185,766 deaths occurred in 2024, 1.9% more than 2023 but 2.9% fewer than 2022. 14,560 deaths occurred in December 2024, 2.6% fewer than 2023 and 7.2% fewer than 2022.

“To vote against this legislation would be to stand in the way of more hard earned money staying in the pockets of every hard working Australian.” The Coalition immediately slammed the tax cut ...

This week, Albanese’s government delivered its budget and rushed through 17.1 billion Australian dollars ($10.7 billion) in tax cuts, alongside other cost-of-living measures, in a bid to woo ...

Capital city growth comprised overseas migration (373,000), natural increase (89,500) and internal migration (-34,600). Melbourne had the largest increase (142,600), Perth had the highest growth rate ...

At $1.40 per stick, Australia has one of the highest tobacco excises in the world, pushing the average price of cigarettes above $50 a pack. But there is a way to avoid paying that tax.

That is the same year the “stage three” tax cuts, as revised last year, will cost $31.1 billion. Loading The deficit in that year will be $36.9 billion, so Australia would have a surplus ...

This is despite most Australian workers receiving a tax cut from this month, and the energy bill rebate kicking in from July 1. “Fears of persistent inflation and further interest rate rises are ...

(Bloomberg) -- Australia’s center-left government unveiled tax cuts and other sweeteners in a pre-election budget that aims to soothe voters’ cost-of-living concerns and help win Prime ...

It comes as Sky News analysis found that the average Australian was about ... whether the $5 a week tax cut would bring them onside at the ballot box. “In a word: no. No. No, it wouldn’t, ...

The tax cut promise will return about $5 per week to taxpayers over the next year amid the rising cost of living, a slowing economy and national crises in housing and energy. Every Australian ...

Australia's government has today launched fresh tax cuts and announced other cost-of-living relief in a major push to win back disgruntled voters, tipping the budget back into the red. Prime ...

James Watson has received funding from the Australian Research Council, National Environmental Science Program, South Australia's Department of Environment and Water, Queensland's Department of ...