Albo’s $227m urgent care boost
Labor will expand its network of urgent care clinics to help keep bulk-billing alive and alleviate pressure off hospitals....
Category : Federal Budget
Volatile global conditions cast shadow over budget
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has issued a sobering warning about the nation’s budget as international tensions increase....
Chalmers issues budget warning
Low but rising unemployment and plunging commodity prices could mean less room for cost of living relief come the May budget....
Hint major HECs change on the way
Labor will consider changes to the HECS-HELP system ahead of the May budget, after a landmark review called for reform....
Speculation mounts on tax cut overhaul
Federal cabinet and the Labor caucus will reportedly consider an overhaul of the tax package due to become law mid-year....
Budget deficit slashed as tax take soars
Swelling government tax revenues from soaring commodity prices and low unemployment has pushed down the budget deficit to a razor thin margin....
Miles in Canberra for infrastructure demands
The Queensland deputy premier and a convoy of regional mayors have descended on Canberra to demand assurances on infrastructure funding....
Major cost of living relief dashed
Australians hoping there could be more cost of living relief in the pipeline could be left disappointed with the government’s plans for the additional revenue....
Peter Dutton rips into Treasurer Jim Chalmers budget
The Opposition has labelled the latest budget a “disappointment” as they claim one group of people “won’t receive one cent”....
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’...
