Australia & Pacific
Federal government spending on public servant salaries increased by more than 7 per cent last year, increasing pressure on Treasurer Jim Chalmers to rein in hiring.
Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has put all government spending under scrutiny as Labor searches for budget cuts, but won’t guarantee savings will outweigh new spending.
Finance Minister Katy Gallagher says growing pressures on the federal budget mean the government cannot promise it will find overall savings in its December update, even as Australians brace for another interest rate rise amid ongoing high inflation.
Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has put all government spending under scrutiny as Labor searches for budget cuts, but won’t guarantee savings will outweigh new spending.
Palantir's Mike Gallagher warns that a US lead in AI could push Xi Jinping to move on Taiwan, home of TSMC, before China falls too far behind to catch up.
Politics & Governance
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