Palmer’s $70bn budget black hole
ONE of Clive Palmer’s signature election policies would blow a $70 billion-plus hole in the federal budget, we can reveal.
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Dole earners refusing work triples
EXCLUSIVE: THE number of dole recipients getting away with refusing to work has almost tripled in the past three years, latest figures reveal.
$7 GP fee plan scares off donations
THE government’s $20b medical research fund paid for by a controversial $7 GP fee has sparked a collapse in private donations for medical research.
Why you should back paid parental leave
OPINION: Talk about throwing the baby out with the bathwater. This is why you should support paid parental leave, even if you don’t like Tony Abbott.
Shorten somehow goes backwards
IN A surprise result, Bill Shorten has somehow gone backwards in the polls despite the government’s controversial Budget.
Budget won’t get in the way of shopping
DESPITE belt-tightening in the wake of the federal budget, 2014 is still shaping up as a strong year for retail.
Medical scans to soar to $1000
EXCLUSIVE: Patients will have to pay up to $1,000 upfront to get medical imaging such as CAT scans, MRIs and X-rays as a result of a hidden budget nasty.
Hockey: ‘It is a very fair budget’
JOE Hockey says those who believe his first budget is “unfair” are engaging in 1970s class welfare, sparking a war of words with Labor.
Shorten’s tax attack to save seniors
BILL Shorten will seize on new estimates today, to attack the Coalition’s decision to water down Labor’s plan to stop foreign tax evasion, which is now hurting pensioners.
Paid parental leave ‘money for jam’
AS Tony Abbott faces a revolt within his own ranks over the government’s paid parental leave scheme, one MP has described it as being “money for jam”.
Calculator reveals uni fee hikes
AN average of $44,500 extra for a degree? A new calculator could prove to be a major weapon against proposed uni fee changes.
How long you’ll pay uni debt for
AUSTRALIAN university graduates could be slugged with debts that take them almost twice as long to pay off, according to new research.
How $7 GP fee will go ‘overseas’
EXCLUSIVE: The Health Minister angers researchers by ruling out using the $20 billion medical research fund to commercialise Australian breakthroughs.
Imagine a world without Wi-Fi
WI-FI and Aeroguard are two of many incredible innovations created by the CSIRO. But funding cuts in the Budget mean the future looks bleak for scientific research.
Libs under fire from own MP
THE Government wants to set up a Medical Research Future Fund at the same time as cutting money for science research, and one of its own isn’t happy.
You’ll work for the dole if you live here
FIVE Queensland communities are on the hit list – the first places where you’ll have to work for your unemployment benefits. Find out where
Your money may pay for Budget ad
DO you feel hard done by Tony Abbott? Well brace for more. His government hasn’t ruled out using your money to pay for an ad to sell the Budget.
How bad’s the Budget for battlers?
WHILE they were victorious in one of Australia’s most famous court battles, Labor argues The Castle’s Kerrigan family would struggle with this Budget.
Gloves off: Budget battle begins
THOUGHT the Budget fallout was bad? Now Tony Abbott’s real fight begins. MPs are back in Canberra to debate the key savings measures.
Abbott: Jobless can’t be picky
TONY Abbott said job seekers “have no right to hold out for the job of their dreams”, while he still believes his unpopular budget will pass the Senate.
Doctors text patients over $7 fee fear
DOCTORS fear people are abandoning treatments because they think the cost of a visit to a GP already has gone up and they can’t afford it.
The diseases we could cure
TONY Abbott wants to invest $20 billion in a Medical Research Future Fund “so we can all live healthier and happier lives”. Here are the diseases we could stamp out.
‘I shouldn’t have done it, Karl’
TONY Abbott has apologised to Australia for that controversial movement of his eyelid yesterday. And now ‘Gloria’ has spoken out.
Shorten: ‘PM is desperate’
OPPOSITION leader Bill Shorten said the Budget is built on Tony Abbott’s lies and says he’s “not a brawler” like the Prime Minister. Read his opinion piece.
The end of the Australian dream?
ANYONE in Australia can grow up to have an education and make something of themselves. But is all that about to change?
