Hockey: ‘Poor people don’t drive’
OH JOE. The Treasurer seems intent on proving he’s out of step with common folk as he tries to hammer home that unpopular Budget.
Federal Budget
Senate’s $300 billion debt bomb revealed
SENATORS are rejecting savings measures and approving new spending — but ordinary Australians will pay for this in the long run, writes Jessica Irvine.
Senate chaos to help your hip pocket
THE argy-bargy in Canberra is set to have an unexpected benefit for motorists. Here’s how the political scrap will make you better off.
Clive’s killing confidence: business
POLITICAL uncertainty over the carbon tax and the budget will harm the economy — and ultimately ordinary consumers will pay the price, business leaders warn.
Heaps of money for doing nothing
YOU actually did nothing to deserve this but thanks to the wacky new Senate you’re going to get some sweet, sweet cash. Here it comes!
Climate chaos as Clive bullies Abbott
THE government has just had a huge setback on the carbon tax in the Senate. All because this bloke is pushing them around.
Why Australian politics is broken
POLITICS in this country is broken. No wonder business is nervous and consumers are keeping their wallets shut.
The country’s most powerful man
THE Labor Party has launched an extraordinary attack on a public servant for being out of touch with voters who will be hurt by the Budget.
Why our welfare system isn’t fair
OPINION: Half of us are lifters and half of us are leaners. Is that fair? Jessica Irvine explains why we need to change our welfare system.
Which budget changes kick in tomorrow?
AFTER all the hoopla and controversy around the budget initiatives and cuts, what actually changes from tomorrow?
Backdown on $7 GP fee
SOME Australians could be exempted from the $7 GP fee in the first sign the government is prepared to compromise on the controversial Budget measure.
Carbon tax price hike on the way
AS the Coalition’s hope of repealing the carbon tax fades, Australian households will keep on paying it from July 1 — and the bill will be even bigger.
Greens to block fuel tax rise
THE Greens have dealt a blow to an Abbott government plan to reintroduce regular tax rises on fuel.
Palmer’s $70bn budget black hole
ONE of Clive Palmer’s signature election policies would blow a $70 billion-plus hole in the federal budget, we can reveal.
Dole earners refusing work triples
EXCLUSIVE: THE number of dole recipients getting away with refusing to work has almost tripled in the past three years, latest figures reveal.
$7 GP fee plan scares off donations
THE government’s $20b medical research fund paid for by a controversial $7 GP fee has sparked a collapse in private donations for medical research.
Why you should back paid parental leave
OPINION: Talk about throwing the baby out with the bathwater. This is why you should support paid parental leave, even if you don’t like Tony Abbott.
Shorten somehow goes backwards
IN A surprise result, Bill Shorten has somehow gone backwards in the polls despite the government’s controversial Budget.
Budget won’t get in the way of shopping
DESPITE belt-tightening in the wake of the federal budget, 2014 is still shaping up as a strong year for retail.
Fuel tax will act like a carbon tax
TONY Abbott has admitted his controversial plan to hike fuel taxes will act like a carbon tax, raising revenue rather than fighting climate change.
Medical scans to soar to $1000
EXCLUSIVE: Patients will have to pay up to $1,000 upfront to get medical imaging such as CAT scans, MRIs and X-rays as a result of a hidden budget nasty.
Hockey: ‘It is a very fair budget’
JOE Hockey says those who believe his first budget is “unfair” are engaging in 1970s class welfare, sparking a war of words with Labor.
Shorten’s tax attack to save seniors
BILL Shorten will seize on new estimates today, to attack the Coalition’s decision to water down Labor’s plan to stop foreign tax evasion, which is now hurting pensioners.
Paid parental leave ‘money for jam’
AS Tony Abbott faces a revolt within his own ranks over the government’s paid parental leave scheme, one MP has described it as being “money for jam”.
Calculator reveals uni fee hikes
AN average of $44,500 extra for a degree? A new calculator could prove to be a major weapon against proposed uni fee changes.
How long you’ll pay uni debt for
AUSTRALIAN university graduates could be slugged with debts that take them almost twice as long to pay off, according to new research.
How $7 GP fee will go ‘overseas’
EXCLUSIVE: The Health Minister angers researchers by ruling out using the $20 billion medical research fund to commercialise Australian breakthroughs.
Do these guys know what they’re talking about?
SOME of Tony Abbott’s ministers should sit down and have a read of the Budget because they’re struggling with the facts.
Imagine a world without Wi-Fi
WI-FI and Aeroguard are two of many incredible innovations created by the CSIRO. But funding cuts in the Budget mean the future looks bleak for scientific research.
Libs under fire from own MP
THE Government wants to set up a Medical Research Future Fund at the same time as cutting money for science research, and one of its own isn’t happy.
You’ll work for the dole if you live here
FIVE Queensland communities are on the hit list – the first places where you’ll have to work for your unemployment benefits. Find out where
Your money may pay for Budget ad
DO you feel hard done by Tony Abbott? Well brace for more. His government hasn’t ruled out using your money to pay for an ad to sell the Budget.
How bad’s the Budget for battlers?
WHILE they were victorious in one of Australia’s most famous court battles, Labor argues The Castle’s Kerrigan family would struggle with this Budget.
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.
Now they want to tax our apples
AS if Australians aren’t facing enough tax hikes and cuts, now a senior Coalition MP wants the GST to be broadened to include fresh food.
Australia’s AAA credit rating ‘at risk’
A CREDIT rating agency warns Australia could lose its AAA rating if the Budget doesn’t pass the Senate, prompting a new spat between Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten.
What goes on in Budget lock-up?
RIGHT now hundreds of journalists are under lock and key trying to understand the Federal Budget. Once they’re in they can’t go out. So what happens in there?
‘You can call it a tax…or a rabbit’
HE sat. And he squirmed. He called it a ‘payment’. He even said we could call it a ‘rabbit’. But Joe Hockey was finally forced to admit the $7 co-payment is a tax.
What’s Tony’s plan for your state?
PRIME Minister Tony Abbott says our Federation is ‘dysfunctional’. He says we need to fix it. But what exactly does he have in mind and should we be alarmed?
Abbott not worried about poll results
PRIME Minister Tony Abbott is unfazed by bad polls for the government, saying voters will understand the Coalition’s “elemental commitment” to fix the budget.
Most-hated Budget in a long time
AUSSIES say the LNP’s Budget is the worst in a very long time. When was the last time a government’s finances were hated so much?
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