Why professor blew up about ‘cruel’ budget
Moments after Labor’s second budget was released, Professor Euan Ritchie took to Twitter to declare Australia was growing ‘meaner’ and ‘crueler’ – here’s why.
Federal Budget
Albo exposes ‘problem’ with defence
The PM has blasted the former government on their management of the defence budget, claiming some projects were billions of dollars over budget and running late.
More Aussie renters to own a new home sooner
New government intervention in the stricken housing market could make it easier for Aussies to own a new home sooner but it won’t come without a cost.
Greens: budget ‘keeps people in poverty’
Green’s leader Adam Bandt has delivered his post-budget reply, claiming Labor’s budget is a ‘betrayal of renters, students, jobseekers, young people’
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Teaching our kids consent: $19m cash splash
Forget reading and writing. Students are set to be taught all about respect and consent as part of a $19 million push in Australian classrooms.
Bug sweeps, safe phones to help DV victims
Millions of dollars will be used to help domestic violence victim-survivors stay safe in their own homes including security upgrades like cameras, bug sweeps and safe phones.
Budget’s MAFS moment: Revenge porn targeted
Nude photo scandals like those aired on MAFS will be the target of a new $3m pilot program tracking ‘revenge porn’ on social media.
Why this year’s budget is nothing but a honeytrap
The 2022 federal budget is a campaign carpet bomb, a vote heist and a poison pill all rolled into one political weapon of mass attraction.
Budget winners and losers revealed
The Morrison government has unveiled its pre-election budget. Here’s who has come out on top, and who’s missed out.
Budget delivers dying mum her final wish
Against all the odds Sydney mum Alison Day will get to celebrate her daughter’s 12th birthday — and thanks to her dying wish many more Australian women battling aggressive breast cancer might make new milestones as well.
Treasurer’s $500m housing sweetner may not be enough
Call it Josh Frydenberg’s solution to Australia’s housing crisis. But will it be enough to make a real difference?
SA misses out in $7.1bn regional spending spree
The federal government is splashing more than $7bn into rural areas across the country – but regional South Australians won’t see a cent. Here’s why.
Why Covid restrictions could return
This year’s budget revealed a grim prediction about Covid in the winter months, including the return of social distancing restrictions.
Revealed: Election battlegrounds that got budget cash boost
A pre-election cash boost has targeted several key NSW seats in Tuesday night’s federal budget. Here are the regions to watch.
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