Now for the Budget good news
SICK of the doom and gloom? The good news is there IS some good news in the Federal Budget — and here it is.
Federal Budget: a 5-minute guide
THE Federal Budget is a massive tome, heavy on dry economic detail. But here is all you need to know distilled into a quick five-minute summary.
Budget calculator: How it hits you
THIS is the toughest Budget in years. Calculate exactly how it will hit you with our interactive — we hope you get a pleasant surprise.
8 Budget things you need to know
THERE’S plenty of pain but plenty to gain from Joe Hockey’s first budget. Here are the eight key things you need to know.
Budget 2014 in a nutshell
COMMITMENTS to world-beating health research and giant road networks will be funded by big cuts in public spending under the Federal Budget.
Cutting through the Budget crud
OUR experts were joined by shadow treasurer Chris Bowen to take your questions on all things Budget-related this morning. See how it unfolded.
The un-delicious taxes we didn’t see coming
WAS nothing sacred when Hockey beat his Budget with the tax hike stick? You won’t believe which mouthwatering morsels will cop beefed-up levies from July 1.
Budget 2014: What worries us
THERE are fears Treasurer Joe Hockey will hand down a ‘horror Budget’ tonight. Here’s what is troubling news.com.au readers.
The end of universal health care
FREE health care will come to an end with Australians paying $7 to see a doctor, get a blood test or an x-ray from next year. But could this help cure cancer?
Pollie perks get pulled back
SITTING MPs have had their staffing and travel entitlements pulled back — but it is retired MPs and their spouses who will feel the most budget pain.
Budget typo leads to national freak out
IT WAS supposed to be an obscure tax raising a modest revenue. But a $60 billion typo hidden in the Federal Budget caused a mass freak out instead.
Bored? Here’s nothing to do with the Budget
IF YOU are sick to death of hearing Joe Hockey’s voice, this may help get a smile back on your face. Here’s everything that has nothing to do with the Budget.
Stay-at-home mums lose benefits
WARNING – the age of entitlement is over, Joe Hockey has revealed stay-at-home mums will lose $4171-a-year in tax benefits under middle-class welfare cuts.
Budget paper’s wine tax typo
IT was enough to make wine drinkers reach for a glass of something much stronger. Hidden deep within the budget papers was a very nasty surprise.
MH370 hunt: The real cost revealed
BUDGET papers reveal the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is expected to keep costing Australians for years to come.
Abbott slashes funding to ABC and SBS
AFTER months of calls within the Abbott government to target the national broadcaster, the Budget reveals funding cuts will hit the ABC and SBS next year.
Uni changes to hit students hard
UNIVERSITIES will be able to decide how much they charge students for degrees, which will hit students with earlier repayments for their debts.
Joe the Ripper unleashes bloodshed
OPINION: Like any good horror movie, the really scarey part of Treasurer Joe Hockey’s 2014 Budget comes right at the end, says Jessica Irvine.
Prescription costs set to rise
PATIENTS will have to pay extra for prescription medicines as the price of a script will rise, so the Government can save $1.3 billion.
Hockey’s razor gang targets wealthy
TREASURER Joe Hockey confirms workers earning over $180,000 will help “repair” the budget by paying a 49 per cent tax rate under a temporary levy.
Defence spared deficit axe
MORE than 2200 defence civilians and contractors will be sacked to yield savings of $600 million to a steadily growing defence budget.
A Budget from a Dummies Guide
OPINION: This Federal Budget comes from the Dummies Guide For Politicians – and it’s way more cautious than the reality as David Koch explains.
Will this mean a cure for cancer?
THEY’RE our most feared illnesses – cancer, Alzheimers and heart disease. Now Joe Hockey wants your cash to find a cure.
Now it’s time for ‘Hockeynomics’
UNEMPLOYMENT at six per cent, shrinking pay packets, public sector job cuts and the long hard road back to surplus: welcome to the brave new world of ‘Hockeynomics’.
Hire an oldie, get $10,000
THERE’S not much for older folk to smile about this Budget, but mature workers — and there will soon be a lot more of them — get an opportunity.
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