the issue as “kicking the can down the ...
‘Treated fairly’: Big 4 banks’ surprise HECS debt move
Big banks have agreed to review the impact of university debts for degrees on home loan approvals following a personal intervention by the Treasurer Jim Chalmers.
Jim Chalmers tells regulators to advise banks to disregard HELP debts in mortgage applications
APRA will also clarify that property developers do not need to have sold all units off the plan to get a loan.