While billions of dollars will flow to infrastructure projects and bulk-billing clinics,the state’s GST take remains the same.
The Albanese government’s budget has delivered a $1.9 billion blow to NSW,putting the state’s finances under further pressure.
The government is betting big on green technologies and industry to grow local manufacturing.
Women voters are growing increasingly progressive which makes them appetising prey not just for Labor but for the Greens and the teals.
This budget taxes more,and spends more,than any of the others for at least a quarter-century,outside the pandemic years. And it conceals the pork better.
The political message in this budget is breathtakingly simple. The broader policy plan is fiendishly complex.
Just spending money on handouts to bring down inflation is not Jim Chalmers’ main game.
Labor has unveiled its economic plan for the next four years and beyond. Here is a quick rundown of the essentials.
Australians will be able access a free digital mental health service whenever they need help under a federal response to demand for better mental health support.
A surge in veterans’ payments represents one of the biggest budget blowouts,alongside unexpected increases in disaster relief payments and childcare subsidies.
Young or old,single or married:this is how the 2024 budget will impact your life.