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Il ministro della Salute Mark Butler ha dichiarato che sei passeggeri, risultati negativi al test per l'hantavirus, atterreranno nell'Australia Occidentale venerdì.

• Gli esperti affermano che le modifiche alla tassa sulle plusvalenze (capital gains tax) e al negative gearing renderanno meno attraente la strategia di affittare in una zona preferita mentre si acquista una proprietà più economica altrove. • Esplora tutta la nostra copertura del budget federale australiano 2026 • Segui il nostro blog di news live sull'Australia per gli ultimi aggiornamenti

I dati mostrano che le riforme del tesoriere renderanno il sistema fiscale più equo, ma alcuni non godranno dei vantaggi avuti dai loro genitori. Mentre Jim Chalmers faceva il giro della press gallery parlamentare martedì, ha incoraggiato i giornalisti a considerare le riforme fiscali del bilancio come le più ambiziose dall'inizio del secolo. Il nucleo del pacchetto fiscale prevede che, invece di pagare le tasse solo su metà dei profitti derivanti dalla vendita di investimenti detenuti per più di un anno, si torni alla versione precedente al 1999, in cui gli investitori riceverebbero uno sconto basato sull'inflazione. Continua a leggere...

La vittoria in Farrer getta un'ombra sul bilancio mentre il governo segnala di essere consapevole della minaccia populista di destra Segui il nostro blog di notizie live dall'Australia per gli ultimi aggiornamenti Ricevi la nostra email sulle notizie dell'ultima ora, l'app gratuita o il podcast di news quotidiano One Nation ha gettato un'ombra sul bilancio federale e ha influenzato le decisioni di riformare il negative gearing e le tasse, con Jim Chalmers che ha ammesso che molti australiani provano ansie economiche che li "spingono a considerare" i partiti populisti di destra. Il tesoriere e Anthony Albanese hanno ammesso che molte persone sono escluse dal mercato immobiliare e che il problema sta peggiorando, non migliorando, sotto il governo Labor. Con il partito di Pauline Hanson che vince un'elezione suppletiva storica in Farrer – il suo primo seggio vinto alla camera bassa nei suoi 30 anni di storia – il governo era consapevole della minaccia di un'ondata populista di risentimento simile a quelle negli Stati Uniti, in Gran Bretagna e in Europa. Continua a leggere...

On its fourth day of public hearings, royal commission into antisemitism also hears Jewish Australians have been pressured to resign and verbally abusedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJewish Australians have been told to use “less obviously Jewish” names, felt pressure to resign and been verbally abused by colleagues in the wake of 7 October 2023.On its fourth day of public hearings, the antisemitism royal commission also heard evidence from Australia’s antisemitism envoy, who said hatred towards Jews had become “almost fashionable”, while a Sydney nurse said New South Wales Health was “not safe for Jewish people”. Continue reading...

In sobering comments, the RBA governor forecasts economic malaise due to the global fuel shock. Not recession but higher prices, lower growth and wages that don’t keep pace with inflationGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs far as rallying cries go, Michele Bullock’s “we are poorer, and there is no way out of that” leaves a lot to be desired.It’s not going to win you any applause, particularly when you’re the governor of a central bank that has just announced a third rate hike. Continue reading...

MV Hondius remains off the coast of Cape Verde after a suspected respiratory virus outbreak killed three people and left three more seriously ill. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it will be Stephanie Convery with the main action.Mortgage holders are set to be hundreds of dollars worse off per month than they were at the start of the year as the Reserve Bank prepares to unload a third consecutive interest rate hike on borrowers. More coming up. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Government should back projects that prioritise renewables to protect consumers from ongoing price shocks, they sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFormer oil and gas industry leaders, including senior executives from BP and Shell, are warning the Albanese government that Australians risk ongoing price shocks and higher costs if it prioritises fossil fuel development in response to the global energy crisis.Sixteen ex-executives and professionals – who had worked for companies including Woodside, Inpex, Exxon Mobil and Esso – have urged the government to reject calls for fast-tracked gas and coal extraction, arguing it would do nothing to improve the nation’s liquid fuel security. Continue reading...

The fuel crisis is seeing more voters keen to shift to renewable energy rather than stick with fossil fuelsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA majority of Australians support taxing profits from gas exports and extending the cut to the fuel excise, according to the latest Guardian Essential poll, despite Anthony Albanese on Wednesday ruling out a new tax on existing gas export contracts.The poll also found the fuel crisis is seeing more voters keen to shift to renewable energy rather than stick with fossil fuels. Australians also say they’re already cutting back on travel, switching to public transport and reducing their use of aircon and heating amid the global fuel uncertainty. Continue reading...

One Nation outperforms the Coalition for the first time, while the rightwing populist party’s leader has a positive rating among all age groupsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA majority of surveyed Australians approve of Pauline Hanson’s leadership of One Nation, giving her a higher job approval rating than Anthony Albanese and Angus Taylor, as the Guardian Essential poll finds the rightwing populist party is outperforming the Coalition for the first time.The results come as Australians are becoming more pessimistic about the country and the economy, with the majority of respondents saying they expected things to get worse in coming months. Continue reading...