Government's stage 3 tax cut overhaul takes center stage on the first parliamentary sitting day of the year

Tax cuts are the immediate focus as MPs and senators take their seats, with Labor having introduced its revised legislation to Parliament yesterday.

Key Points

• Opposition leader Peter Dutton says the coalition have decided support the stage-three tax cut measures announced by the Federal Government.
• Melissa D. Aguasa took her oath as the Philippine Honorary Vice Consul to Western Australia on January 30th in an oath of office ceremony administered by Ambassador De La Vega at the Philippine Embassy in Canberra.
• The ACT Government is set to construct 70 affordable rental homes as part of a 140-unit Build-to-Rent development in Phillip. This initiative aims to address the housing issue faced by Canberrans.
• The National Multicultural Festival will be celebrated in Canberra from February 16th to 18th.