May 14, 2025

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Finance

Federal Election 2025: Finance Minister Katy Gallagher rules out major cuts after 41,000 public service jobs added under Labor

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has claimed the Australian Public Service (APS) has reached an “appropriate size” following the addition of more than 41,000 roles. The Albanese government has added 41,411 jobs to the public service since taking office in May 2022. The expansion has come as public sector wages totalled $232 billion during the 2023-2024

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Loans

The Coalition’s election promise to relax lending rules could lead to bigger home loans … and higher house prices

On its face, it’s a simple solution to a simple problem — many people are struggling to get home loans big enough to afford a property, so why not relax the rules around how much people can borrow? That’s what the Coalition is proposing to do, should it win the federal election on May 3.

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