Treasurer admits $275 power bill error
The Treasurer has conceded he made a slip-up about Labor’s promise to reduce power bills by $275 a year.
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Australia’s number one enemy declared
Australia’s number one enemy has been declared as the Treasurer defends his first federal budget from criticism.
Vaccine injury payouts explode to $77m
Payouts for Covid vaccine injuries are set to explode by more than 80 times to nearly $77 million, budget papers reveal.
Major crypto change hidden in budget
There are big changes on the way in how Aussies will pay tax on cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and dogecoin.
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Gloves off: Budget battle begins
THOUGHT the Budget fallout was bad? Now Tony Abbott’s real fight begins. MPs are back in Canberra to debate the key savings measures.
Abbott: Jobless can’t be picky
TONY Abbott said job seekers “have no right to hold out for the job of their dreams”, while he still believes his unpopular budget will pass the Senate.
Aussie actress ‘does a Gloria’
TWO days after phone sex worker ‘Gloria’ called talkback radio to criticise Federal Budget cuts, a celebrated Australian actress has done the same.
Doctors text patients over $7 fee fear
DOCTORS fear people are abandoning treatments because they think the cost of a visit to a GP already has gone up and they can’t afford it.
The diseases we could cure
TONY Abbott wants to invest $20 billion in a Medical Research Future Fund “so we can all live healthier and happier lives”. Here are the diseases we could stamp out.
‘I shouldn’t have done it, Karl’
TONY Abbott has apologised to Australia for that controversial movement of his eyelid yesterday. And now ‘Gloria’ has spoken out.
Shorten: ‘PM is desperate’
OPPOSITION leader Bill Shorten said the Budget is built on Tony Abbott’s lies and says he’s “not a brawler” like the Prime Minister. Read his opinion piece.
The end of the Australian dream?
ANYONE in Australia can grow up to have an education and make something of themselves. But is all that about to change?
What’s all the fuss about the GST?
IT’S the buzzword of the day that could see your shopping bill rise by 10 per cent. Here’s everything you need to know about GST but were too embarrassed to ask.
‘Cunning rat’ may save PM’s Budget
HE has been labelled “as cunning as a lab rat”, but Tony Abbott will be forced to woo Clive Palmer if he wants his Budget to work.
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