Shadow treasurer’s deleted Twitter blunder
A meme shared by would-be Labor treasurer Jim Chalmers contained a glaring and amusing error, prompting a pile-on from Coalition MPs.
Federal Budget
Awkward gaffe in major budget speech
An awkward gaffe has threatened to overshadow a major budget speech, with critics quick to pounce on the subtle mistake.
How you can access $250 cost-of-living payments
Millions of Australians struggling with the rising cost of living are eligible for a one-off cash payment. Here is when it will start hitting bank accounts.
Newspoll: Surprising reaction to federal budget
A poll on Australians’ confidence in the federal budget has delivered some telling results leading up to the election.
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Doctor visits about to get cheaper
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Diplomat pay packets slashed
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$15m plan to boost vaccinations
FAMILIES who fail to immunise their children and who do not get their four-year-olds health checked will lose cash from their Family Tax Benefit payments.
Battlelines drawn in the Senate
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Budget to scrap Medicare freeze
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This school calculator is pretty handy
YOU can do your own sums on school funding, with a government online calculator revealing if your school wins or loses under new funding plans.
Welfare bludgers put on notice
WELFARE bludgers will lose their payments for up to two months under a demerit-point system to be announced in today’s Federal Budget.
Demerit system for welfare cheats
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What’s in Federal Budget for SA, so far
EXCLUSIVE: Budget help is coming on power prices, housing affordability, health and education for SA, and $100 million to help businesses “evolve” once Holden closes, the Federal Government says. WHAT WE KNOW
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