More than 40 federal departments overstretched their staffing budgets by a combined $2b last financial year, complicating the treasurer’s and RBA’s inflation fight.

#rba #inflation

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Vietjet’s man in Australia said he was ‘fired’ from Jetstar

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Vietjet’s man in Australia said he was ‘fired’ from Jetstar

Cherrie Aviation is backed by the Vietnamese budget airline, and has hired David May as chief executive as it prepares to take on Qantas and Virgin Australia.

#vietjet #australia #jetstar

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The chase for Sanjeev Gupta’s riches is on, and it’s come to Sydney

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The chase for Sanjeev Gupta’s riches is on, and it’s come to Sydney

The one-time billionaire and so-called saviour of steel has left creditors owed about $6 billion. Now he faces losing his personal fortune, mansions and all.

#sanjeev-gupta #sydney #united

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From Paris to Canberra, left-wing extremists are exploiting our anger

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From Paris to Canberra, left-wing extremists are exploiting our anger

While France’s protests show how violent factions exploit unrest, in Australia the challenge is distinguishing legitimate activism from extremist agitation.

#canberra #france #protest

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WA, Queensland scramble in battle for tradies

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WA, Queensland scramble in battle for tradies

Australia’s shortage of skilled workers hasn’t gone away, but weakness in NSW and Victoria over the next 12 months could give the two resource-rich states a boost.

#queensland #lade

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Labor unnerved by Albanese-Chalmers tensions as rate rise looms

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Labor unnerved by Albanese-Chalmers tensions as rate rise looms

Tensions between the prime minister and the treasurer have been exacerbated by the government’s inability to land the budget and the worsening inflation outlook.

#albanese #labor #inflation

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Uneasy bedfellows Albanese and Chalmers need a budget fix

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Uneasy bedfellows Albanese and Chalmers need a budget fix

The December budget update will test Labor’s appetite to confront its spending addiction and the PM’s willingness to give Chalmers the political backing to do so

#albanese

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The power cable that could make or break Victoria

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The power cable that could make or break Victoria

A bitter fight over the future of a 475-kilometre power cable in northern Victoria has turned the state’s election into a referendum on the green transition.

#victoria #hosking

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One Nation could save the NSW Liberals. Not so in Victoria

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One Nation could save the NSW Liberals. Not so in Victoria

Two state elections don’t offer a lot of insight into possible federal outcomes. But Pauline Hanson’s party has two leaders looking over their shoulders.

#nsw #liberals #victoria

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