Aged care workers pay hike ‘not inflationary’
Aged Care Minister Anika Wells said overseas issues were putting pressure on prices, causing Australia’s cost of living crunch
Federal Budget
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Aussie equities fell on Friday, as iron ore dragged and investors grappled with hotter-than-expected US inflation data.
‘No budget cash splash’: Chalmers
Low but rising unemployment and plunging commodity prices could mean less room for cost of living relief come the May budget.
‘No budget cash splash’: Chalmers
Low but rising unemployment and plunging commodity prices could mean less room for cost of living relief come the May budget.
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Medical scans to soar to $1000
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Shorten’s tax attack to save seniors
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Paid parental leave ‘money for jam’
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