Steven Williams

@newmrpford It can be difficult to find something to watch as a family that hits across primary, high school and adult. Overall was a pretty good show with good hosts. I hope it finds a new home and gets some tweaks

Long-running reality favourite is officially out of 10's schedule... leaving it open for another network to swoop. tvtonight.com.au/2026/05/we-hav…

@cosmicjester Not like this. Essentially full grid back up, insanity.

Just quietly I’m pretty sure we had transmission lines before net zero

@Keir_Starmer @TheTechnician44 @AlboMP sinking ships have similarities

We’ve just extended the fuel duty cut for the rest of the year. This will support millions of drivers and families across the country. My Labour government is focused on what matters to you: cutting the cost of living.

@just_brash You take a massive risk running a business, especially with the govt policies they have now. Its exponentially easier working payg, but its very difficult to get ahead.

Why should business people and investors pay less tax than PAYG workers?

@matt_barrie @Larryjamieson_ Didn't learn that in his uni studies about Paul Keating

@Larryjamieson_ The modeling is in the forward estimates in the budget!

This is my kwant

@DavidPocock @spenderallegra @Mon4Kooyong Will there be a massive climate 200 banner above this table?

I am hosting a roundtable in parliament house in June alongside @spenderallegra & @Mon4Kooyong so parliamentarians can hear firsthand from students about the devastating impact graduating with this much debt is having. We will also hear from Prof Williams & experts about the solutions govt can + should adopt to reform the failed job ready graduates scheme. We can't keep kicking this can down the road if we're serious about intergenerational equity. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

@DavidPocock No one listens to you, you're a sell out. And the australia institute is full of crap

We have to start treating housing as something we want to be affordable, not just an investment vehicle so reforms that use tax settings to incentivise new housing supply are welcome. But I have concerns about how CGT changes could impact startups and small businesses. I've written to the Treasurer anout this & raised concerns with the Assistant Treasurer. We have a chance to ensure better tax treatment for people investing in Australian startups and help keep those startups in 🇦🇺 as they grow.

@SenatorWong Pathetic

After discussions between Australia and China, the Albanese Labor Government has helped to secure three shipments of jet fuel, totaling more than 600,000 barrels or about 100 million litres.

@heidimur When one nation is in government?

Land Forces expo returning to Melbourne - Sept 2028.

@JEChalmers So full of shit Jim

Getting compliance costs down for builders was a big focus of our Budget and we’re making access to building standards free. Instead of paying up to $1600 a year to access the standards, tradies will get them for free. That means more money in the pockets of tradies and small businesses and higher standards all round. Big thanks to James and the team at BM Sydney Materials for welcoming us in Cabramatta. @AnneWerriwa

@RennickGBR Who was the chair here?

Just a follow up to this mornings post. One of Fauci’s co-conspirators was Australia’s very own Edward Holmes who has received millions of taxpayers dollars to engage in Gain of Function research. 🔬 Edward Holmes co-authored the notorious Origins of Covid paper in Lancet that dismissed the theory that Covid was created in a laboratory and instead insisted that the virus came from nature. When I asked the National Health and Research Council about Holmes involvement in the coverup and why they continue to award this guy millions dollars, the bureaucrat was allowed to give his opinion which was a violation of the Senate standing orders. Instead of being told to retract his statement, the Chair allowed it to stand and instead shut me down. It’s criminal what the Australian government did to the Australian people and it’s criminal that Edward Holmes isn’t behind bars. The fact that Fauci turned to Holmes to cover up the origins of Covid, a scientist on the other side of the world, so soon after the outbreak can only mean one thing - Edward Holmes was an intelligence asset who colluded not just with Fauci, but our Intelligence Agencies to cover up the origins of Covid. This tells us that rather than seek out the truth and defend Australians, our own Intelligence Agencies are working against the Australian people.

@bobjcarr Kos Samaras is spot on when predicting left wing votes, but the right are diverse, not all donning green hair or union stop go signs. Good luck Kos

Kos Samaras puts it succinctly. Households might have grandparents who are non citizens but parents and children who are and who vote. smh.com.au/politics/feder…

@JEChalmers Flat out destroying the aspirations of hard working Aussies. You are a peanut

Behind the scenes: a busy week delivering this Budget with the team. It’s all about supporting people through this global oil shock at the same time as we reform the tax system and our economy for the future.

@TonyShaw22 @9NewsMelb @heidimur You are on fire this evening

@9NewsMelb @heidimur We could half the state debt if we charged $1 to piss on it in an orderly fashion.

Victorian taxpayers will spend more than 134 thousand dollars to immortalise former Premier Daniel Andrews with a statue. @heidimur #9News

@TonyShaw22 I completely agree. Even if this offer to equal inflation which is bs, is upheld, Labor wont get our vote

Since the Premier has blocked those who oppose her I say to all those deserving teachers where was this pay rise in the last decade? This is blatant vote gathering. Please see through this fraud for all Victorians.

@RBASHAGGER Great meme

“Now tax his capital gains by 45%l

@TopherField Maybe a mural or some downward stairs in front of it

Outdoor toilets are expensive these days...

@TheKouk Inflation would only be ripping along if govt overspent irresponsibly

Opposition leader Angus Taylor is promising, if elected, to index income tax scales to the inflation rate. This is not a good idea. For example, if inflation was 2.5%, the level at which a worker moves from a tax rate of 30% to 37% is lifted from $135,001 to $138,376. They are automatic income tax cuts in line with inflation. If inflation is 5%, as it is not, that tax scale would rise from $135,001 to $141,751. A huge rise and a huge tax cut at a time when inflation is ripping along. The problem with such a scheme is clearly that it is pro-cyclical. In an era of high inflation and an overheating economy, the rise in the tax scales will be big which gives large income tax cuts to the workforce. This would see the policy working against the RBA's anti-inflationary stance in this example. Interest rates would be even higher as a result. The proposal would make it much harder for the RBA to meets its inflation target and / or will require much greater volatility in interest rates as the RBA fights to offset the pro-cyclical nature of the the indexation of tax scales. And it costs a fortune - a chunky $23 billion in 4 years. youtube.com/watch?v=PaSZG2…

@JEChalmers How's the philosophy degree working out for you

This is a Budget that makes the tax system fairer for workers, businesses and first homebuyers.

@PatrickGormanMP I constantly thank Labor for the massive increase in mortgages and cost of living. Now killing ambition as well cheers dip shit

Australians deserve a fair crack at buying their first home. That is what Labor’s Budget delivers. Combined with our 5 per cent deposit program, we are shifting the scales in favour of aspiring first home buyers. 🏠🏡🏘️🏠🏡🏘️🏠🏡🏘️