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    The Northern Territory budget will include $90 million more for police as the government tackles one the region’s biggest issues – crime and anti-social behaviour. Ahead of her first budget on Tuesday, Chief Minister and Treasurer Eva Lawler has spruiked the extra investment, part of $570 million to be pumped into the force over the […]

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    Western Australia’s run of big budget surpluses is set to continue but workforce pressures, housing and supply constraints are tipped to take the shine off the state’s finances. Treasurer Rita Saffioti will deliver her first budget on Thursday, with some analysts predicting the 2023/24 surplus will fall short of last year’s projected $3.7 billion and […]