Shorten to Abbott: Bring it on
BILL Shorten says his party will fight the Medicare co-payment, petrol excise rises and age pension changes as he sets the scene for the battle ahead.
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Fears of ‘second-class’ university degrees
UNIVERSITIES will split into two tiers, offering premium versions of courses to students prepared to pay more amid warnings in which only the rich have access to the best education.
GST: A $25bn fillip for Budget woes
RAISING the GST and applying it to fresh food, health and education would more than offset budget cuts to schools and hospitals.
Labor’s ‘$30bn defence fantasy’
DEFENCE Minister David Johnston says the federal budget is the first step in correcting what he calls Labor’s “$30 billion defence fantasy”.
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: 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.
Was Shorten taking notes on Abbott?
TONY Abbott was a ruthless opposition leader. Now in the same position, Bill Shorten will today prove whether he has same fire. And whether it can revive Labor.
PM flags early poll over Budget
PRIME Minister Tony Abbott has flagged an early election if the Senate does not bend to his will.
Treasurer’s wife wears Carla Zampatti
YOU can buy a $750 dress or you can go to the doctor 107 times under Hockey’s new measures. Is it a bad look for his wife to wear a frock valued at $750 on Budget day?
‘Why I can’t afford to leave uni’
THEY’RE over-qualified, desperate and struggling to find work. Many Australian uni graduates are in a jobseeker crisis, and the new Budget isn’t helping.
Budget’s sneaky health fund rise
MORE than 400,000 health fund members will lose up to $1,500 in government health fund tax rebates under a sneaky move in the budget.
Howard: Budget ‘had to be done’
FORMER prime minister John Howard has given his verdict on the Federal Budget, saying it would make us “lean without being mean”.
‘Sleepy’ Clive naps in Parliament
BUDGET day is a long and late one for MPs, and Clive Palmer has told of how his first Federal Budget took its toll on him.
Furious Shorten’s wild Budget spray
THAT was intense. Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has totally teed off in response to the Federal Budget. Who knew he had a personality?
Hockey’s awkward TV interview
TONY Abbott defends Joe Hockey after Nine’s Laurie Oakes put the Treasurer on the spot on live TV this morning. Big time.
The Budget clangers you didn’t notice
FOREIGN aid, immigration, the arts. You know the main things in this year’s Budget, but what about the things you missed? Here are the clangers you didn’t notice.
Who really is the grumpy granny?
THE fiery pensioner who grilled PM Tony Abbott over his unpopular Budget on live TV this morning is not who she seems.
Budget pain: Worst yet to come
IF you think last night was bad, be warned, it’s about to get the worse. Our state premiers are not happy and we’re going to pay for it.
Grumpy granny grills PM Abbott
TONY Abbott has had a tough morning. Out spruiking his tough budget, he has faced off with Kyle, Karl and a cranky granny.
Settle down, it may never happen
THERE were lots of nasties in the Federal Budget — but will Joe Hockey actually get his way on the tough measures? Not necessarily.
What the Budget means for you
SICK people, students, families. There aren’t many people who escaped the axe in the Budget. Here’s everything you need to know.
Why this tax fuels our anger
OPINION: The petrol tax in the Federal Budget is good but how it will be spent is bad. Joshua Dowling explains why.
9 Budget cuts you won’t believe
IT IS cuts galore in the Budget, but are Hockey and Abbott carried away? Here are the things you won’t believe they’re cutting.
Budget cuts hit Bishop’s hair
DESPITE weeks of Budget leaks and speculation, we had no idea how serious the cuts would be until we saw foreign minister Julie Bishop’s new style. ONE HUNDRED WAYS TO BEAT THE BUDGET.
Revealed: The truth behind Joe’s budget
TREASURER Joe Hockey’s budget speech was predictably full of spin and buzz words. But this is what Joe was really saying on budget night.
Now for the Budget good news
SICK of the doom and gloom? The good news is there IS some good news in the Federal Budget — and here it is.
Federal Budget: a 5-minute guide
THE Federal Budget is a massive tome, heavy on dry economic detail. But here is all you need to know distilled into a quick five-minute summary.
Budget calculator: How it hits you
THIS is the toughest Budget in years. Calculate exactly how it will hit you with our interactive — we hope you get a pleasant surprise.
8 Budget things you need to know
THERE’S plenty of pain but plenty to gain from Joe Hockey’s first budget. Here are the eight key things you need to know.
Budget 2014 in a nutshell
COMMITMENTS to world-beating health research and giant road networks will be funded by big cuts in public spending under the Federal Budget.
Cutting through the Budget crud
OUR experts were joined by shadow treasurer Chris Bowen to take your questions on all things Budget-related this morning. See how it unfolded.
The un-delicious taxes we didn’t see coming
WAS nothing sacred when Hockey beat his Budget with the tax hike stick? You won’t believe which mouthwatering morsels will cop beefed-up levies from July 1.
Budget 2014: What worries us
THERE are fears Treasurer Joe Hockey will hand down a ‘horror Budget’ tonight. Here’s what is troubling news.com.au readers.
The end of universal health care
FREE health care will come to an end with Australians paying $7 to see a doctor, get a blood test or an x-ray from next year. But could this help cure cancer?
Pollie perks get pulled back
SITTING MPs have had their staffing and travel entitlements pulled back — but it is retired MPs and their spouses who will feel the most budget pain.
Budget typo leads to national freak out
IT WAS supposed to be an obscure tax raising a modest revenue. But a $60 billion typo hidden in the Federal Budget caused a mass freak out instead.
Bored? Here’s nothing to do with the Budget
IF YOU are sick to death of hearing Joe Hockey’s voice, this may help get a smile back on your face. Here’s everything that has nothing to do with the Budget.
Stay-at-home mums lose benefits
WARNING – the age of entitlement is over, Joe Hockey has revealed stay-at-home mums will lose $4171-a-year in tax benefits under middle-class welfare cuts.
Budget paper’s wine tax typo
IT was enough to make wine drinkers reach for a glass of something much stronger. Hidden deep within the budget papers was a very nasty surprise.
MH370 hunt: The real cost revealed
BUDGET papers reveal the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is expected to keep costing Australians for years to come.
Abbott slashes funding to ABC and SBS
AFTER months of calls within the Abbott government to target the national broadcaster, the Budget reveals funding cuts will hit the ABC and SBS next year.
No job? Sorry, no easy handouts
DOLE bludging may have been a valid lifestyle option for Aussies in years gone by, but the Federal Budget contains major shake-ups to stamp it out.
Uni changes to hit students hard
UNIVERSITIES will be able to decide how much they charge students for degrees, which will hit students with earlier repayments for their debts.
Joe the Ripper unleashes bloodshed
OPINION: Like any good horror movie, the really scarey part of Treasurer Joe Hockey’s 2014 Budget comes right at the end, says Jessica Irvine.
Prescription costs set to rise
PATIENTS will have to pay extra for prescription medicines as the price of a script will rise, so the Government can save $1.3 billion.
Hockey’s razor gang targets wealthy
TREASURER Joe Hockey confirms workers earning over $180,000 will help “repair” the budget by paying a 49 per cent tax rate under a temporary levy.
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