Aged care nurse pay rises welcome but ‘not enough’
Aged care nurses will get another pay rise but the sector says, with the transition to the new Aged Care Act, providers need financial help too.
Federal Budget
‘Unprecedented’: Childcare sector reacts to Labor’s sweeteners
Childcare advocates have welcomed Labor’s plans to build more childcare centres for those in need and to make it easier for parents to access cheaper childcare.
$175m to stop NDIS fraud as payments to drop
The Albanese Government has been under intense pressure to bring the cost of the disability insurance scheme under control. Here’s what’s afoot if Labor wins re-election.
‘Just disgusting’: Lambie rips into Labor’s energy rebate
Independent senator Jacqui Lambie has slammed the Albanese government for “giving tax cuts to rich people”, saying anyone who takes the $150 energy rebate is a welfare recipient.
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Senator breaks down over son’s future
Senator Hollie Hughes has broken down in the Senate while talking about struggles with the ‘flawed design’ of the NDIS and its impact on her child, who lives with a disability.
What federal election is all about: Chalmers
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has drawn clear election battle lines over one scheme as he prepares to hand down his fourth budget.
‘Even higher burden’: Group of Aussies facing big tax hit
One group of Aussies are being hit the hardest by bracket creep, paying up to $3500 more compared to three years ago.
Aussies to save more than $60bn in interest payments
The Albanese Government’s fourth federal budget on Tuesday will show a $177bn improvement to gross debt for 2024-25 compared to forecasts three years ago before Labor took office.
Budget cost of living surprise promised
After rolling out billions of dollars in pre-election cost of living relief, the Treasurer is planning one more big announcement before the PM calls the election.
‘We are being forced to lie on our CV’
A Melbourne woman has shared a horrifying job interview on national television, describing how she was advised to lie about her age on her CV.
Chalmers spruiks $177bn debt improvement
Labor is set to spruik its progress of lowering gross debt ahead of the federal budget, despite Australia’s bottom line set for a string of deficits over the next decade.
‘It infuriates me’: Coalition public service cuts ‘easy politics’
Labor has defended its three-year public service hiring spree, accusing Coalition of putting national security at risk with threat to cut jobs.
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