‘Cunning rat’ may save PM’s Budget
HE has been labelled “as cunning as a lab rat”, but Tony Abbott will be forced to woo Clive Palmer if he wants his Budget to work.
Economy
Australia’s AAA credit rating ‘at risk’
A CREDIT rating agency warns Australia could lose its AAA rating if the Budget doesn’t pass the Senate, prompting a new spat between Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten.
Australia’s AAA credit rating ‘at risk’
A CREDIT rating agency warns Australia could lose its AAA rating if the Budget doesn’t pass the Senate, prompting a new spat between Tony Abbott and Bill Shorten.
‘You can call it a tax…or a rabbit’
HE sat. And he squirmed. He called it a ‘payment’. He even said we could call it a ‘rabbit’. But Joe Hockey was finally forced to admit the $7 co-payment is a tax.
What’s Tony’s plan for your state?
PRIME Minister Tony Abbott says our Federation is ‘dysfunctional’. He says we need to fix it. But what exactly does he have in mind and should we be alarmed?
Most-hated Budget in a long time
AUSSIES say the LNP’s Budget is the worst in a very long time. When was the last time a government’s finances were hated so much?
Protesters in ‘violent’ clash with Mirabella
FORMER Liberal MP Sophie Mirabella has been rescued by police this morning after being mobbed by angry protesters.
It will only get worse for Abbott
TONY Abbott’s popularity will worsen as his horror Budget unites an unlikely consortium of protesters and weakens his ability to govern.
It will only get worse for Abbott
TONY Abbott’s popularity will worsen as his horror Budget unites an unlikely consortium of protesters and weakens his ability to govern.
What $7 means to one Aussie family
TO JOE Hockey, the $7 fee to visit a doctor, introduced in the Budget, is just “two middies of beer”. But for this Melbourne mum it is nappies or fuel, and she can’t afford both.
What $7 means to one Aussie family
TO JOE Hockey, the $7 fee to visit a doctor, introduced in the Budget, is just “two middies of beer”. But for this Melbourne mum it is nappies or fuel, and she can’t afford both.
Budget gives ‘Labor back its voice’
THE Abbott Government’s first Budget has given Labor back its voice, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten told members in Melbourne.
Why Advance Australia unfair?
OPINION: If they’re serious about fixing the Budget AND contributing to a fairer Australia, Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey have more work to do.
By God Joe, settle down
UPDATE: Joe Hockey has fired back at Bill Shorten by invoking the force of a higher power, as a Lib MP reveals “options” if key Budget plans are quashed.
Homeowners are winners in Budget
HOMEOWNERS dodged a bullet in this year’s Budget, with multi-billion tax breaks failing to come under scrutiny.
Homeowners are winners in Budget
HOMEOWNERS dodged a bullet in this year’s Budget, with multi-billion tax breaks failing to come under scrutiny.
Shorten to Abbott: Bring it on
BILL Shorten says his party will fight the Medicare co-payment, petrol excise rises and age pension changes as he sets the scene for the battle ahead.
GST: A $25bn fillip for Budget woes
RAISING the GST and applying it to fresh food, health and education would more than offset budget cuts to schools and hospitals.
GST: A $25bn fillip for Budget woes
RAISING the GST and applying it to fresh food, health and education would more than offset budget cuts to schools and hospitals.
Was Shorten taking notes on Abbott?
TONY Abbott was a ruthless opposition leader. Now in the same position, Bill Shorten will today prove whether he has same fire. And whether it can revive Labor.
Treasurer’s wife wears Carla Zampatti
YOU can buy a $750 dress or you can go to the doctor 107 times under Hockey’s new measures. Is it a bad look for his wife to wear a frock valued at $750 on Budget day?
‘Why I can’t afford to leave uni’
THEY’RE over-qualified, desperate and struggling to find work. Many Australian uni graduates are in a jobseeker crisis, and the new Budget isn’t helping.
Howard: Budget ‘had to be done’
FORMER prime minister John Howard has given his verdict on the Federal Budget, saying it would make us “lean without being mean”.
Furious Shorten’s wild Budget spray
THAT was intense. Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has totally teed off in response to the Federal Budget. Who knew he had a personality?
