Drugs,alcohol and sexual services are explicitly ruled out in new laws,while spending funds on rent,food and holidays is no longer possible.
As Labor ponders a new housing policy it is imperative that middle income investors are not unfairly burdened by proposed changes.
With the coming departure from politics of Bill Shorten,it’s time to talk about his former bouncing baby,and now obese adult.
Robo-debt resulted in deaths and mental anguish among thousands of welfare recipients but one of the people who shaped the policy claims she is a victim too.
Former top public servant Kathryn Campbell says she was set up to take the blame for the robo-debt crisis.
Allan government ministers are outraged that locals have been denied a say on who gets the old seats of Bill Shorten,Brendan O’Connor and Maria Vamvakinou.
Bill Shorten didn’t convince voters that his changes to negative gearing and capital gains were needed,but the government shouldn’t assume this means they can never be persuaded.
“What I should have done was to say every cent raised would go to income tax cuts,” Shorten said.
I got to know him during my time running the Herald’s Parliament House bureau in Canberra and have stayed in touch since.
Over the past two weeks,17 federal Labor MPs in the cabinet,outer ministry and backbench have spoken frankly about the government. Their comments show anxiety is growing.
Bill Shorten joins Kim Beazley among the ranks of good Labor leaders who would have made even better prime ministers.