Budget Surplus: Australia marks a major budget surplus milestone, but political tensions rise over government spending, plus updates on a kidnapping case, a Qantas strike, and Brisbane's AFL championship win.
Australia is celebrating its first back-to-back budget surplus in nearly twenty years, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers highlighting this as a significant improvement. In contrast, Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor criticizes the government for its high spending and taxation levels. Meanwhile, Terrence Kelly has lost his appeal against his kidnapping sentence, Qantas engineers briefly staged a strike for better pay with no resulting airport delays, and Andrew McQualter has been appointed as the new coach of the Eagles. In sports, the AFL Grand Final saw over six million viewers, with Brisbane emerging as champions, leading to joyous celebrations among fans and players alike.
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