FEDERAL BUDGET News & Analysis

History provides some perspective on the fine line the government is trying to walk on inflation in the budget. 

The budget includes cost-of-living support for retirees yet indicates the Government won't change the way it calculates the new super tax.

Beyond the headline-grabbing surplus and $14.6 billion in cost-of-living relief, the big question for investors is whether the federal budget will or...

Fortescue is set to benefit from a $2 billion program aimed at supporting green hydrogen projects. But is it enough to make the sector viable in...

Unemployment remains at an historic low, ANZ warns of housing stress, and Labor's energy plan is set to pass parliament.

'Tremors' in the markets have some concerned, but investors are cautioned against overreacting.

Incoming Treasurer, Jim Chalmers says he is facing the "trickiest economic conditions inherited by an incoming government since the Second World War".

Should investors be concerned about this political brinkmanship? We look to history to find out.

We take a numerical look through this week's Morningstar research. Plus, our most popular articles and videos for the week ended 23 October.

Investing in business while wages stagnate is the wrong approach, the Grattan Institute's Danielle Wood has told a Morningstar forum.