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Federal Budget
One state getting $1300 bill boost
Households in one state will have the majority of their energy bills paid for a year following Tuesday night’s federal budget.
ASX lifts on post-budget mining bounce
Aussie stocks lifted on Wednesday on the back of a mining rally fuelled by bourse heavyweight BHP.
Your federal budget 5-minute guide
Millions of Aussies will welcome tax cuts, bill relief and frozen medicine prices. But others will feel pain with the cost of living blowing out. See what’s in the budget and how it affects you.
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The question Bill Shorten couldn’t answer
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Cap on uni places ‘unfair’; ‘abolish it’
THE Opposition used its alternative mini-Budget to pledge greater access to universities and TAFE colleges.
$10k cash ban ‘kick in the teeth’
A SYDNEY small business owner says the government’s planned $10,000 cash payment ban will “demolish” him overnight.
Why your medicines could be changed without you knowing
THE federal government wants to quietly shift more patients onto generic medicines, and the switch will be automatic unless a GP overrides it.
PM talks beer, weed and the NBN
THE only thing the Prime Minister rolls out these days is the NBN. And he’s no fan of cannabis, except that time he took it, of course.
Celebs hit with Budget ‘fame tax’
CELEBS will be hit with a new rule regarding their image rights following a crackdown from Treasurer Scott Morrison.
So, when’s the election going to be?
WITH its tax cuts and big spending promises, the federal Budget looks very much like an election Budget. If so, when are we expected to go back to the polls?
Did your state get screwed?
VICTORIA will be cheering, but NSW didn’t fare so well. Here’s a breakdown of what every Aussie state will receive from this year’s Budget.
The Budget is built on lies
WELCOME to the budget, where everything’s made up and the numbers don’t matter. Here’s why you shouldn’t believe Scott Morrison.
The bad news Australians never expected
TREASURER Scott Morrison delivered what looks like a wonderful Budget last night. But is it too good to be true?
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