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Interest costs on the federal government’s projected $1.2 trillion debt are set to rise by tens of billions of dollars.

Former RBA governor Ian Macfarlane nailed it this week when he identified the real economic and social problem fuelled by policymakers over the past decade or so.

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Coles and Woolworths introduce purchase limits in affected regions as stocks dwindle

Woolworths introduces purchase limits in affected regions as floods take out roads and rail lines in Queensland and NSW

Treasurer Matt Kean said NSW will sell all holdings of Russian assets as he launched a review into the state’s $112 billion investment portfolio.

Treasurer Matt Kean said NSW will sell all holdings of Russian assets as he launched a review into the state’s $112 billion investment portfolio.

Treasurer Matt Kean said NSW will sell all holdings of Russian assets as he launched a review into the state’s $112 billion investment portfolio.

A booming iron ore price and falling unemployment helped deliver a $1.4 billion federal budget surplus in April for a second consecutive month in the black.

Good morning, early birds. The Australian government has struck an agreement with the US-based pharmaceutical giant Moderna to receive 25 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine, and Josh Frydenberg has drawn election battlelines with Labor over his $130 billion phase three tax cuts. It's the news you need to know, with Chris Woods.