Hockey’s awkward TV interview
TONY Abbott defends Joe Hockey after Nine’s Laurie Oakes put the Treasurer on the spot on live TV this morning. Big time.
Why you’ll pay more for petrol
MILLIONS of motorists could soon be paying more for petrol if the federal government decides to increase the fuel excise in next week’s budget.
The new cost of seeing the doctor
AUSTRALIANS are almost certain to pay a fee for the doctor, as the Prime Minister said “free services to patients are certainly not free to taxpayers.”
Abbott: Debt levy an ‘appropriate measure’
A DEBT levy in the form of tax increases is now certain in Tuesday’s Budget, and according to Tony Abbott “we are all in it together”.
‘We’re not doing this for fun’
FINANCE Minister Mathias Cormann has all but confirmed a debt tax is in the Budget, as Tony Abbott refuses to, saying “we’re all in this together”.
Politicians: You can’t trust them
TONY Abbott is in the middle of his ‘Gillard moment’, but he’s far from the first Australian politician to be caught out. Here’s the hall of shame.
How did we get in this mess?
AUSTRALIA made a big choice 13 years ago. Now it’s really starting to hurt our hip-pockets. And both parties are to blame.
The PM should ditch the debt tax
THE people hired Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey to fix the nation’s budget defict. Turns out, they underquoted for the job, writes Jessica Irvine.
RBA leaves rates on hold at 2.5 per cent
THE Reserve Bank has opted to leave the official cash rate on hold at 2.5 per cent in May in a move that was widely expected by markets.
Hockey must pay off our credit card
OPINION: Higher taxes or lower spending, there’s no other solution to Australia’s budget woes, but how did it get so bad? Jessica Irvine explains.
This man is Abbott’s Debt-inator
HE EVEN speaks like Arnold Schwarzenegger. Meet one of Tony Abbott’s favourite henchman. His mission? Exterminating debt.
The great economy myth: ‘There is no crisis’
AXING 15,000 jobs, ending universal healthcare. All necessary as we head into a “cyclone” according to the Commission of Audit. But are things really that bad?
Audit report: Five-minute guide
THE Federal Government’s Commission of Audit has proposed to drastically change how we live our lives. Here’s a quick guide.
Broader GST better than debt tax
BROADENING the GST to health, education and fresh foods would raise more in one year than Tony Abbott’s mooted debt tax would in four.
Abbott’s pre-budget bombshell
A REPORT out today will highlight changes due in the budget, with education, doctors payments and pensions under review. Here’s what to worry about.
China economy ‘to overtake US’
AFTER more than a century on top, the US is set to be overtaken by China as the world’s biggest economy this year.
The words haunting Tony Abbott
IT LOOKS like many of us are about to get slugged with a big tax bill. Unless the Prime Minister’s own words scare him off.
Families to cop it in Budget
TONY Abbott says the Budget will be in surplus within a decade and income tax could be reduced within five years after savage pruning. So who suffers?
WA is still top Aussie economy
FORGET the east coast, WA is still the country’s top economy with the tail end of the mining boom. But you won’t believe who came in second.
Why Hockey’s budget will hurt
TREASURER Joe Hockey’s budget dilemma comes from a failed superannuation system, as the age pension is already our biggest drain.
Hockey reveals pre-Budget horror
UPDATE: Labor is angered the Abbott government appears likely to make changes to the pension, while still pushing ahead with its Paid Parental Leave Scheme.
The economic devastation of war
THE Great War that erupted 100 years ago remains the single most cataclysmic event this nation has known, writes Jessica Irvine.
Waiting for payday? You’re not alone
AUSTRALIANS are battling to get by with two in three admitting to being strapped for cash between pay days. This is the reality of our cost of living hell.
CPI up 0.6% in March quarter
THE price of Australian consumer goods and services rose 0.6 per cent in the March quarter and is up 2.9 per cent annually, ABS figures report.
Is your industry set to boom?
FORGET mining, there is another sector of the Aussie economy where the good times are set to roll and it’s much closer to home. Find out who’s in for a win.
Palmer Senator: Bring back the draft
A FORMER Australian Army soldier has proposed bringing back national service to help the economy. “If war shows up on our shores, we’re in trouble.”
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