Pensioners left $200 short on power bill help
SA pensioners will be $200 worse off when they go to pay their power bills next year unless the state government steps in.
Federal Budget 2024
Treasurer Jim Chalmers' Federal Budget highlights the Australian Government’s plans for revenue and expenditure in 2024-25 and beyond.
Acting Premier faces grilling after ‘wagging’ parliament for dinner
A war of words has erupted over claims one of the state’s most senior politicians “wagged” parliament to attend a Canberra dinner with the Prime Minister.
‘Misses the mark’: Aged care budget fail as medicine discount scrapped
Aged care and health groups have slammed the Albanese government for putting major reforms on the “back burner” in the federal budget.
‘We’re all losers’: Aussies rage on budget
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Alcohol excise is forecast to earn $2.6bn from beer, $3.6bn from spirits and $1.8bn from other alcohol, according to the federal budget.
Budget bets billions on big cars over EVs
The Federal Government is betting its bottom line on diesel and petrol cars despite its determined push motorists for green machines.
$4250 super boost and child care pay rise
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‘Unfair tax handouts’: PM blasted over housing crisis
Critics say the federal budget has failed to “shift the dial” on the nation’s housing crisis and will only push up costs for the disadvantaged.
‘Nature short-changed’: Greenies unleash over budget
The government is being accused of having ‘paper policies’ when it comes to protecting nature.
PM refuses to rule out early election amid $300 energy rebate backlash
Anthony Albanese has refused to rule out Australian voters could be heading to the polls early, as Peter Dutton slams Jim Chalmers’ energy rebate for the wealthy.
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