In Australia's regional heartland, something unusual is happening - and voters know it. For decades, elections in regional seats such as Farrer have followed a familiar script: predictable outcomes, entrenched party loyalties, and little sense that individual votes could change the result.
VATICAN CITY (AP) – The Vatican raised the “need to work tirelessly in favor of peace” in talks Thursday with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who came to Rome on a fence-mending visit after President Donald Trump’s criticisms of Pope Leo XIV over the Iran war.
The Queensland Government has expanded its biosecurity workforce, deploying 40 new officers across the state to help safeguard agriculture, the environment and local communities. The recruits are now stationed in 21 locations, stretching from Bamaga and Cairns in the north to Nambour in the south, and west to Charleville.
Should some of Australia's more than 1 million family and small business trusts face higher taxes in future, bringing them closer to what ordinary wage earners already pay in income tax? We're about to find out on Tuesday night. Trusts are widely used by farmers, family businesses, professionals, property investors and high-income households.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration has asked an appeals court to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s board of governors by Monday, before the central bank’s next vote on interest rates. The request represents an extraordinary effort by the White House to shape the board before the Fed’s interest rate-setting committee meets next Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Queensland Government has unveiled a new initiative aimed at strengthening the state's fuel security by unlocking land near key ports for fuel storage and refining projects. The move is designed to expand Australia's onshore fuel reserves and reduce reliance on vulnerable global supply chains.
In Tuesday's federal budget, the government is widely expected to bring in changes to how investment properties are taxed, including negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount. Ever since the Albanese government's re-election, there have been growing calls to tax landlords more.
NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market fell from its records after oil prices yo-yoed. As oil prices pared their drops in the afternoon, stocks fell on Wall Street. The S&P 500 slipped 0.4% from its all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.6%, and the Nasdaq fell 0.1%.
The Queensland Government says nearly 3,000 first home buyers have collectively saved $56 million in upfront costs after stamp duty was scrapped on new homes. In the 12 months since the policy was introduced, 2,985 Queenslanders have entered the property market without paying stamp duty, helping accelerate access to home ownership.
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