Chalmers' Budget details efforts to boost productivity and curb rent-seeking, while the Coalition's economic plan is criticized as "un-costed nonsense", and a tax overhaul is predicted to "hollow out" the middle ring, even as unions demand minimum wage rises and a Coles misconduct ruling threatens higher shopper costs, with a global glut impacting grain handlers and the ASX seeing Coles drop despite market steadiness.
Farmers emphasize migrants' vital role in rural areas, while Angus Taylor's migration strategy faces a "strategic error" and One Nation crashes the Coalition fortress in Farrer, as NSW antisemitism hearings are overshadowed by the Bondi Royal Commission, and ASIO's approach to Chinese interference is deemed "expensive and blunt".
America's Iran debacle exposes US military limits, while China's Xi Jinping hails a "new positioning" in ties with the US, and the UK records strong growth despite the Iran war's shadow impacting global stability.
Delta Goodrem soars to Eurovision stardom representing Australia, while the "slow death of Ben Shapiro's Facebook juggernaut" sheds light on right-wing media's "vapourware" trends.