Tom Rabe

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Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has challenged federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers to make solving the productivity crisis a mission for national cabinet, starting with including the states and territories at his ideas roundtable. Allan welcomed Chalmers’ pledge to overhaul Australia’s tax system as part of the Albanese government’s second-term productivity agenda, and called the roundtable he is organising for next month a once in a generation opportunity to drive change across the economy. Loading...

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West Australian Treasurer Rita Saffioti has warned her trade-exposed state must use its mining riches to insulate itself from rising global tensions and the prospect of war, vowing to invest billions of dollars to diversify the economy and stoke a local manufacturing revival. Saffioti handed down a $2.5 billion operating surplus on Thursday for 2024-25, with $8.5 billion in mining royalties and $7.3 billion in GST receipts keeping WA solidly in the black for a seventh consecutive year. Loading...

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Jun 9, 2025 – 8.04am or Subscribe to save article4 mins ago – 8.04AM Israel Vows to Stop Greta Thunberg’s Ship From Reaching GazaIsrael won’t allow a humanitarian aid ship — carrying activists including Swedish climate advocate Greta Thunberg — to reach Gaza, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday. No vessel will be permitted to breach the naval blockade that’s primarily intended to prevent the transfer of weapons to Hamas, the minister said.

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Tom RabeWA political correspondentJun 9, 2025 – 8.00am or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fortescue Metals will launch a fresh campaign to get the Albanese government to wind back the fuel tax rebate that big miners use to claim back millions of dollars a year, or change it to push the companies towards greater decarbonisation efforts.

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Tom Rabe, Jesinta Burton and Ronald MizenJun 5, 2025 – 7.18pm or Subscribe to save articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? A prominent WA Indigenous leader and human rights expert has criticised Labor and the Greens over their handling of the Dorinda Cox saga, accusing both parties of ignoring First Nations voices and concerns.