FEDERAL GOVERNMENT News & Analysis

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Intense debate about the budgetary cost of Australia's ageing population magnifies for individuals the importance of a financial plan for their...

Housing affordability is a pivotal component of Labor's platform, which contains policies intended to further reduce house prices. Morningstar finds...

Josh Frydenberg's first and possibly last budget, and one that the coalition is pinning its thin election hopes on, may include several sweeteners...

Australian government revenue is tipped to beat official forecasts by almost $3 billion when the federal budget is handed down next month.

The federal government has rejected calls to rethink its defence of coal after Australia's biggest producer capped output to reduce greenhouse gas...

Australia remains relatively insulated from the Brexit drama playing out between the UK and European Union, insists Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

Promising the biggest tax cuts since the global financial crisis, the government's MYEFO update marks the early stages of a fiercely fought election...

Australian government bonds could outperform US treasurys in 2019 and 2020, as domestic monetary policy diverges from the US Federal Reserve.

Shares in Link Administration Holdings rose more than 7 per cent by midday in response to its reported $143.2 million in profit for fiscal 2018, up...