Why NDIS and child care fraudsters make my blood boil
We know the NDIS is rife with fraud, the taxpayer is losing at least a billion dollars a year there. Now child care has similar issues. Something must change, writes Julie Cross.
Federal Budget
Advocates call out budget imbalance
The Treasurer has been blasted for providing a budget that does not adequately support Australia’s poorest people amid the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.
‘Ugly politics’: ABC host slams Dutton
ABC host Sarah Ferguson took aim at Peter Dutton’s ‘ugly’ immigration policy during a fiery exchange on 7.30.
Why more Aussies are turning off heaters
Despite the federal government’s $300 electricity bill relief for Aussie households, more than 50 per cent of the population are expected to ditch their heaters this winter.
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Winners and losers in the federal budget
From a new $300 energy rebate for all households, to more help for low-income renters, cost-of-living relief was key to the budget. Here’s what’s in it for you.
Change of heart for axed Hills interchange upgrades
The axed interchange upgrades at Mount Barker and Verdun will go ahead after funding was reinstated. See the infrastructure budget winners in SA.
Starick: The real reason SA relegated to the budget fringes
We might have a popular premier strutting the national stage, but South Australia has missed out in a budget laying foundations for a looming federal election, writes Paul Starick.
Treasurer’s Oprah-style cash splash
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down his third budget, sneaking in a warning for the years to come among a widespread cash splash.
Adelaide, not the place they want to be as brain drain to surge
South Australia’s brain drain is on the move – predicted to accelerate as more people flee the state to live elsewhere in Australia.
Proton therapy bunker a bust as funding dries up
Adelaide’s stalled proton therapy beam project has been snubbed in the budget. See where money will be spent on health in SA.
‘At odds’: Albo slammed over Gaza vote
Politicians clashed on the first sitting day over a controversial UN resolution to grant “rights and privileges” to Palestine.
Awkward detail in new tax cuts
New detail on the much-anticipated stage 3 tax cuts has revealed their short-lived effect, with Aussies to be slammed by income tax once more within two years.
Chuffed Chalmers claims $9.3b budget win
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is set to announce a back-to-back surplus of $9.3 billion on the federal budget which hasn’t been seen for two decades.
Chalmers to unveil big surplus surprise
Despite forecasting a second consecutive surplus, Tuesday’s budget will show the nation’s finances falling further into the red from next financial year.
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