$6500 bonus for one group of Aussies
Anthony Albanese is splashing the cash on “responsible” cost-of-living measures, despite warnings of global doom-and-gloom.
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Millions to get cheaper medicines
Millions of Australians will see the cost of their prescriptions fall from January as the budget seeks to ease cost-of-living pressures.
Sneaky way Albo making $30 million
The amount you’re paying for fines could be set to increase as the government looks at clawing back millions.
Tens of millions in budget for the ABC
The federal budget includes tens of millions of dollars in additional funding for the ABC, reversing a previous “cut”.
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Labor’s ‘$30bn defence fantasy’
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GP fee scared patients away
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Bill Shorten’s Budget reply speech
THIS is the Budget reply speech delivered by Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.
Budget hits Labor heartland hardest
LABOR-held electorates across the country overwhelmingly bear the brunt of some of the most controversial measures in the budget.
Budget health impact: $232 a year
EXCLUSIVE: Don’t get sick. A tally of the government’s new medical charges shows the ill will be billed $232 extra a year.
Budget: Uni course fees ‘to soar’
THE Vice-Chancellor of a leading university warns course fees will soar by at least 30 per cent on the heels of the federal budget.
‘Brace for a youth crime wave’
JOBLESS, hungry … and turning to crime. One MP has a dire warning about how the Budget will impact on Australia’s young.
Hockey ‘astounded’ at GP fee fury
STOP moaning about the extra $7 fee every time you see the doctor — it’s less than a handful of ciggies or a couple of beers, says Joe Hockey.
Weatherill leads Budget revolt over $80bn cuts to states
PREMIER Jay Weatherill will attend a crisis meeting with other state premiers in Sydney on Sunday afternoon to discuss their battle plan to fight the Federal Government Budget.
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