Why families could be $21k poorer soon
A Sunday Herald Sun analysis of May’s budget papers has found the average family will take a substantial hip pocket hit in the coming years. Here’s why.
Federal Budget 2021
Apprenticeship boost just ‘catch up’ after eight-year decline
The number of Aussie apprentices has dropped over eight years, and $2.7bn in the budget to encourage businesses to hire more trainees is just ‘catch-up footy’, Labor says.
International travel hopes crushed for another year
Hopes of widespread international travel in the near future have been dashed by the closure of borders for at least another year, prompting Qantas to delay restarting overseas flights.
Aussies in quarantine at risk of ‘long-lasting psychological effects’
The Prime Minister’s adviser on suicide prevention has warned quarantine and lockdowns could harm Aussies’ mental health.
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More Aussies get blood clots after AstraZeneca jab
Australia’s medicines watchdog has revealed seven people were affected by blood clots after getting the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine.
Migration surge to slash your pay rise
The government says Australia could return to high immigration intakes in just a few years — but doesn’t mention the cost to workers including wage growth.
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Government slammed for ‘loose change’ climate investment
A major conservation group claims spending on the environment and climate represents less than 1 per cent of the federal budget and that renewables have been neglected.
Public purse overpays private schools by $20m
Private schools are being overpaid in taxpayer funds and the federal government can’t guarantee $24 billion will go to schools that need it most, an alarming audit has revealed.
Federal Budget’s SA mental health spend gets lukewarm reaction
The nation’s first mental health care centre in Adelaide won’t get extra federal funds to open 24/7, as experts and advocates now look to next month’s state budget for additional dollars.
Cancer coup: Brave Ali’s dying wish granted
Mum-of-two Alison Day – who has a terminal breast cancer diagnosis – has secured more funding in the budget for those fighting aggressive forms of the disease.
Public service to swell by 5400 in $2bn blowout
Thousands of extra bureaucrats will be added to the federal government payroll in a Coalition strategy shift that once again feels like it comes from Labor’s playbook.
Spy drones, radar jammers: Defence’s new war toys
The new financial year will see one of the biggest military defence deliveries in a generation amid a rapidly deteriorating and uncertain region.
$1.4b aged care budget shortfall revealed
Despite record funding, tens of thousands of elderly Australians are still at risk of not receiving the care they desperately need.
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