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We brought you news earlier that Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as chair of Fox and News Corp – ending a seven-decade run as one of the world’s most transformative and controversial media moguls.
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We have got the budget in much better nick, at the same time as we’re rolling out billions of dollars in cost of living relief for Australians who are doing it tough.
Government’s highest priority is rolling out billions of dollars in cost of living relief in a way that takes some of the edge of the inflationary pressures rather than add to them. We have carefully calibrated and targeted cost of living relief, whether it is out-of-pocket health costs, taking the sting out of higher energy bills. The biggest increase in Commonwealth rent assistance in 30 years.
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