Schools funding in budget gets fail mark
AEU NT branch president Jarvis Ryan says the Budget, which includes $17.6 billion for schools, is disappointing
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It’s an affront to Queensland voters
QUEENSLAND Treasurer Curtis Pitt has accused his Canberra counterpart of attempting to “blackmail” the State Government into selling assets.
Smokers may quit over price hikes
HUNDREDS of thousands of smokers are expected to ditch the cigarettes as a result of massive price hikes and tougher limits on duty-free tobacco purchases.
Projects in contention for $5b in funds
MORE than 20 Queensland projects worth $8 billion are in line for a funding boost, but a big-ticket item has been left off the list.
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GP co-payment rises from the grave
IN a move that is likely to force doctors to abandon bulk-billing, Medicare rebates will be frozen at $37 for six years to save the Government nearly $1 billion.
Bitcoin gets a Budget tax break
AUSTRALIA has emerged as the world leader in digital currency after the Government revealed plans to reduce tax on Bitcoin in the 2016 Budget.
What WA pollies say about Turnbull Budget
THE Budget is disappointing, says WA Labor, while premier gets it right with his prediction there would be little in the way of new funding for the state.
ASIC’s funding to ‘combat mischief’
AUSTRALIA’S corporate cops will receive more than $127 million to help their efforts in policing financial service providers. But advocates warn it only partially restores cuts.
Funding ripped from MH370 search
THE FEDERAL Treasurer has erased any hope of continuing the search for MH370, cutting off $80 million in funding and axing staff at the lead agency.
Budget win for disability scheme
THE National Disability Insurance Scheme is on track to be fully operational by July with a special savings fund established to pay half of its $22 billion cost.
What’s in the Budget for Western Sydney
THE biggest spend in Sydney’s west is on an infrastructure boost – with the centrepiece guaranteed cash to start planning a rail link to the second Sydney airport.
Is this enough for the Coalition to retain power?
ANALYSIS: Scott Morrison says people from Whyalla to Townsville want an economic plan for the nation. They’ve moved on from that whole winner/loser thing, he reckons. That’s some wishful thinking.
‘This is a plan, not just another Budget’
TREASURER Scott Morrison’s Budget is pre-election proof that the Government wants to quietly delay some of the Abbott government’s most unpopular plans.
Morrison delivers election Budget
THE waiting and speculation is over. Treasurer Scott Morrison has handed down his first Federal Budget. So what’s in it for you?
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