Caroline Schelle
National News Blogger
Caroline Schelle is a breaking news reporter at The Age.
Australia news as it happened: Treasurer’s $3.5b energy subsidy to fight inflation revealed in federal budget; Defence whistleblower sentenced to almost six years jail
Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down his budget which included a $3.5 billion energy subsidy and defence whistleblower David McBride was jailed.
- by Josefine Ganko and Caroline Schelle
Australia news as it happened: Budget to forecast second surplus; Defence whistleblower David McBride sentenced to jail
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will hand down his third budget, defence whistleblower David McBride will find out if he will be jailed and universities face cap on international students.
- by Josefine Ganko and Caroline Schelle
Australia news as it happened: Elon Musk has win over online safety watchdog; federal budget promises good news on inflation
The federal budget will be delivered tomorrow and promises good news on inflation; universities to stop overseas student surge and deportation debate continues.
- by Josefine Ganko and Caroline Schelle
As it happened: High Court dismisses immigration detainee challenge; Treasurer wants Australians to have more babies
Billionaire Elon Musk widens his legal fight with Australia, the treasurer would like Australians to have more children and some Labor MPs push back against gas plan.
- by Caroline Schelle and Angus Dalton
Australia news as it happened: Tax cuts worth nearly $1900 in federal budget; Home Affairs botched sex-trafficking investigation
Home Affairs has been criticised for botching investigations, the treasurer will lift rent assistance in the budget and debate continues on deportation laws.
- by Josefine Ganko and Caroline Schelle
Australia news as it happened: Colleges told to stop recruiting fake overseas students; RBA holds rates steady
Private colleges are being told to stop recruiting fake overseas students, the Reserve Bank has held interest rates steady and the Coalition wants overhaul of deportation bill.
- by Josefine Ganko and Caroline Schelle
We asked Victorians what they thought of the budget. This is what they told us
It’s a tight budget with a few standouts for families, but Victorians still have plenty to say.
- by Najma Sambul, Lachlan Abbott, Caroline Schelle and Sherryn Groch
Australia news as it happened: RBA holds interest rates steady at 4.35 per cent; PM contacts China over flare drop in front of fighter jet
Polling shows men swing to support Coalition, Jim Chalmers promises budget spending and an Australian helicopter in near miss with Chinese fighter jet.
- by Josefine Ganko and Caroline Schelle
Australia news as it happened: ATO has dodgy landlords in sights; Australian brothers may have been killed for ute tyres
The Australian Tax Office plans to target landlords making inflated claims, privacy commissioner warns of AI and Australian brothers may have been killed over ute.
- by Josefine Ganko and Caroline Schelle
Exclusive
Services Australia
Joeanne was stabbed while at work at Centrelink. She says it should never have happened
The career public servant was left battling severe pain and nerve damage and is unable to return to work, but hopes beefed-up security will keep others safe.
- by Caroline Schelle