Cormann on the tough Budget questions
FINANCE Minister Mathias Cormann sat down to answer questions on the Federal Budget today. See what readers threw at him – and how he responded.
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‘We simply cannot go on like this’
A DISGRUNTLED WA Liberal MP has slammed his government’s budget, describing it as a fudged opportunity that failed to rein in “rampant spending”.
$100 a week to get youths into work
YOUNG people languishing on welfare will be paid $200 a fortnight on top of the dole to complete internships as part of an $840 million plan to get them off the job queue.
Price hike on Aussie passports
THE BUDGET holds a twist for the tourism industry with Aussie travellers to pay more for passports and airports to cop new fees.
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‘We’re not going to put a tax on housing’
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The question that stumped Turnbull
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Simple reason we need super changes
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Changes Mal ‘doesn’t have stomach for’
THE Budget could make or break Malcolm Turnbull’s government, and unfortunately there’s one risky change he won’t go near.
Banks will pay up, so will wealthy
FINALLY some details are emerging about what the Turnbull Government plans to do, and some key groups are in the firing line.
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